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India’s plan to focus on two national-level programmes to build genomic data of the population and crops is expected to help the country in developing personalised drugs, tackle disease and increase yield in crops, experts said. It is also an attempt by the country to build genomic data of South Asians, who are largely under represented in the databases existing ... Read More »

Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials recently did an interaction with municipal school students representing Bal Parishad and Bal Panchayat- the advocacy and leadership forums created by NGO Salaam Bombay Foundation to mark the World Cancer Day. This year’s event which was centred around the theme ‘Collaboration for A Healthier Generation’ saw 250 selected students from 350 schools across ... Read More »

Government is planning to transform 1.5 lakh sub health centres and primary health centres into health and wellness centres across the country to roll out Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC) plan as part of Ayushman Bharat (AB). Against the target of 40,000 AB-HWCs by FY 2019-20, approvals for more than 62,000 AB-HWCs have been given to States/UTs and as per ... Read More »

By 2050, India will need a landfill that’s the size of Delhi to dump all its waste. We need to act now. #CleanIndia Waste segregation refers to the separation of dry and wet garbage, which paves the way for other concepts of waste management like composting, recycling and incineration.  Its end goal is to reduce waste from landfills and eventually, prevent ... Read More »

As digital technology has taken a leap in the country, the pharma industry needs to transform itself from traditional to the digital landscape, say experts. They say that from the medical tests, prescriptions and record-keeping of patients, digital technology has been a great revolution so far. According to the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers, domestic pharmaceutical market turnover has ... Read More »

Congratulations to  #TieMumbai #TieconMUMBAI  #Tiecon2020 #tieconmumbai2020  for a successful event. It was great gesture by Mr.Narayana Murthy, touched the feet of Legend Mr.Ratan Tata, while presenting “The Life Time Achievement Award”. This is hallmark of Indian culture and tradition.  VIVAN Life Sciences, takes this opportunity to congratulate these Stalwarts of Indian Industry. #RNTata2000  #VIVANLS  #Narayanamurthy Read More »

The state government of Telangana has decided to provide better financial aid to the patients undergoing organ transplantation in the state and accordingly has come up with a complete healthcare package for the patients under the existing Arogyasri free health insurance scheme of the government. As part of the new package offered by the state government under the Arogyasri free ... Read More »

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The Gujarat government is planning to appoint a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for implementing bulk drugs park in the state based on in-principle approval from the Centre. An amount of Rs. 200 crore has been sanctioned under the cluster development scheme (CDS) of the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP). Informs Gujarat Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA) Commissioner Dr HG Koshia, “The scheme ... Read More »