WHO accords PQP certification to Indian vaccine maker
GreenSignal Bio Pharma
The World Health Organisation (WHO), a UN Health agency has accorded PQP (Pre-qualification of Medicines Programme) certification to Chennai based GreenSignal Bio Pharma. The Indian pharmaceutical company was accorded this certification for manufacturing a BCG (Bacillus Calmette–Guérin) vaccine. With this, it became second Indian company to get PQP certification from WHO.
India ratifies Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage
The World Health Organisation (WHO), a UN Health agency has accorded PQP (Pre-qualification of Medicines Programme) certification to Chennai based GreenSignal Bio Pharma. The Indian pharmaceutical company was accorded this certification for manufacturing a BCG (Bacillus Calmette–Guérin) vaccine. With this, it became second Indian company to get PQP certification from WHO.
India ratifies Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage
India has ratified Convention on
Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC), 1997 which sets parameters
on a nuclear operator’s financial liability. In this regard, India has
submitted the Instrument of Ratification of the CSC to the International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) and shall come into force after 90 days i.e May 2016.
India becomes Associate Member of European Molecular Biology Organisation
India officially became the Associate Member State of European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO). In this regard, Union Ministry of Science and Technology has signed an agreement to acquire the status of Associate Member of EMBO. India is second country outside the European region to be an Associate Member State of EMBO. First one being Singapore which had signed such agreement with European Molecular Biology Conference (EMBC) in 2015.
India becomes Associate Member of European Molecular Biology Organisation
India officially became the Associate Member State of European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO). In this regard, Union Ministry of Science and Technology has signed an agreement to acquire the status of Associate Member of EMBO. India is second country outside the European region to be an Associate Member State of EMBO. First one being Singapore which had signed such agreement with European Molecular Biology Conference (EMBC) in 2015.
12 nations sign historic Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
Agreement
All 12 Pacific Rim countries have
signed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement in Auckland, New Zealand
making it one of the biggest trade deals in history. These 12 countries are:
Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Brunei Darussalam, Japan, Canada, United States,
Mexico, Peru, Chile, Australia and New Zealand. TPP is Free Trade Area and
these member countries across the Pacific Rim are home to 800 million people
and account for 40% of global trade.
Maharashtra rolls out Deradicalisation Programme in wake of IS threat
Maharashtra rolls out Deradicalisation Programme in wake of IS threat
Maharashtra Government has rolled out
Deradicalisation Programme for the minority community to counter both
home-grown extremism and the global Islamic State (IS) threat. The plan has
been chalked out by the State Home Department that includes a 50-point
socio-economic strategy. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has approved the
proposal in this regard and also has passed a government resolution on it.
US General John Nicholson appointed NATO Commander in Afghanistan
A US Senate Armed Services Committee has confirmed the nomination of General John Nicholson to the commander of the NATO forces in Afghanistan. He will succeed outgoing commander US General John Campbell. His appointment comes at a time when serious concerns have been raised about the security situation in Afghanistan.
US General John Nicholson appointed NATO Commander in Afghanistan
A US Senate Armed Services Committee has confirmed the nomination of General John Nicholson to the commander of the NATO forces in Afghanistan. He will succeed outgoing commander US General John Campbell. His appointment comes at a time when serious concerns have been raised about the security situation in Afghanistan.
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