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India To Update Rules To Match Global Standards For Medicines After Flak Over Drugs
4 months, 3 weeks ago

India To Update Rules To Match Global Standards For Medicines After Flak Over Drugs

News 18  

The long-pending move to make impurity standards for Indian medicines stricter is coming soon, News18 learnt. The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission is updating its rules to match global standards to check harmful elements in medicines – a significant shift from the current lenient checks on medicines, especially those sold locally. HOW INDIA PLANS TO IMPROVE STANDARDS The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, as …

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The UGC must nudge universities to excel
7 months, 3 weeks ago

The UGC must nudge universities to excel

The Hindu  

The heads of India’s regulatory agencies are mostly unseen and their thoughts seldom read by the public. Given this, the article in The Hindu, “Universities must budge on college autonomy nudge”, by the Chairman of the University Grants Commission, Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, is somewhat of a rarity. Essentially, Mr. Jagadeesh Kumar would like universities to be far less controlling in …

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‘Cyberattacks lower warfare bar, rules key’
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Cyberattacks lower warfare bar, rules key’

Live Mint  

New Delhi: As artificial intelligence continues to exacerbate cyberattacks around the world, there is an increasing need to adopt global standards, if not regulations, to tackle how cyberattacks are lowering the threshold of warfare. Rosler, who is on the board of directors of $3.5-billion Swiss cybersecurity firm Acronis, also highlighted the increasing role of governments in modern-day cyber policies and …

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Jagan Seeks Global Standards for Teaching in Schools, Colleges
1 year, 4 months ago

Jagan Seeks Global Standards for Teaching in Schools, Colleges

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has said global standards must be ensured for teaching in schools and for intermediate education in AP. Chairing a high-level meeting on education with senior officials here on Monday, the Chief Minister directed the officials to undertake an extensive study on how the global standards could be achieved for the state’s government education …

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Industrial, logistics sector leasing seen at 32-35 mn sq ft in 2023: Report
1 year, 8 months ago

Industrial, logistics sector leasing seen at 32-35 mn sq ft in 2023: Report

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The growth rate for industrial and logistics portfolio leasing is likely to slow down to 32-35 million square feet in 2023 due to global headwinds, according to a report by CBRE. The global real estate consultant’s ‘2023 India Market Outlook’ report said that the I&L supply forecast is expected to exceed 2022 levels and touch 24-26 mn sq …

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Vizag beaches to be developed as per global standards: Suresh
1 year, 9 months ago

Vizag beaches to be developed as per global standards: Suresh

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: The Visakhapatnam beach would be developed on par with international standards, said municipal administration minister Adimulapu Suresh. “As per the vision of the Chief Minister, the beach would be developed to make it the best in the world, and plans for the same have been prepared,” Suresh said. He said beautification works taken up thus far have been satisfactory …

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Call to promote global standards in educational institutions in AP
2 years, 11 months ago

Call to promote global standards in educational institutions in AP

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan has laid stress on promoting global standards in educational institutions in the state. Taking part in the 22nd and 23rd editions of the annual convocation of Dr NTR university of health sciences at Tummalapalli Kalakshetram here on Thursday, in virtual mode from Raj Bhavan, the governor said the demand for higher education was …

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WHO tightens global air quality norms
3 years, 3 months ago

WHO tightens global air quality norms

The Hindu  

The World Health Organisation in its first-ever update since 2005 has tightened global air pollution standards in a recognition of the emerging science in the last decade that the impact of air pollution on health is much more serious than earlier envisaged. “This will soon become part of policy discussions — much like climate targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions …

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