Read In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here Context The government has brought 42 non-scheduled anti-cancer drugs under price control, capping trade margin at 30 per cent, which would reduce their retail prices by up to 85 per cent. Fast facts The Indian Pharmaceutical sector is largely fuelled by exports and is the 3rd largest foreign… Continue reading 7 PM | Regulating drug prices | 28 February, 2019
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Union HRD Minister launches the Scheme for Higher Education Youth in Apprenticeship and Skills (SHREYAS) for providing industry apprenticeship opportunities
SHREYAS – Scheme for Higher Education Youth for Apprenticeship and Skills was launched by Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) in collaboration with the Ministry of Skill Developement and Entrepreneurship and Ministry of Labour and Employment. It aims to (a) To improve employability of students by introducing employment relevance into the learning process of the… Continue reading Union HRD Minister launches the Scheme for Higher Education Youth in Apprenticeship and Skills (SHREYAS) for providing industry apprenticeship opportunities
Parkinson’s drug trial offers glimmer of hope for cell repair
Parkinson’s drug trial offers glimmer of hope for cell repair According to scientists, clinical trials of experimental treatment for Parkinson’s disease could not substantially prove whether the treatment was able to halt or slow down the disease. The treatment is called Glial Cell Line Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF). GDNF is made by privately-held Canadian biotech… Continue reading Parkinson’s drug trial offers glimmer of hope for cell repair
Nasscom wants U.S. to provide level-playing field for Indian firms
Nasscom wants U.S. to provide level-playing field for Indian firms IT industry body National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) is working closely with the U.S. government to allow level playing field for the Indian firms.It said that Indian IT companies take less than 12% of the 65,000 H-1B visas.More than 70% of the… Continue reading Nasscom wants U.S. to provide level-playing field for Indian firms
Govt brings 42 non-scheduled cancer drugs under price control
Govt brings 42 non-scheduled cancer drugs under price control National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has invoked powers under Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 and brought 42 non-scheduled anti-cancer drugs under price control. This will cap trade margin at 30%, which would reduce their retail prices by up to 85%. The trade margin is the difference… Continue reading Govt brings 42 non-scheduled cancer drugs under price control
AP gets new south coast Railway zone
AP gets new south coast Railway zone The Centre has announced the creation of a separate railway zone in Andhra Pradesh. The new zone would be named South Coast Railway (SCoR). The headquarters of the new zone will be in Vishakhapatnam. As per item 8 of Schedule 13 (Infrastructure) of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act,… Continue reading AP gets new south coast Railway zone
SC: Payout for Hit and run deaths should be Rs. 2 lakh
SC: Payout for Hit and run deaths should be Rs. 2 lakh The Supreme Court has accepted court appointed committee’s recommendation to increase the minimum compensation for death in a hit-and-run case from the existing Rs 25,000 to Rs 2 lakh. The Supreme Court had constituted the committee headed by Justice Radhakrishnan in 2014. The… Continue reading SC: Payout for Hit and run deaths should be Rs. 2 lakh
Clean Ganga projects to be completed in 2020: Nitin Gadkari
Clean Ganga projects to be completed in 2020: Nitin Gadkari The Water Resource Minister has said that all ongoing Ganga rejuvenation under Namami Gange would be completed by March 2020. He has also urged people to contribute to the Clean Ganga Fund. Launched in 2015, the Namami Gange programme is an Integrated Conservation Mission which… Continue reading Clean Ganga projects to be completed in 2020: Nitin Gadkari
‘On the job for women’s quota’
‘On the job for women’s quota’ At the Mission Shakti convention in Rayagada district, Odisha, the Chief Minister of the state, has reiterated that he was making efforts to secure 33% reservation for women in Parliament and State Assemblies. In 2018, the Odisha Assembly had passed a resolution by unanimous voice vote for providing 33%… Continue reading ‘On the job for women’s quota’
A memorial to remember Odisha’s witch-hunt victims
A memorial to remember Odisha’s witch-hunt victims State Director General of Police of Odisha, has unveiled a memorial for witch-hunt victims in Keonjhar, Odisha. It is said to be the first of its kind in India. It has a symbolic statue at its centre with the names of all known victims of witch hunting etched on… Continue reading A memorial to remember Odisha’s witch-hunt victims
