Government News

- Read more about Gujarat lifts ban on Maggi noodles
Three days after Nestle India announced 100 percent safety clearance of Maggi noodle samples, the Gujarat government on Monday announced lifting of the ban on selling the popular food item, a top official said.
- Read more about Karnataka lifts ban on sale of Maggi noodles
The Karnataka government on Monday lifted ban on the sale of Maggi noodles across the state with immediate effect, Health Minister U.T.Khader said.
- Read more about Maharashtra governor's wake-up call to tackle 'lifestyle diseases'
Maharashtra Governor C.V. Rao on Saturday asked the Indian pharmaceutical industry to develop drugs for lifestyle diseases like diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular ailments and tuberculosis, among others.
- Read more about Australia to lift ban on medical cannabis
The Australian government on Saturday announced plans to allow cannabis to be legally grown for medical and scientific purposes, the media reported.
- Read more about Delhi government acts against female foeticide
Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Thursday issued notice to 89 hospitals and nursing homes in the national capital suspected of carrying out female foeticide.
- Read more about Government seeks to make India-Africa summit 'dengue-proof'
The pestilential little mosquito may become a 'security' threat for the Indian government that is in the middle of putting together one of the largest gatherings of international leaders here for the 3rd India Africa Forum Summit.
- Read more about Apex consumer court commanded tests on Maggi for lead and MSG
For the first time, the apex consumer court ordered tests on 13 samples of Maggi noodles from nine batches to determine lead and "MSG stock glutamate" content.
- Read more about Tribal health care discussed at special workshop
Malaria, maternal mortality and fluorosis are some of the diseases which were discussed at a special workshop on tribal health issues in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, an official statement said here on Thursday.
- Read more about Croatia legalises cannabis for medicinal use
The Croatian government on Thursday legalised the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes, which may be prescribed to patients suffering from diseases such as multiple sclerosis, cancer, epilepsy or AIDS.
- Read more about Patients suffered after Pharmacy shut down
Patients bore the brunt as nearly eight lakh pharmacy shops in the country were shut on 14th oct in a nationwide strike by the All India Organization of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) to protest against the online sale of drugs.