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Natural selection
Organic, paraben-free, cruelty-free and vegan are the biggest buzzwords in beauty today. But what does it take to go the conscious way with make-up?
4 min read6 Jul 2018Regulator may limit fluoride content in toothpaste
Drugs Technical Advisory Board may restrict the use of fluoride to 1,000 ppm (parts-per-million)
2 min read24 May 2018Are your cosmetics vegetarian? Disclosure to be mandatory soon
The government is all set to make it mandatory for companies manufacturing cosmetics to specify whether the product contains ingredients that are of animal origin
2 min read18 May 2018Expert committee set up to review 344 banned FDC drugs
The panel will review the safety, efficacy and therapeutic justification of these fixed dose combination (FDC) drugs before recommending any action
2 min read15 Feb 2018Drugs body to set up panel to review efficacy of FDCs
Committee to consult all stakeholders and submit report to government for action within six months
3 min read16 Jan 2018Supreme Court refers fixed dose combination drugs issue to govt expert body
All India Drugs Action Network says the Supreme Court's directive clears the way for the govt to take steps to weed out large numbers of irrational, unscientific and hazardous fixed dose combination drugs
2 min read15 Dec 2017DTAB backs plan to scrap drug tests on animals
The recommendation would bring cheers to animal rights activists, who say non-animal alternatives to the Draize test have been available for years now
3 min read24 Aug 2016Panel recommends waiving late-stage trials for some drugs
The panel says late-stage trials can be shortened, deferred, or omitted in certain cases, such as life-threatening diseases
1 min read5 Mar 2015Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared