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A bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava said an...
NDRF developing app, national plan to bring down number of drowning deaths, pegged at 38k a year
NDRF Director General Atul Karwal said that every year, as per the...
Zydus Cadila, Alembic Pharma arms recall drugs in US
Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc is voluntarily recalling four lots of Acyclovir Sodium Injection, 50 mg/mL, 10 mL and 20 mL vials, to the hospital/user level after receiving several complaints of crystallization in vials, the company said.
Administration of crystallized Acyclovir Sodium Injection, 50 mg/mL has a potential of life-threatening adverse consequences, it added.
India extends shelf life of AstraZeneca vaccine
The approval, given to a licensed version of the drug made by the Serum Institute of India (SII) and exported to dozens of countries, could help health authorities minimise vaccine wastage and better plan their inoculation programmes.
Some African countries have only until the middle of next month to use up more than a million doses of the vaccine – branded Covishield by SII – if the shelf life is not extended.
Healthcare sector expected to reach USD 372 bn in 2022: Niti Aayog report
According to the report, around 65 per cent of hospital beds in India cater to almost 50 per cent of the population concentrated in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, West Bengal and Kerala
Automatic recurring payment to comply with RBI direction from April 1
Under the new norms, banks will be required to inform customers in advance about recurring payment due and transaction would be carried following nod from the customer. So the transaction would not be automatic but would be done after authentication from the customer.
India pushes ahead with coronavirus vaccination drive to head off new surge
At more than 53 million, India has administered the most doses after the United States and China. But per-capita, India, the world’s biggest vaccine maker, ranks much lower.
Nabard staff observe strike; seek pension updation
The Forum in a statement said it is demanding benefits including full pension after 20 years of qualifying service, calculation of pension based on last pay drawn or the average emoluments for the last 10 months, whichever is more, and updation of pension with each wage revision, at par with RBI employees.
India’s records 56,211 new cases of the coronavirus,6 states account for over 78 pc
Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, continue to report a high surge in daily cases accounting for 78.56 per cent of the new infections reported in a span of 24 hours, it said
The ministry said that Maharashtra has reported the highest number of daily cases at 31,643. It is followed by Punjab with 2,868 cases and Karnataka with 2,792 cases
10 districts including 8 from Maharashtra have highest active COVID-19 cases
The health secretary said that 807 cases of the UK strain, 47 cases of the South African variant, and one case of the Brazilian variant of the Covid-19 virus have been found in India so far.
DGCA may impose spot fines at airports for violation of Covid guidelines
In a circular on Tuesday, the regulator said, “During the surveillance of some airports, it has come to notice that compliance (of COVID-19 protocols) is not satisfactory.”
“All airport operators, therefore, are requested to ensure that the instructions on COVID-19 protocol from the standpoint of wearing face mask properly, covering nose and mouth, as well as maintaining social distance norms within the airport premises are followed scrupulously,” it said.
Indian payments firm MobiKwik says it is probing date breach claims
“The company is closely working with requisite authorities, and is confident that security protocols to store sensitive data are robust and have not been breached,” MobiKwik said in a statement. “Considering the seriousness of the allegations, and by way of abundant caution, it will get a third party to conduct a forensic data security audit”.