-The Hindu The proposal to extend the time limit for State-level drug regulatory approvals from four to 10 years could hit the generics market In a scathing letter to the Government of India, the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) took issue with what it considered to be a backdoor extension for data exclusivity norms in the country. It pointed to the recent government proposal to change the four-year time limit for State-level drug...
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Residential school for transgenders in Kochi -Akhila M
-Deccan Chronicle Will be the first residential school in India Palakkad: A proposal to uplift transgenders through education is all set to be implemented in the state. Understanding the importance of education, Vijayarajamallika, an activist and a transgender herself, came forward with the proposal. The project aims to ensure school drop-outs continue their education and succeed in an examination that is equivalent to Class X. A total of ten students will be...
More »Note demonetisation: What of the women who hide cash to feed their children or to escape abuse? -Nishita Jha
-Scroll.in A large section of women in India are out of the banking system, and the currency withdrawal has hit them hard. The helpline rang all day at the women’s crisis centre in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, on Wednesday. Counsellors took calls from women wondering what to do with their hard-earned savings after Prime Minister Narenda Modi in a surprise television address to the nation the night before had announced the demonetisation of...
More »Govt servants may get 'shield' from prosecution, agencies will need approval to probe
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: All government servants may get a 'shield' from prosecution as the Centre has okayed changes in the Prevention of Corruption Act to make it mandatory for investigating agencies like CBI to take its prior approval before initiating an investigation against them. Union minister of state for personnel Jitendra Singh on Thursday said the purpose behind mandating prosecution sanction for government officers under the anti-graft law was...
More »Supreme Court to hear petitions on Delhi pollution crisis tomorrow -Bhadra Sinha
-Hindustan Times New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday petitions on the air pollution crisis in Delhi amid mounting concern over a thick blanket of haze enveloping the city for a week. The top court asked the advocates of the central and state government to be present when the public interest litigations are heard on Tuesday. The court’s decision comes on a day the Centre and city lieutenant governor have called...
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