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US FDA hikes fee for generic drug approvals

United state Food and Drugs Administration (USFDA) has hiked its fees by 30 percent for new generic drug applications. Earlier the fee for Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDAs) was...

August 5, 2015

Alibaba to invest INR 4000 crore in Paytm

To tame the world’s e-commerce giant Amazon, Alibaba is to invested 4000 crore rupees in m-commerce giant Paytm. Alibaba has picked up 25 per cent stake in Paytm’s...

August 5, 2015

USFDA approves first anti-epilepsy pill manufactured with 3D printer

Aprecia’s Spritam becomes first anti-epilepsy pill manufactured with 3D printer to get the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) approval. The specified porous structure of the pill ‘Spritam’ was...

August 5, 2015

Australian court revokes environmental approval for Adani's Carmichael coal mine

Adani Mining got set back from Australia’s Federal court as it overturned its government environmental approval for the Carmichael coal mine under construction in the Australian. Adani’s project of USD 16...

August 5, 2015

US government extended the generalised system of preferences (GSP) for Indian exporters

India’s 3,500 products got duty free entry as US government extended the generalised system of preferences (GSP) for Indian exporters on 4 August 2015. This move by US government will benefit Indian exporters...

August 5, 2015

Mathematician Dr. Amalendu Krishna wins 2015 Ramanujan Prize

Mathematician Dr. Amalendu Krishna has won the Ramanujan Prize for year 2015. He has been bestowed with this award for his outstanding contributions in the area of algebraic...

August 5, 2015

Asia’s biggest telescope MAST inaugurated at Udaipur Solar Observatory in Rajasthan

Multi-Application Solar Telescope (MAST), Asia’s biggest telescope was inaugurated at the Udaipur Solar Observatory in Rajasthan. It was inaugurated by Professor U.R Rao, Chairman of Physical Research Laboratory,...

August 5, 2015

Ministry of Rural Development launches ‘SAMANVAY’ portal for Gram Panchayats

Union Ministry of Rural Development has launched ‘SAMANVAY’ web portal to monitor progress and implementation of the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) for development of Gram Panchayats. It...

August 5, 2015

Haryana Government launches Thari Pension, Thare Pass project

Haryana Government launched Thari Pension, Thare Pass project to directly transfer pension into the bank accounts of beneficiaries. The project was launched by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in...

August 5, 2015

Lok Sabha passes SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill

Lok Sabha passed The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2014 by voice vote. The bill seeks to amend parent law i.e. the Scheduled...

August 5, 2015

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