NPPA is an attached office of the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. It acts as an independent Regulator for pricing of drugs and to ensure availability and accessibility of medicines at affordable prices.
Scientists at the Weizmann Institute in Israel found that stem cells from mice could be made to self-assemble into early embryo-like structures with an intestinal tract, the beginnings of a brain, and a beating heart.
Denmark's Viktor Axelsen clinched the men's singles title at the 2022 BWF World Championships while Akane Yamaguchi of Japan defeated Olympic champion China's Chen Yufei to retain the women's singles title.