June 18, 2026

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Sun Pharma Signs Voluntary Licensing Agreement with Eli Lilly for Expanding Access to Baricitinib : Covid -19

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Reuters: SUN.BO, Bloomberg: SUNP IN, NSE: SUNPHARMA, BSE: 524715, “Sun Pharma” and includes its subsidiaries and/or associate companies) today announced that it has entered into a royalty-free, non-exclusive voluntary licensing agreement with Eli Lilly and Company (“Lilly”) for expanding access to Lilly’s drug, baricitinib in India. Sun Pharma will manufacture and distribute the drug in India.

By Kautilya / May 12, 2021
Defense Health

DRDO to Use AI Algorithm for Detection of Covid-19

To help suspicious patients diagnose Covid-19 faster, the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR) have launched an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm designed to help detect Covid-19 using the chest X-ray According to its developers, a tool called Atman AI used to detect chest X-rays shows an accuracy of 96.73%.

By Kautilya / May 11, 2021
Defense Health

DCGI Approves Anti-COVID Drug Developed by DRDO for Emergency Use

An anti-COVID-19 therapeutic application of the drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) has been developed by Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), a lab of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL), Hyderabad. Clinical trial results have shown that this molecule helps in faster recovery of hospitalised patients and reduces supplemental oxygen dependence. Higher proportion of patients treated with 2-DG showed RT-PCR negative conversion in COVID patients. The drug will be of immense benefit to the people suffering from COVID-19.

By Kautilya / May 10, 2021
Health

Ex-Defence Doctors to Provide Online Consultation on e-Sanjeevani OPD

Ex-Defence doctors will now provide online consultation on e-Sanjeevani OPD to all citizens of the country. Veterans have come forward to answer the call of the nation and offered their services to help the people needing medical care. Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar and Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) Surgeon Vice Admiral Rajat Datta addressed the veterans who have come forward to offer their services, through video conferencing on May 07, 2021. This service can be availed by any civilian on the website https://esanjeevaniopd.in/.

By Kautilya / May 10, 2021
Health

Govt. of India has So Far Provided More than 17.02 Crore Vaccine Doses to States/UTs Free of Cost

The Government of India is at the forefront of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in collaboration with the States and UT through a “Whole of Government” approach. In addition to Test, Track, Treat and COVID-19 Appropriate Behaviour, Vaccination forms an integral component of the five point strategy of Government of India for containment and management of the pandemic.

By Kautilya / May 7, 2021
Food and Frolic Health

Nutrient Needs of Older People

We have often seen at home, the grandparents share their food with the young ones saying – Give the food to the kids, they need it more than us.” This is very dangerous when our elders start feeling that now they don’t need to eat like before. We understand that energy requirements decline with age but not the needs of the body. Their appetite reduces with time, but the body still needs proper nutrient intake. This need has to be taken care of with less quantity and more quality.

By Kautilya / May 7, 2021
Health Yoga

Biodegradable Yoga Mat Developed by 6 Young Girls from Assam May Save Lakes from Water Hyacinth Menace

The girls belong to the fishing community living in the fringe of the Deepor Beel, a permanent freshwater lake in south west of Guwahati city, recognised as a Ramsar Site (a wetland of international importance) and a bird wildlife sanctuary. The lake has been a source of livelihood for 9 villages of the fishing community who shared this biome for centuries, but over the years suffered from excessive growth and accumulation of water hyacinth.

By Kautilya / May 6, 2021