The Drugs and Cosmetics (D&C) Act, 1940 regulates the import, manufacture, distribution and sale of drugs and cosmetics. The Union Health Ministry has formed a committee to frame the New Drugs, Cosmetics and Medical Devices Bill for the enactment of New Drugs, Cosmetics and Medical Devices Act. As per the terms of reference of the order … Read more
Over 3.86 crore people did not get their second dose of anti-Covid vaccines — Covishield and Covaxin — within the stipulated period of time, the government has said in response to an RTI query. According to information on the CoWIN portal, as of Thursday afternoon 44,22,85,854 people have received their first dose, while 12,59,07,443 have … Read more
The NDCT Rules are today applicable to all new drugs, investigational new drugs for human use, clinical trial, BE study and Ethics Committee. The Union health ministry has issued draft notification on New Drugs and Clinical Trials (NDCT) Amendment Rules, 2021 for inclusion of word Designated RegistrationAuthority (DRA)” in place of “Central Licensing Authority (CLA)” … Read more
New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday, advised all States and UTs to conduct sero-prevalence surveys in consultation with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to generate district-level data which is essential in formulating localized public health response measures. This has been delegated via a letter written by the Union Health Secretary to all States. … Read more
More than 32.85 crore (32,85,54,011) Covid vaccine doses have so far been administered in the country, the health ministry said on Monday.Over 48.01 (48,01,465) lakh vaccine doses were administered on Monday, according to a provisional report compiled at 7 pm. It said 28,63,823 beneficiaries in the 18-44 age group were administered the first dose and … Read more
In order to minimise errors and the subsequent inconvenience caused to the citizens for online appointments for vaccination, the government is introducing a new feature of “four digit security code” in the CoWIN application from Saturday (May 8). In a statement, the Union Health Ministry said, “It has been noticed in some instances that citizens … Read more
(This story originally appeared in on May 06, 2021) NEW DELHI: After staying under 4 lakh for four days, India’s daily Covid cases surged to a record-shattering high of 4.10 lakh on Thursday while the deaths rose by nearly 4,000. India has now been reporting over 3 lakh cases daily for the last 14 days … Read more
The third wave of Covid is inevitable given the amount of virus circulating in India, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government, K. VijayRaghavan warned on Wednesday. Addressing the Union Health Ministry press conference, he said: “Third phase is inevitable given the amount of virus circulating. But it is difficult to predict the timeline. We should … Read more
India’s cumulative recoveries have surged to 1,36,48,159 with 1,93,279 recoveries being registered in a span of 24 hours. Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Rajasthan reported 75.01 per cent of the new COVID-19 cases registered in a day, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. India added a … Read more
India reported a record single-day rise of 1,84,372 new coronavirus infections pushing the total tally of cases to 1,38,73,825, while the active cases surpassed the 13-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll increased to 1,72,085 with 1,027 daily new fatalities, the highest since October 18, 2020, the … Read more