Hyderabad paediatrician Dr Sivaranjani Santosh refused to comply with legal notices from two pharma companies over her social media posts criticizing high-sugar ORS beverages. She cited FSSAI orders and her duty to public health as justification for maintaining her posts.
Tension arose during a protest in front of the Dudyala MRO office when Turpu Rajamma, a woman farmer from Polepally village, threatened to take her life if her land was taken away. Holding a bottle of pesticide, she declared, "I will die, but I will not give up my land."
The Collector has asked the official to carry out an inspection by roping in a third party besides carrying out inspection by all the wings of district administration associated with the industries.
Thanks to DNA sequencing technology, Indian scientists are exploring the possibility of understanding the causes of rare diseases and eventually develop cheaper diagnostics and therapies that can either treat or manage the existing conditions among patients.
The deal gives China, the country where the virus first emerged, a prominent role in the global effort to share vaccines with less-developed countries.
