Amid growing concerns over the detection of human metapneumovirus cases in India, health experts have emphasised the virus is not new, and advised people to stay calm and take basic......
As many as 59 cases of Human Metapneumovirus and two deaths due to co-morbidities have been reported from January 6-29, as per the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, Union minister......
A high-level inter-ministerial team on Monday investigated for nearly six hours in the Badhaal village of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district to ascertain the causes of deaths of 17 members of......
There are currently no reported cases of Monkeypox in India even though cautionary measures will be put in place to prevent and control the spread of the disease, the Union health ministry said on......
In the wake of the Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode district of Kerala, Indian Council of Medical Research has delivered the antibody requested by the state to combat the deadly virus. A mobile......
A Planning Commission expert groupon Tuesdayrecommended that all mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the pharmaceutical industry should be cleared by competition watchdog, CCI to ensure that such......
The department of pharmaceuticals under the ministry of chemicals and fertilisers has proposed that the government set up an expert group to assess the impact of foreign direct investment in this......
Companies with any seeds of Bt brinjal, the genetically modified version of the vegetable, will have to register the details with the government, to ensure none of it is sowed or otherwise gets......
Ranbaxy Laboratories, the biggest member of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance, has come out in the open against the alliance's stand on patent issues. The company has come out against the IPA for......
Some experts opine that green crackers are yet not practical and question government's move to promote them. The fireworks industry in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, is expected to take a hit of about Rs......
IMAGE: The World Anti-Doping Agency first suspended India’s NDTL in August 2019 for six months and extended the de-recognition period after its inspections showed that non-conformities still......
IMAGE: The head office for the World Anti-Doping Agency in Montreal, Canada. Photograph: Christinne Muschi/Reuters France's main anti-doping laboratory, already under a provisional ban, has been......
IOA asks who'll bear cost for testing IMAGE: A woman walks into the head office of the World Anti-Doping Agency in Montreal. Photograph: Christinne Muschi/Reuters The Indian Olympic......
IMAGE: Participants talk before the start of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) symposium. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters In a massive jolt to India's Olympic preparations, the World......
The WADA investigation found that the sample analysis methods of the NDTL were not upto the mark. The NDTL can appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) in Lausanne in the next 21 days.......