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The FDA, or Food and Drug Administration, is a crucial agency in the United States. It oversees the safety of food and pharmaceuticals. The agency ensures that products meet rigorous standards. It plays a vital role in public health. The FDA also regulates cosmetics and medical devices. Its work impacts millions of lives daily. The agency's decisions can influence global markets.

Abortion Pills

On January 3, 2023, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized a rule allowing retail pharmacies in the US to dispense mifepristone, a drug used in...

 January 9, 2023

FDA Declares COVID-19 Orphan Disease, Gilead Rescinds Status

The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently announced that the ongoing outbreak of Covid-19 is a pandemic. In a surprising move, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

 March 31, 2020

Vaishnavism

Vaishnavism emerged as a major religious movement during the early medieval period, characterized by the synthesis of Vedic traditions, local cults, and the philosophy of Bhakti. It evolved...

 March 16, 2020

Rise of Regional Languages

The Early Medieval period witnessed a fundamental shift in the linguistic landscape of the Indian subcontinent. While Sanskrit remained the language of the elite and religious orthodoxy, the...

 March 13, 2020

Guilds in Early Medieval India

The early medieval period (c. 600–1200 CE) witnessed a significant shift in the role and structure of guilds (shrenis) compared to the ancient period. While guilds were vibrant,...

 March 5, 2020

FDA and CDSCO Investigate Carcinogens in Ranitidine Drug

Following the revelation by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the trace presence of carcinogenic substances in Ranitidine, a commonly used drug for acidity and ulcers,...

 September 24, 2019

Khilafat Movement

The Khilafat Movement (1919–1924) was a significant pan-Islamic political protest campaign launched by Muslims in British India to influence the British government and to protect the Ottoman Empire...

 June 1, 2019

Impoverishment of Peasantry

The agrarian policy of the British East India Company and the subsequent British Raj revolutionized the traditional Indian land system. By transforming land into private property and a...

 May 16, 2019

Kharoshthi script background

During the 6th century BCE, while the Middle Ganga Plain witnessed centralized state-building under the Haryanka dynasty of Magadha, the north-west frontier of the Indian subcontinent (modern-day Pakistan,...

 May 7, 2019

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