NEW DELHI: The Indian Patent Office (IPO) has revoked the patent on Novartis’ cardiac blockbuster drug Vymada on grounds of lack of novelty, potentially paving the way for affordable generics to enter the market.The popular therapy has been in the spotlight for years, with generic versions from Natco, Torrent Pharma, MSN Labs and Eris Lifesciences…
Bahraich: Karikot, a border village in UP’s Bahraich district has been honoured with the Indian Subcontinent Responsible Tourism Award 2025 under the category of ‘Peace, Understanding and Inclusivity.‘The award was presented at the Business Leisure Travel and MICE conclave 2025 underway in Delhi. Uttarakhand tourism minister Satyapal Maharaj presented the award to Chief Development Officer…
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday that regulation has to keep pace with the adoption of AI. “Artificial intelligence is not static. It is a rapidly progressing, real-time dynamic thing. Therefore, all of us will have to be conscious that we don’t sit back on the ethics,” Sitharaman said at the launch…
Lucknow: A school-level science exhibition under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan was organised at Lalbagh Girls’ Inter College on Monday. Chief guest, divisional science progress officer, Dinesh Kumar inaugurated the event. The exhibition featured 255 innovative models, including 145 static and 110 working models with charts.Students presented projects such as rain detectors, renewable parks, natural refrigerators, automatic…
Lucknow: A two-day strategic session between Invest UP and EkStep-Data Unlock Project team began in Lucknow on Monday. The deliberations focused on advancing data-driven governance, reviewing outcomes from earlier meetings, assessing the current status of Nivesh Mitra 3.0, and setting clear pilot objectives, said a govt spokesman.A central point of discussion was the AI-driven internal…
NEW DELHI: To drive self-sufficiency, the commerce department is identifying 100-odd products for a local manufacturing push where domestic players depend on imports currently, a top official said Monday.The swadeshi initiative is expected to see products from across sectors – engineering goods, chemicals, plastics and pharma – being identified for possible import substitution. “We have…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh is poised to become India’s emerging hub of green aviation fuel, said additional CEO, Invest UP, Shashank Chaudhary.Speaking at the Indian Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Conclave and Awards 2025 in Delhi, Chaudhary said, “UP is poised to launch India’s first Sustainable Aviation Fuel Manufacturing Promotion Policy 2025. The policy draft was recently…
Lucknow: Power engineers in Uttar Pradesh have urged Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to revoke the decision to privatize Purvanchal and Dakshinanchal electricity distribution companies.The demand was made on the occasion of Engineer’s Day. Citing consistent improvements in the state’s power infrastructure, they emphasized that privatization would be counterproductive and detrimental to public interest. During a…
Lucknow: Australia A head coach on Monday said that playing in India is one of the biggest challenge for the team and the players are looking forward to it because it will be a learning opportunity for the team. Addressing a press conference, accompanied by skipper Nathan McSweeney on the eve of the match, Paine…
Lucknow: The first-of-its kind Swastik Lotus Garden was inaugurated at the National Botanical Research Institute during the CSIR Startup Conclave on Monday. The garden houses 60 varieties of lotus sourced from across the world and 50 species of water lilies, with conservation ensured through advanced genetic methods, light exposure regulation, and scientific treatments. Among its…
