MoHFW enlists drugs that can be sold Over-The-Counter (OTC) by retail
Sale by retail Over-The-Counter without prescription of a Registered Medical Practitioner (RMP) shall be subject to the following conditions, namely:—
(a) The maximum duration of treatment/use should not exceed five days.
(b) If the symptoms do not resolve the patient should consult Registered Medical Practitioner.
(c) Pack size may not exceed the maximum doses recommended for five days.
(d) Each pack of the drug may be accompanied with Patient Information Leaflet (PIL).
(e) The indication claimed should be same as already approved by the Licensing Authority.
SEBI issues circular on simplified procedure for issuance of duplicate securities certificates.
The listed company shall take special contingency insurance policy from the insurance company towards the risk arising out of the requirements relating to issuance of duplicate securities in order to safeguard and protect the interest of the listed company.
UGC invites application for the Quad Fellowship.
The Quad Fellowship, a new graduate-level fellowship designed to build ties among the next generation of scientists and technologists, is recruiting its first cohort this year. This program will sponsor 1O0 exceptional American, Japanese, Australian, and Indian master’s and doctoral students in science, technologr, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to study in the United States.
DGFT notifies amendment in export policy of sugar.
Taking into consideration unprecedented growth in exports of sugar and the need to maintain sufficient stock of sugar in the country as well as to safeguard the interests of the common citizens of the country by keeping prices of sugar under check, Government of India has decided to regulate sugar exports w.e.f. 01 June 2022. Sugar mills and exporters need to take approvals in form of Export Release Orders (EROs) from Directorate of Sugar, Department of Food and Public Distribution.
DGFT directions for strict enforcement of prohibition of export of wheat
To prevent the misuse of digitally signed copies of registration certificate issued to exporters of wheat by Regional Authorities of DGFT, the Regional Authorities are directed to issue manually signed and stamped physical copies of registration certificate.
AMCs shall have an approved policy regarding market making in ETFs
The AMC shall have an approved policy regarding market making in ETFs based on the framework for market making. AMCs shall facilitate in-kind creation and redemption of units of ETFs (including Debt ETFs) by MMs on a best effort basis.
IRDAI has revised the periodicity of Health Insurance Regulatory Returns
GHIS return (HIR-20) on Information on Government Sponsored Health Insurance Schemes and GHISAR Return (HIR-21) stands dispensed with. These norms are applicable with immediate effect and are applicable to all returns to be filed for FY 2021-22 onwards.
NMC notifies Draft National Medical Commission Registered Medical Practitioner (Professional Conduct) Regulations, 2022.
As per the draft regulation, the registered medical practitioner (RMP) should attend continuing professional development programs regularly each year, totaling at least 30 credit hours every five years. Only recognized medical colleges and health institutions or medical societies accredited or authorized by EMRB/State medical Councils can offer training and credit hours for this purpose.
Government of Telangana notifies amendments to Telangana State Factories Rules.
No person shall carry out any demolition of plants or structures containing friable asbestos insulation material and removal of asbestos from building or structures in which asbestos is liable to become air-borne, unless he is recognized and duly empowered by the Chief Inspector of Factories as qualified to carry out such work in accordance with the provisions of this Schedule.
SEBI modifies cyber security and cyber resilience framework of stock exchange, clearing corporation and depositories.
MIIs should carry out periodic vulnerability assessment and penetration testing (VAPT) which inter-alia includes all critical assets and infrastructure components like Servers, Networking systems, Security devices, load balancers, other IT systems pertaining to the activities done as a role of MII etc., in order to detect security vulnerabilities in the IT environment and in-depth evaluation of the security posture of the system through simulations of actual attacks on its systems and networks.
