Medical devices

E – Waste (Management) Amendment Rules, 2023

February 2, 2023

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change released the E-Waste Management Rules in 2022. It is expected to come into effect in 2023. CPCB was appointed as the regulatory body to implement the rules. The rules target companies ..

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Export Promotion Council (EPC) for Medical Devices

September 22, 2022

The Indian Government has decided to set up a separate Export Promotion Council (EPC) for Medical Devices. Key facts The new EPC would have headquarters in Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA), Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh and regional offices in ..

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Centre notifies new medical device rules

September 21, 2022

The Medical Devices (Amendment) Rules, 2022 were notified by the Union Cabinet recently. Key facts The new rules require online registration of all manufacturers of all class A medical devices. Class A medical devices are those having low-to-moderate risk to ..

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Import of 17 medical devices allowed

April 30, 2021

The Government of India recently allowed import of seventeen medical devices to provide relief to the COVID-19 patients. However, the importer should make mandatory declarations under Legal Metrology Rules, 2011. Which devices were allowed? The Department of Consumer Affairs has ..

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Drugs and Cosmetics Act: New Regulatory Regime for eight medical items

April 19, 2021

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recently notified eight items to be regulated under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. According to the ministry, this had come into effect on April 1, 2021 under the Medical Devices Rules, 2017 that ..

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NIPER institutes at the NIRF rankings

June 15, 2020

The Ministry of Human Resources and Development recently released the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). IIT Madras had topped the list. The NIPER (National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research) institutes this year have shown great improvements in the ranking. ..

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