-Scroll.in One persons died in Mumbai after allegedly being administered with Orofer FCM. The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration has announced that it will recall a batch of anti-anaemic medicine Orofer FCM after noting multiple incidents of alleged adverse reaction, including the suspected death of a 55-year-old man in Mumbai in September. Orofer FCM is manufactured by Pune-based Emcure Pharmaceuticals, which supplies medicines to 70 countries. It is administered in the form of...
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Samyukt Kisan Morcha to organise Farmer march to Raj Bhavan -Snehamoy Chakraborty
-The Telegraph Raj Bhavan Cholo to mark the beginning of the second phase of the farmers’ movement where Bengal cultivators are expected to play a major role The Bengal chapter of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) will organise a “massive” farmers’ march to Raj Bhavan in Calcutta on November 26 to mark the second anniversary of the movement that forced the Narendra Modi government to withdraw three controversial agriculture laws. SKM leaders said...
More »Gene hope in bustard revival outside Rajasthan -GS Mudur
-The Telegraph Study reveals higher genetic diversity in the estimated 100 to 140 bustards in the state Wildlife scientists have discovered unique versions of genes in the last surviving great Indian bustards outside Rajasthan and recommended their introduction into the bustard breeding programme aimed at pulling back the iconic bird from imminent extinction. The unique gene sequences would enrich the gene pool available for India’s conservation breeding efforts underway in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, and...
More »Odisha bid to eradicate anaemia
-The Telegraph Anaemia Mukta Lakhya Abhiyan programme to be rolled out in 55,000 government and government-aided schools and 74,000 Anganwadi Centres across the state Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Wednesday launched AMLAN — Anaemia Mukta Lakhya Abhiyan — in the state. AMLAN is a multipronged approach for accelerated reduction of anaemia among targeted groups. The programme will be rolled out in 55,000 government and government-aided schools and 74,000 Anganwadi Centres across the state. The programme will...
More »The clock’s ticking -Mahesh Rangarajan
-The Telegraph Climate change is the defining issue of the century but is clearly on the back-burner It is not often that the secretary-general of the United Nations, arguably the world’s most visible diplomat and peace-maker, tells it like he sees it. At COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, António Guterres did just that. The planet is fast approaching tipping points in terms of greenhouse emissions and their consequences. Climate change is the defining...
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