Project follows outcry over NMC rule, now on hold, asking medical practitioners to prescribe generics or face penalty. Dr Cyriac Abby Philips or ‘@TheLiverDoc’ part of project.
In his speech on the 77th Independence Day, Modi says Jan Aushadhi Kendras — the government’s stores for affordable generic medicines — have given ‘a new power’ to people.
During his stint as MoS for chemicals & fertilizers, Mansukh Mandaviya oversaw revenue earnings from affordable generic drugs go up 5,500%, to Rs 665 crore from Rs 12 crore in 5 years.
Modi govt is looking at total sales of Rs 500 cr in 2020-21 under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana, approximately 15% higher than last year’s Rs 433 cr.
Modi govt is set to float tender for at least 85 lakh more tablets as against the usual requirement of 10-15 lakh tablets for PM Bharatiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana.
Bharatiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana’s logo features Devanagari letters ‘Bha’, ‘Ja’ & ‘Pa’ in saffron, but Modi govt denies it is surrogate branding for BJP.
India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.
Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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