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Thursday, September 26, 2024
TopicOnline pharmacies

Topic: Online pharmacies

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.

Chemists move Delhi HC against Modi govt for ‘promoting’ e-pharmacies via Aarogya Setu

A petition, filed on 8 May, raised questions over the Modi govt’s intention of favouring online pharmacies, which, it said, are ‘illegal under law’.

Fever, cough, fear or myths — Indians are turning to e-doctors for all coronavirus ‘cures’

As COVID-19 hits pandemic status, the use of virtual visits — through calls and chatting — has climbed across several online healthcare platforms.

Rules for online sale of medicines top new Modi govt’s 100-day agenda

Online pharmacies currently do not fall under the ambit of any existing laws, though they function on the principles of their brick-and-mortar counterparts.

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India needs a new decentralisation—let politicians manage people, experts handle policies

In civil servant-run Gram Panchayats, spending is 62 per cent more strongly correlated with men's preferences than women's. These representation gaps widen when politicians allocate spending.

10 yrs of ‘Make in India’ & the manufacturing sector is back to where it was in 2013-14

Govt launched 'Make in India' on 25 Sept 2014 to make India manufacturing hub. On its 10th anniversary, PM Modi said it illustrates 'collective resolve of 140 crore Indians'.

A fitness & fighter aircraft enthusiast, who is Air Marshal AP Singh, the next Chief of Air Force

Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh will take over as chief on 30 September. During his service of nearly 40 yrs, he has served in variety of command, staff, instructional & foreign appointments.

Lesson from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan: if you have no patience, you don’t deserve democracy

Sri Lankan transition was smoothly managed. Check Bangladesh for contrast. They forced their incumbent into exile, installed a mostly unelectable govt of non-political people.