Regulatory approval to Entod Pharma for PresVu, meant to treat presbyopia, was revoked as the firm marketed it as a 'replacement for reading glasses' & due to possible health risks.
All India Ophthalmological Society has set up expert group to review PresVu & develop guidelines on side-effects, keeping in mind 'potential inappropriate marketing, indiscriminate use'.
In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.
Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance.
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.
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