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Thursday, November 13, 2025
TopicAntimicrobial resistance

Topic: Antimicrobial resistance

Antibiotic prescriptions should mention reason, govt tells doctors amid alarm over drug resistance

In a letter sent earlier this month, Union government has also urged pharmacists to stop selling antibiotics over the counter, without a valid prescription from a doctor.

On the horizon, a new class of antibiotic that can kill superbug CRAB

Results outlined in study published in journal ‘Nature’ this month. The results are from animal studies, says the paper, adding that the drug is now being tested in humans.

US study on drug resistance says it led to 1.27 million deaths in 2019, more than HIV/AIDS

Study involving University of Washington researchers analysed data from 204 countries and territories. It was published in 'The Lancet'.

‘Paper sensor’ developed by IIT Madras could help detect & monitor antimicrobial pollutants

Developed in collaboration with UK researchers, the low cost, paper-based sensor could help tackle antimicrobial resistance that is becoming a worldwide health crisis.

Superbugs on the rise, India must regulate antibiotics to avert disaster

Since the 1980s, no new antibiotic has entered the market. We must safeguard existing antibiotics until viable alternatives are found.

Drug resistance could kill 1 crore people every year by 2050 across the world: UN

UN report on Antimicrobial Resistance says drug resistance may cause economic damage similar to 2008 crisis, force 2.4 cr people into poverty.

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Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.