IPC signs MoUs with state pharmacy councils to strengthen medicine safety framework

May 12, 2026 6:56 PM

IPC signs MoUs with state pharmacy councils to strengthen medicine safety framework

The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) on Tuesday signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the Bihar, Maharashtra and Mizoram State Pharmacy Councils to strengthen medicine safety, promote rational use of medicines and enhance pharmacovigilance activities across the country. The agreements were signed at IPC headquarters in Ghaziabad by Dr. V. Kalaiselvan, Secretary-cum-Scientific Director of IPC, along with Dr. Prakash Sinha, President of the Bihar State Pharmacy Council, Dr. H. Lalhle...

NIPER Hajipur signs MoUs with IPC, Boehringer Ingelheim to boost pharma research, standards

April 24, 2026 6:52 PM

NIPER Hajipur signs MoUs with IPC, Boehringer Ingelheim to boost pharma research, standards

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Hajipur has signed separate memoranda of understanding (mou) with the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission and Boehringer Ingelheim India Pvt Ltd on Friday to strengthen pharmaceutical research, regulatory science and patient safety. The agreements were signed at Kartavya Bhawan in New Delhi in the presence of Manoj Joshi, Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. The MoU with the Indian Pharmacopoeia...

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court convicts Sajjan Kumar in murder case

February 12, 2025 4:23 PM

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court convicts Sajjan Kumar in murder case

A Delhi court on Wednesday convicted former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in connection with the killing of a father-son duo in the Saraswati Vihar area on November 1, 1984, during the anti-Sikh riots. Special judge Kaveri Baweja pronounced the conviction order and fixed the arguments on the quantum of the sentence on February 18. This case is related to the killing of Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh in the Saraswati Vihar area during the riots. Earlier on January 31, the Rouse Avenue Cou...

New criminal laws into effect: IPC, CrPC, Indian Evidence Act will be replaced from today

September 16, 2024 6:10 PM

New criminal laws into effect: IPC, CrPC, Indian Evidence Act will be replaced from today

In a move that will completely overhaul the criminal justice system in the country, three new criminal laws come into effect from today, July 1. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), passed in Parliament last December, will replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973, and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 respectively. Several new provisions have been incorporated in the thr...