-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Top selling medicine brands for stress, hypertension, HIV, pain and pneumonia may soon become cheaper. The drug price regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is set to bring in at least 100 new drugs under price control to include combinations, dosages and strengths that are commonly prescribed by doctors and sold by pharmacists. For instance, currently only one strength of Paracetamol is under price control, whereas...
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Non-GM Soybean in Interest of Farmers, Environment: Experts
-Outlook Bhopal: India should continue with non-GMO (genetically modified) soybean in the larger interest of farmers and environment, experts said here today. "Non-GMO soya is the pride of India. Value added soy products including soybean meal are fetching premium price in the international market for being authentic non-GMO soy products. It is a win-win situation for all stakeholders in the value chain," Ruchi Soya Industries founder and MD Dinesh Shahra told reporters...
More »How to reform and how not to -Mihir Shah
-The Hindu Every effort needs to be made to reform MGNREGA, as it has been both a major success and a huge failure. The best way for this is to study carefully the conditions that made it a success and also to undertake a diagnostics of its failures An impression has gained ground in recent weeks that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre is inimical to the Mahatma Gandhi...
More »Letter to PM about US-India Bilateral Relations on Intellectual Property
-Kafila.org Dear Prime Minister Modi ji, We, the undersigned, wish to share with you some of our concerns on India's position on intellectual property (IP), particularly in the context of bilateral relations between the United States of America and India. We gather from the US-India Joint Statement dated 30 September 2014 that the Indian Government (a)greeing on the need to foster innovation in a manner that promotes economic growth...
More »Jal Board kicks off Yamuna clean-up with sewer lines project
-The Indian Express New Delhi: As part of its efforts to reduce pollution in the Yamuna, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) implemented the Interceptor Sewer Project, launching its first package in Dwarka on Monday. The project will lay 59 kilometre-long interceptor sewer lines to ensure that only treated sewage is discharged in major drains. The first package includes increasing the capacity of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) in Dwarka from 20 million gallons...
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