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Saturday, March 14, 2026
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Topic: Chemist

Lipid disorders to sweetener—Chemist Sukh Dev blended ancient wisdom and modern science

When Sukh Dev shifted his focus from isolating new compounds to exploring nature's pharmacy, he knew exactly where to turn—folklore and the rich wisdom of Ayurveda.

Pharmacies were supposed to track Punjab’s mild Covid cases, but this is why plan failed

Last March, Punjab released SOPs advising chemists to send report on daily basis to civil surgeons when people bought medication for fever, cough or cold — common Covid symptoms.

Angry chemists threaten to boycott Cipla products if it ventures into e-pharmacy business

Over 8.5 lakh chemists say they will ‘sideline’ and ‘stop promoting’ Cipla if reports of its tie-up with online pharmacy Medlife turn out to be true.

Young Indian men are in the grip of a new epidemic. It’s called Viagra

Viagra sales have risen by 40% in 8 years; doctors warn that more and more young men are seeking refuge in the anti-impotency drug.

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.