Drugmakers Get More Time To Join The ‘Track and Trace System For Exports Context: DGFT extends the deadline for implementation to August 1. Manufacturers granted time for ensuring that data about maintaining parent-child relationship in packaging levels for export of drug formulations is uploaded on […]
Database on 10,000 Genomes To Be Ready For Research Access Context: The Genome India Project, a Centre-backed initiative to sequence 10,000 Indian human genomes and create a database, is about two-thirds through, said Rajesh Gokhale, Secretary of, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT). Points To Ponder: […]
Common Medical Devices Face The Risk of Malware Attacks Context: Experts warn that such connected health devices with software components can leak data and urge the government to put in cybersecurity measures to protect hospital databases Points to ponder: Common medical devices, such as oximeters, […]
Himachal Considering Legalizing The Cultivation Of Cannabis says CM Context: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday said the State government was considering legalizing the cultivation of cannabis. Points to ponder: Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, is considering legalizing […]
MHA To Provide Financial Assistance To Prison Inmates Context: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Friday that it would provide States with financial support to help underprivileged prisoners who are unable to get bail or secure release from prisons due to financial hardship. […]
Science For All Context: The Union Cabinet’s approval to set up a gravitational-wave detection facility in Maharashtra, a ₹2,600 crore project, will consist of a detector called the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO), to be built in the image of the twin LIGO instruments already […]
Some Advice To India On The IFA Negotiations Context: India is opposed to joining the investment facilitation agreement negotiations for fear of investor-state dispute settlement claims. Points to ponder: Background: The World Trade Organization (WTO) is now in a “moribund” state, although the investment facilitation […]
