Try GOLD - Free
How blood product rules are changing
Mint Kolkata
|March 16, 2026
Centre plans to update India’s regulatory framework for blood products and life-saving medicines derived from human plasma, aligning domestic testing protocols with global standards.
Centre plans to update the regulatory norms for blood products and life-saving medicines derived from human plasma.
(REUTERS)
Mint explains the proposal to eliminate “double testing” for viral markers such as HIV and hepatitis at both raw material and finished product stages.
The government argues that once the source plasma is verified as safe according to international standards, repeating the same tests on the final medicine adds time and cost without improving safety. The change aims to accelerate production of essential treatments such as albumin for trauma patients, immunoglobulins for immune disorders and clotting factors for haemophilia.
This story is from the March 16, 2026 edition of Mint Kolkata.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM Mint Kolkata
Mint Kolkata
Donald Trump wants to secure Hormuz. Here's what it would take.
Securing the strait would mean big commitments of warships or a sizable ground operation
4 mins
March 16, 2026
Mint Kolkata
TRUMP'S IRAN WAR EXPOSES LIMITS OF AMERICAN POWER
E-truck, bus makers allowed to import rare earth magnet traction motors till September 2026
3 mins
March 16, 2026
Mint Kolkata
NETHERLANDS' TAX PROPOSAL SHOULD WORRY INVESTORS
The Netherlands is now proposing to abandon this principle. Starting in 2028, the Dutch government plans to levy a 36% tax on investment returns, including unrealized gains—the increase in the value of shares, bonds and other assets that investors still hold and have not sold.
2 mins
March 16, 2026
Mint Kolkata
How blood product rules are changing
Centre plans to update India’s regulatory framework for blood products and life-saving medicines derived from human plasma, aligning domestic testing protocols with global standards.
2 mins
March 16, 2026
Mint Kolkata
IIM-A moves Dubai batch to India as war rages in region
Rather than shift classes online, institute moves entire batch to its Ahmedabad campus
2 mins
March 16, 2026
Mint Kolkata
NSE's 20-bank IPO syndicate leaves little room for dissent
National Stock Exchange of India Ltd (NSE) has lined up a record 20 merchant bankers for its initial public offering (IPO), seeking to manage one of India's largest listings while aligning the interests of powerful market participants ahead of the deal.
2 mins
March 16, 2026
Mint Kolkata
Iran tests U.S. military might with a guerrilla assault on the global economy
Assam, Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry to vote in crucial polls
6 mins
March 16, 2026
Mint Kolkata
Are we facing an AI nightmare? Scenario planning should begin
Our best hope is that job losses are minimal and the AI industry doesn't turn oligopolistic but we can't count on this outcome
4 mins
March 16, 2026
Mint Kolkata
How global reporting may pull crypto bets out of the grey zone
India has operationalized a reporting framework aligned with the OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework
5 mins
March 16, 2026
Mint Kolkata
Shift urged in I-T dept's litigation mechanism
Parliamentary panel has asked the income tax (I-T) department to set up an ‘Expert Litigation Committee’ to vet tax dispute cases before filing appeals at the high courts or Supreme Court, and called for a “paradigm shift” in the department's approach to litigation.
1 min
March 16, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size