Govt drops plasma therapy from COVID-19 treatment guidelines

The government on Monday revised the clinical guidance for COVID-19 treatment, dropping the off-label use of convalescent plasma as it was found not beneficial in reducing the progression to severe......

Govt utilising Covid-19 experience to tackle monkeypox: Mandaviya

Eight cases of monkeypox have been reported so far in India and a national task force has been set up to monitor the development of diagnostics and vaccines, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya......

India-UK flights to remain suspended till Jan 7: Puri

Passenger flights between the United Kingdom and India would remain suspended till January 7 and they will resume in a "strictly regulated" manner thereafter, Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri......

'India examining possibilities': Govt on Pfizer Covid vaccine

The cold-chain requirement for the anti-coronavirus vaccine candidate developed by Pfizer at a temperature of minus 70 degrees Celsius poses a big challenge, but the government is examining the......

Sitharaman takes stock of coronavirus impact on economy

While the meetings on Friday were preliminary discussions, it is learnt that sectors like tourism; hospitality; aviation; micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs); and livestock have sought......

Repackaged drugs likely to be labelled 'new'

Roadblocks ahead as these medicines could face new clinical tests, more scrutiny Drug makers that improvise on existing formulations — by using new delivery mechanisms, like time-release,......

Entire text of finance minister's Budget Speech

Budget 2010-11 provided considerable relief to income tax payers by raising the slabs at two levels but hiked the central excise duty on non-petroleum products across the board from 8 to 10 per......

Pranab Mukherjee's Budget Speech

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented the Budget for 2009-10 on July 6. Following is the BudgetSpeechof Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee: Madam Speaker, I rise to present the Budget for......