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Govt. Bans 14 Combination Drugs Used to Treat Common Ailments

The Union Health Ministry has published a gazette notification banning 14 Fixed Dose Combination (FDC) drugs citing lack of therapeutic justification and an expert committee’s recommendation for their prohibition.

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India rethinking its anaemia policy

The omission comes after health experts questioned the efficacy of the method being used to estimate haemoglobin levels.

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Odisha train accident

As per a statement of the Railways, Odisha route did not have Kavach safety system – an Indian technology that could have prevented the collision.

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New guidelines for granting deemed university status

Union Education Minister has released the UGC (Institutions Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2023, which will replace the 2019 guidelines.

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Lithium Reserves in India

The news of potentially significant reserves of lithium in J&K and Rajasthan in India has been welcomed universally.

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GOBARdhan Scheme

Recently, Union Minister for Jal Shakti has launched the Unified Registration Portal for GOBARdhan.

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Agni-1 Missile

Recently, a successful training launch of a medium-range ballistic missile, Agni-1 was carried out by the Strategic Forces Command from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha.

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What is ‘Stolpersteine’?

A plaque commemorating a victim of Nazi persecution in Nuremberg became the 100,000th "Stolperstein" recently.

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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team recently arrived in Tokyo for a final review before Japan begins releasing massive amounts of treated radioactive water into the sea from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant.

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