Instituted in 1962 by the erstwhile MCI, the original award was considered the most coveted for the medical fraternity in the country but was discontinued in 2019.
There are a total of 50 lakh registered beedi workers in India today, mainly women. Political leaders talked about empowering the workers through govt schemes & reskilling them.
At review meet, health minister says between 2015 & 2023, convictions under Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation & Prevention of Misuse) Act went from 271 to 713.
Some of the key components of the policy include creating a regulatory environment that facilitates research, and incentivising private/public investment in innovation.
The WHO-managed network will promote equitable access to digital health by addressing challenges such as duplication of efforts and 'products-focused' digital health transformation.
Health minister concedes implementation of Schedule M of Drugs and Cosmetics Act has been poor. Timeline for adherence to norms for good manufacturing practices began on 1 August.
Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya said all agencies, including the central and state governments, the forces and disaster management authorities were working together to minimise the impact of the severe storm.
With eye on rural votebank, Telangana budget raises allocations for farmers, power & welfare schemes, while introducing new initiatives and relying on borrowings to fund growth.
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.
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