Bengaluru: The Karnataka government is attempting to restructure the drugs control department and take a fresh look at current procedures in its medical facilities,...
Drug under lens is Ringer Lactate IV fluid procured from Paschim Banga Pharmaceutical. 22 batches have failed test, around 65 passed and the remaining are to be tested.
The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has carried out nationwide inspections following a spate of incidents where drugs imported from India were found to be substandard or spurious.
ThePrint visited drug units in Modi Nagar to see what keeps them running. Death of 18 children in Uzbekistan after they allegedly consumed a spurious drug has hurt India’s image of pharmacy to the world.
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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