Rajesh Dokania, director of Bruck Pharma, was questioned Friday following information that thousands of remdesivir vials were being stockpiled to be flown out of the country.
Ex-CM Devendra Fadnavis said Uddhav Thackeray-led govt was harassing the executive of Bruck Pharma as BJP leaders had approached him to supply Remdesivir.
Drug companies like Cadila Healthcare, Dr Reddy's Laboratories and Cipla have cut the prices of their remdesivir injection, used in the treatment of Covid-19.
Divisional Commissioner Kavindra Kiyawat and Bhopal Deputy Inspector General of Police Irshad Wali have reached the spot and commenced investigation into the theft.
As India’s vaccine trouble intensifies, doctors and patients’ kin alike have come to depend on a drug whose effectiveness remains unproven — the anti-viral injection remdesivir.
The move is driven by reports of remdesivir shortages in MP, Gujarat, and Maharashtra. The govt expects shortages could lead to hoarding and black-marketing.
With vaccines having largely been in focus over the past few months, Modi govt checks for availability of remdesivir, the drug that is part of India's Covid treatment protocol.
With two hostile neighbours in the immediate vicinity and one in the greater region, it is imperative that New Delhi forge alliances that can offer some stability.
Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.
In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
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