‘Many combination drugs not approved by regulator’

Indian Polity & ConstitutionBy IQRA IASDecember 11, 2018

Source : www.thehindu.com  Date : 2018-12-11 OPINION Relevant for: Indian Polity & Constitution Topic: Regulatory bodies Of the 110 anti-TB (tuberculosis) Fixed Dose Combinations (FDCs) available in India, only 32 (less than 30%) have been approved by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), the country’s drug regulator. In the case of malaria FDCs, only…

‘Challenge for the panel is we don’t know what the resources are’

Indian Polity & ConstitutionBy IQRA IASDecember 10, 2018

Source : www.thehindu.com  Date : 2018-12-10 OPINION Relevant for: Indian Polity & Constitution Topic: Finance Commission The Chairman of the Fifteenth Finance Commission, N.K. Singh, says that though the Commission will have to take the 2011 census as the base year for population, it could use a combination of variables to ensure that performance and efficiency…

Ministry Amends Rules For Minorities

Indian Polity & ConstitutionBy IQRA IASDecember 10, 2018

Source : www.thehindu.com  Date : 2018-12-10 OPINION Relevant for: Indian Polity & Constitution Topic: Indian Constitution – Features, significant provisions and Basic Structure The contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, is pending in Parliament, but the Union Home Ministry has notified amendments to the Citizenship Rules, 2009, to include a separate column in the citizenship form for applicants…

Shielding Witnesses: On Protection Scheme

Indian Polity & ConstitutionBy IQRA IASDecember 7, 2018

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2018-12-07 OPINION Relevant for: Indian Polity & Constitution Topic: Judiciary: Structure, Organisation& Functioning The witness protection programme is at last in place. Pending legislation by Parliament, the Supreme Court has asked States to implement a scheme framed by the Centre to protect witnesses in criminal trials from threat, intimidation and…

he Post And The Person: On Strengthening The Ec

Indian Polity & ConstitutionBy IQRA IASNovember 22, 2018

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2018-11-22 OPINION Relevant for: Indian Polity & Constitution Topic: Electoral Reforms in India The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court is examining a public interest litigation (PIL) that could be critical for Indian democracy. The PIL, which seeks the strengthening of the Election Commission of India (ECI), includes a proposal to…