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Rajasthan Medical Body Bans 7 Firms, 40 Medicines In 2025 For Substandard Quality
Rajasthan Medical and Health Department, intensifying its focus on strengthening healthcare quality and ensuring better services for the public, is adopting a zero-tolerance policy toward negligence or irregularities.
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New Study Highlights Drug Pricing And Regulation Issues In India
A new government study exposes serious flaws in India's drug pricing and regulation infrastructure. This study reveals how systemic failures impact drug pricing.
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Gita Gopinath Slams Trump's Tariffs: "Negative Scorecard" For US Economy
Gita Gopinath evaluated the impact of US President Donald Trump's tariffs and concluded that they have yielded little to no benefits for the US economy.
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United Nations "Not Even Coming Close To Living Up" To Its Potential: Trump
President Donald Trump returned to the United Nations on Tuesday to boast of his second-term foreign policy achievements and lash out at the world body as a feckless institution.
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Only 5% And 18% GST Slabs From September 22. 40% For Super Luxury Items
The complicated GST slabs that gave headaches to small traders after the flagship tax overhaul came into effect eight years ago, was cleaned up by the government today, leaving only two slabs -- 5 and 18 per cent.
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Covid Vaccine Isn't Recommended For Healthy Children: US Health Chief
The US will no longer recommend Covid-19 vaccines for children and healthy pregnant women, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday, calling it a "common sense" decision grounded in sound science.
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Punjab Sets 3-Month Deadline To Make State Free From Drug Problem
Punjab has set a deadline of three months to declare the state free from drugs, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann terming it "a historic moment as the state government has adopted a zero-tolerance policy against drugs."
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"Only Way To Solve World's Problems": White House Official On "Closer" US-India Ties
Dr Rahul Gupta, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, said it is important for the safety security and health of the world that the two nations accelerate their partnership.
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US State Governor Pardons Over 175,000 Low-Level Marijuana Convictions
The governor of Maryland pardoned more than 175,000 low-level marijuana convictions on Monday, an executive action he said was aimed at addressing the disproportionate impact the state's drug policies have had on people of color.
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US Proposes Historic Law To Reclassify Marijuana As "Low-Risk Drug"
US President Joe Biden's administration formally proposed on Thursday reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift that would bring federal policy more in line with public opinion.
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Court Gives Centre 'Last Opportunity' To Frame Policy On Online Medicine Sale
The Centre has urged the Delhi High Court to grant some time to frame a policy on the online sale of medicines on the grounds that the issue was "complex" and any modification in the manner of sale of drugs would have far-reaching consequences.
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China Warns Against Selling Of Narcotic Producing Chemicals After US Deal
China's narcotics control agency has warned against the manufacture and sale of substances that can be used to make illegal drugs, a day after President Xi Jinping said China would stem the export of items used to make the opioid fentanyl.
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UK's First Drug Consumption Room Gets Go-Ahead, To Open In Scotland
The UK's first official drug consumption room for illegal drugs will open in Scotland after receiving approval Wednesday, after years of arguments over the controversial harm-reduction policy for addicts.
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India, US To Work Towards Broader, Deeper Bilateral Drug Policy Framework
India and the United States on Thursday agreed to work towards a broader and deeper bilateral Drug Policy Framework for the 21st Century, the Biden administration said after talks between officials from the two countries.
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New Drug Export Policy Likely After Concerns On India-Made Drugs: Sources
The Union Health Ministry and the Department of Pharmaceuticals are deliberating this new policy, ministry sources said. Suggestions were sought from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) regarding this.
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Rajasthan Medical Body Bans 7 Firms, 40 Medicines In 2025 For Substandard Quality
Rajasthan Medical and Health Department, intensifying its focus on strengthening healthcare quality and ensuring better services for the public, is adopting a zero-tolerance policy toward negligence or irregularities.
-
New Study Highlights Drug Pricing And Regulation Issues In India
A new government study exposes serious flaws in India's drug pricing and regulation infrastructure. This study reveals how systemic failures impact drug pricing.
-
Gita Gopinath Slams Trump's Tariffs: "Negative Scorecard" For US Economy
Gita Gopinath evaluated the impact of US President Donald Trump's tariffs and concluded that they have yielded little to no benefits for the US economy.
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United Nations "Not Even Coming Close To Living Up" To Its Potential: Trump
President Donald Trump returned to the United Nations on Tuesday to boast of his second-term foreign policy achievements and lash out at the world body as a feckless institution.
-
Only 5% And 18% GST Slabs From September 22. 40% For Super Luxury Items
The complicated GST slabs that gave headaches to small traders after the flagship tax overhaul came into effect eight years ago, was cleaned up by the government today, leaving only two slabs -- 5 and 18 per cent.
-
Covid Vaccine Isn't Recommended For Healthy Children: US Health Chief
The US will no longer recommend Covid-19 vaccines for children and healthy pregnant women, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday, calling it a "common sense" decision grounded in sound science.
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Punjab Sets 3-Month Deadline To Make State Free From Drug Problem
Punjab has set a deadline of three months to declare the state free from drugs, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann terming it "a historic moment as the state government has adopted a zero-tolerance policy against drugs."
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"Only Way To Solve World's Problems": White House Official On "Closer" US-India Ties
Dr Rahul Gupta, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, said it is important for the safety security and health of the world that the two nations accelerate their partnership.
-
US State Governor Pardons Over 175,000 Low-Level Marijuana Convictions
The governor of Maryland pardoned more than 175,000 low-level marijuana convictions on Monday, an executive action he said was aimed at addressing the disproportionate impact the state's drug policies have had on people of color.
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US Proposes Historic Law To Reclassify Marijuana As "Low-Risk Drug"
US President Joe Biden's administration formally proposed on Thursday reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift that would bring federal policy more in line with public opinion.
-
Court Gives Centre 'Last Opportunity' To Frame Policy On Online Medicine Sale
The Centre has urged the Delhi High Court to grant some time to frame a policy on the online sale of medicines on the grounds that the issue was "complex" and any modification in the manner of sale of drugs would have far-reaching consequences.
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China Warns Against Selling Of Narcotic Producing Chemicals After US Deal
China's narcotics control agency has warned against the manufacture and sale of substances that can be used to make illegal drugs, a day after President Xi Jinping said China would stem the export of items used to make the opioid fentanyl.
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UK's First Drug Consumption Room Gets Go-Ahead, To Open In Scotland
The UK's first official drug consumption room for illegal drugs will open in Scotland after receiving approval Wednesday, after years of arguments over the controversial harm-reduction policy for addicts.
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India, US To Work Towards Broader, Deeper Bilateral Drug Policy Framework
India and the United States on Thursday agreed to work towards a broader and deeper bilateral Drug Policy Framework for the 21st Century, the Biden administration said after talks between officials from the two countries.
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New Drug Export Policy Likely After Concerns On India-Made Drugs: Sources
The Union Health Ministry and the Department of Pharmaceuticals are deliberating this new policy, ministry sources said. Suggestions were sought from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) regarding this.
