Type 5 diabetes: Why the malnutrition-related condition needs to be formally recognised?

Rachel V Thomas | September 18, 2025 1:26 PM

New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Formally recognising Type-5 diabetes, a lesser-known malnutrition-related form of diabetes, can help develop diagnostic criteria and aid in effective management of the condition, affecting an estimated six million people in India and 25 million worldwide, global experts outlined in a new article published in The Lancet Global Health journal on Thursday.

'Thank you, PM Modi', Jajpur man’s life transformed by Jan Aushadhi Kendra

IANS | September 17, 2025 8:29 AM

Bhubaneswar, Sep 17 (IANS) As India celebrates Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 75th birthday on Wednesday, stories of transformation under his flagship schemes continue to emerge from across the country. One such inspiring story is that of Ravindra Kumar Sahu, a resident of Nahaka village under Vyasanagar Municipality in Odisha’s Jajpur district.

After GST rate cut, govt waives mandatory re-labelling of medicines

IANS | September 16, 2025 3:56 PM

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) In a major relief for the pharma sector, the government has dismissed the mandatory rule for drug manufacturers to recall, or re-label medicines already released in the market before September 22, the Department of Pharmaceuticals said.