Author: Shagun Saxena

Drug Manufacturing units are under the radar of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) for not following protocols. Drug inspection notification from the ministry On 27th December, Tuesday, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) under the direction of the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Chemical and Fertilizers, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya started conducting joint inspections of identified drug manufacturing units along with the state drugs control administration as per the risk-based approach. It is a joint inspection that is being conducted all over the country according to standard operating procedures. It was notified that a committee…

The temperature in the capital touched 7 degrees celsius early morning as a cold wave hit north India. India Meteorological Department has predicted severe conditions for Delhi today as the lowest temperature dropped to 3 degrees celsius marking the season’s lowest. They said that cold day/ severe cold day conditions are very likely in some parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, and West Rajasthan, and cold day conditions in isolated pockets over Uttarakhand on 26th and 27th December 2022 and in Himachal in the next 24 hours. Ranging from dense to very dense fog is very likely to continue over…

On Sunday, Haryana CM gave away 22 good governance awards to various departments and facilitated 118 officers and employees for simplifying work through a digital medium. 25th December is celebrated as the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and free fighter Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya. On this occasion, CM Manohar Lal Khattar decided to acknowledge the crucial role of various departments and government initiatives in turning the dream of ‘Digital Haryana’ into reality through good governance. A state-level program was held in the Panchkula district of Haryana, where 118 officials were honored for bringing digital reforms to…

In the letter by the Education and Health Minister, all states and union territories are asked to create awareness of the prevention of cervical cancer. In a joint letter by the Union Education Secretary Shri Sanjay Kumar and Union Health Secretary Shri Rajesh Bhushan, it has been highlighted that (HPV)cervical cancer is the 4th most common cancer in women. In India, cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women and India contributes the most significant proportion of global cervical cancer. It is also mentioned that vaccination would be provided primarily through schools taking a grade-based approach (5th-10th). In…

4 cases of BF.7 which is a subvariant of Omicron, have been found in India which is also responsible for the upsurge in covid cases in China. Cases in India While two cases have been detected in Gujarat’s Vadodara and Ahmedabad, two cases have been traced to Orissa. According to Vadodara Municipal Commissioner Banchhanidhi Pani, the NRI woman came from the United States to Vadodara in November and after a week, she tested positive for covid-19 on November 18. The woman’s sample was sent for genome sequencing to the Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre and the results later confirmed that she…

Haryana Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill 2022, is now an Anti-Conversion Act issued in Haryana on 20th December, Tuesday. This act seeks to prohibit religious conversion effected through misinterpretation, force, undue influence, coercion, allurement, marriage, or by any other fraudulent means making it an offense. It’s been eight months since the Haryana Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill was passed in the Haryana Assembly, and now after much discussion over the framework of the act, it has been issued to the public. Who all are responsible? The act proposes that (Sec 3)- The contravention of the provisions…

20th December marks the celebration of International Human Solidarity Day promoted by the World Solidarity Fund and United Nations Development Programme, focused on achieving goals set for worldwide poverty eradication. This day was introduced on 20th December by the General Assembly during the 2005 World Summit and was formally established on December 22, 2005, recognizing solidarity as a universal and fundamental value. Therefore, resolution 60/209 was added considering solidarity as a cooperating factor in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian character. The main goal is to recognize the universal value of solidarity by making member states…

For negotiations, Environment minister Stephen Gilbeault predicted on Sunday that a global agreement to protect a significant portion of the world’s land water will be reached in time for the end of COP15 in Montreal. Montreal Updates on Negotiations COP15 negotiations are being overseen by China as they are the official chairing country this year. According to the draft text of an agreement presented by the Chinese environment minister Wong Ranqiu on Sunday morning, at least 30% of the world’s land and marine areas would be protected by 2030. After nearly two weeks of negotiations, 196 Nations that are part…

India registers a total of 10,416 laboratory-confirmed cases and 40 deaths due to measles among kids up till December 12 this year. However, the report differs from the reports of the US-based Centre for Disease Control Prevention based on the WHO data. The US agency’s website shows that India with 11,000 cases tops the list of countries with global measles outbreaks from May-October 2022. CDC clarified that WHO classifies all suspected measles cases reported from India as measles clinically compatible if a specimen was not collected as per the algorithm for classification of suspected measles in the WHO VPD SurvellienceStandards.…

NMC in its report uploaded on 14th December prohibited the use of stem cell therapy in treating patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The Apex medical commission’s Ethics and Medical Registration Board (EMBR) constituted the panel of experts to examine the issues related to the prescription, recommendation, or administration of stem cell treatment for ASD. National Medical Commission said that the use of stem cell therapy (STP) in treating patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is not recommended and its promotion and advertisement will be considered professional misconduct. The reports show that the hospitals get at least one patient in…