PSM India recognizes Gujarat FDCA for excellent role of its XLN software in ensuring public safety

The Gujarat Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA) was recognized by Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM) India for using innovative technological methods to ensure patient safety. The award was conferred to the state drug regulatory agency for developing its revolutionary self-licencing software Xtended Licensing and Laboratory Note (XLN) and using it effectively to adopt good…

Grabit: New cyber security threat to SMBs in India

Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have discovered a new cyber-spying campaign called Grabit that is targeting small, medium sized organisations based in mainly in India and even in countries such as Thailand and the US. Other countries affected are the UAE, Germany, Israel, Canada, France, Austria, Sri Lanka, Chile and Belgium. Grabit is targeting businesses across…

Academics, students slam threat to liberty

Freedom of speech cannot be curtailed in centres of learning. Students have the right to criticize, but the freedom should not stoop to the level of derogatory remarks against a person,” said Kerala Technological University vice-chancellor Kuncheria P Isaac. He was speaking against the ban imposed on a student group at IIT-Madras for criticizing Prime…

Let Freedom of Speech Prevail

The ban on a student group by IIT Madras, allegedly after an anonymous complaint to the Central government, has ignited a political storm all over India, targeting HRD Minister Smriti Irani. The Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle, a group of around 20 students, was accused in the complaint of trying to “spread hatred” towards PM Narendra…