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New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The government has issued a draft Gazette Notification proposing amendments to avoid duplicate viral testing of blood products and invited public comments on it, an official statement said on Wednesday.The amendment aims to align regulatory requirements for testing of blood products with internationally accepted pharmacopeial standards and to remove additional testing requirements on products that are not warranted under global best practices, the Ministry of Health an…

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship will host a ‘breakout session’ on strengthening India’s care ecosystem as part of the Post‑Budget Webinar series, an official statement said on Sunday.The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship said the session will focus on developing 1.5 lakh “multiskilled caregivers” capable of meeting India’s increasing domestic needs while also tapping into emerging global opportunities in the care economy.T…

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a Rs 10,000 crore outlay for the Bio Pharma Shakti scheme for biologics and biosimilar drugs to make India a global bio-pharma hub.Presenting the Budget 2026-27, she said these bio medicines would help the country tackle the growing burden of non-communicable diseases like diabetes.The Finance Minister also said that the government would create 1 lakh Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) in 10 disciplines like optometr…