No regulations for the booming e-pharmacy sector

Unregulated e-pharmacies make banned drugs available to people. Thanks to a booming market, banned supplements are easily accessible. E-pharmacies lack regulation as no law currently governs them, making it an open system for the sale of banned supplements and drugs without prescription, says retail pharma suppliers. .  New e-pharmacies are registered with the Central Drugs Standard Control […]

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No equal pay for AYUSH doctors

The Supreme Court had ordered equal pay for both allopathic and AYUSH doctors last year in all government hospitals. The AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy) doctors in government hospitals of India continue to be underpaid despite being eligible for equal pay as allopathic doctors. Many doctors say they face many disparities […]

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Waste pickers still wait for their ID cards in city

The identity cards issued by BBMP in 2011 had a validity of 10 years and will expire this year. Bengaluru: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is yet to issue new ID cards to identified waste pickers in the city. Several waste pickers in Bangalore continue to work without identity cards, which prevents them from […]

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30 hurt as KSRTC bus rams into metro pillar

The bus drivers are also currently admitted to hospital.  A Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus lost control and crashed into a metro pillar near Kengeri. Around 30 of the 45 passengers were injured and admitted to Supra, BGS GIMS, and Victoria hospitals. Saiphan, the traffic control in charge at Kengeri Police Station, said that […]

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Blind eye towards solar waste raises hazardous concerns

India is estimated to generate 200,000 tonnes of waste by 2030 and around 1.8 million tonnes by 2050 – almost 200 times the weight of the Eiffel Tower. Sun’s rays fall directly on the Tropic of Cancer throughout the year. India being one of the countries on the line, receives abundant sunlight. India has a […]

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Bill to collect prisoner’s bio-metric becomes Act

Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act & Delhi Municipal Corporation Amendment Act get President’s approval The President of India has given assent to the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 which allows investigating officers to collect the biometric details of prisoners, and the Delhi Municipal Corporation Bill, 2022, to merge the three municipal corporations in Delhi. Sanjay Vashishtha, […]

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Lack of staff hinders growth of pharma institutions

Out of seven established NIPERs, only Mohali has an established campus. The proposals for five more institutions have been pending since 2012.  The shortage of staff in the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) institutes has been creating a hindrance to the growth of the institutions all across India. The employability rate has […]

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Delays in counselling processes leave students hanging

The registration process for 2022 was to start on April 5 but has been delayed till April 12 now.    The waiting area at the Common Entrance Test (CET) cell just outside the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) was filled with students and their guardians. With hands full of documents and bags on their shoulders, they […]

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Pharmacy sector lacks regulation of Melatonin

Melatonin is not an over-the-counter drug and is still being sold on e-commerce platforms and a few pharmacies without prescriptions. The number of people facing anxiety issues and mental health problems has  increased substantially in the past two to three years. Psychologists say that the pandemic took a toll on many people and some were unable to […]

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