Tag: Government
DBT’s Smart Agriculture Conclave underway at Delhi
The conclave being held on 30th-31st August 2017 by the Department of Biotechnology aims to underpin the challenges faced by farmers and discuss the possible cloud based solutions accessible to the remotest farmer...........
Delhi to host first of its kind ‘India International Down syndrome...
The Down Syndrome Federation of India is organizing the event on 9th September to get inclusivity for persons with Down's Syndrome and request the government to bring in laws to protect their interests.............
“Universal Health Coverage in India can’t succeed with one-size-fits-all approach”
Mentioned Mr Harald Nusser, Head of Novartis-Social Business who believes that India requires its own homegrown model of health coverage system as the ones already in place in western nations won’t necessarily work here..........
MedTech associations discuss new policy with the govt, seek inclusion of...
The top medical technology associations while terming their meeting with the government officials over the new draft policy for medical devices as positive, have also given their own set of recommendations for the same...........
Banning e-cigarette puts public health at risk, say experts
The two scientists while taking a contrary view to that of the WHO and the government, have appealed for conducting India centric research before deciding on any hasty move to put a blanket ban on e-cigarettes...........
Experts raise the alarm on malnutrition, call it ‘silent emergency’
While over 1 million children die in India due to under-nutrition related causes, the experts emphasize that the country needs a National Food and Nutrition Security Law to tackle the challenge of malnutrition............
Govt renames agro-processing scheme SAMPADA as PMKSY
With an allocation of INR 6,000 crores, the "Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) "is expected to provide a big boost to the growth of food processing sector in the country............
Price control a blunt instrument: AdvaMed on NPPA’s knee implant price...
While reacting to the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority's recent order on profiteering, the AdvaMed has stated that the new pricing has the potential to block innovations and limit access to world-class medical care to patients..........
Dr Jitendra Singh calls for ‘Make in India’ health module
The senior minister in the Modi government, Dr Jitendra Singh while speaking at the health conference organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), called for a healthy synergism between public sector and private sector healthcare agencies........
Govt didn’t wait for our self regulation proposal on knee implants:...
The Medical Technology Association of India (MTaI) has said it is surprised by the use of Para 19 while the association is still engaged with the NPPA productively on some form of self-regulation.............