Delhi hospitals cancel elective surgeries due to Coronavirus emergencies

NEW DELHI: Non-emergency operations take a backseat as corona alarm spreads Safdarjung hospital is one of India’s largest public hospitals. All routine or non-emergency surgeries scheduled to take place at…

Covid-19 effect: Prices of raw materials of hand sanitizers increased 200% due to huge demand

Prices of raw materials used in manufacturing of hand sanitizers have increased by 200-300 per cent in the wake of huge demand for the hand antiseptics since the coronavirus outbreak…

PorteaMedical &Verloopin partner with Government of Goa to launch Cobot-19 Chatbot

Banglore/New Delhi: Information, correct and fake on Corona is flying thick and fast and people in panic tend to believe each one of them. The result: pandemonium everywhere. A credible…

Covid-19: Cipla and CSIR-IICT to manufacture drugs

Pharmaceutical giant Cipla has come forward to engage with CSIR-IICT to take up manufacture of three promising chemical compounds with anti-viral properties, to treat Covid-19. The company sought help from…

Gujarat FDCA approves licences of 189 hand sanitisers to meet growing demand amidst COVID-19 pandemic

The Gujarat FDCA has approved product licences of 189 hand sanitisers to tide over its growing demand due to the pandemic. The product licenses are mostly from small and medium…

Covid-19: 36 yr old Indian Tested Positive

A 36 year old Indian tested positive for coronavirus. Reports says that individual went to singapore on 1st March. Earlier, 1000 of coronavirus suspects have been taken to quarantine. This…

PHARMACY COUNCIL OF INDIA IS THE SUPREME AUTHORITY: SC in a landmark judgment

The Supreme Court of India in its landmark judgment has ordered that the Pharmacy Council of India is the supreme authority to regulate pharmacy education and for approval of pharmacy…

ICMR will involve Private Labs for COVID-19 tests

New Delhi: ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) has decided to involve private labs for COVID-19. As of today 72 ICMR labs are available, 50 additions will be by the…

Beware of Phishing in times of Covid-19: Ajay Data

New Delhi/Jaipur: Got a mail saying Covid-19 is now airborne? Beware. Hackers are in a hyperactive mode to trick people and create misinformation. Data Ingenious Global Limited, a pioneer in…

Pharma department asks companies to step up manufacturing of anti-HIV drugs

NEW DELHI: While Covid-19 spreading and Indian experts saying they will take at least 1.5 years to develop a vaccine, the government has asked major pharma companies to manufacture HIV…