Zika Virus infection is a disease caused by the Zika virus spread mostly by the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito. This infection can also be passed from a…
After falsely claiming FDA approval, IIT-Delhi startup Sanfe falsely claim AYUSH ministry approval
On 8th of March 2019, four IIT-Delhi entrepreneurs launched a product called ‘Sanfe Period Pain Relief Roll-On’ that claimed to help with menstrual pain. The start-up group (Redroom Technology Private…
IIT-Delhi startup Sanfe falsely claim FDA approval and AYUSH ministry certificate for a pain relief roll-on
On 8th of March 2019, four IIT-Delhi entrepreneurs launched a product ‘Sanfe Period Pain Relief Roll-On’ that claimed to help women with menstrual pain. The start-up group who launched the…
The inefficacy of AYUSH-64, the anti-malarial Ayurvedic drug developed by Ministry of AYUSH
The CCRAS (Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences), an autonomous body of the Ministry of AYUSH, has developed an Ayurvedic formulation, AYUSH-64, that claims to treat malaria without side…
Depression is not ‘low mood’: Misleading advice from the Ministry of Health
“#Depression is a state of low mood that affects a person’s thought, behaviour, feeling & sense of well-being. One must take up activities that keep him or her boosted in…
Unauthorised display of social enterprise Bhuli’s artwork at Haridwar station; Dismayed founders alert ministry
“We are heartbroken…A lot of research and hard work goes into our work. It really pinches us when our work is used without our consent and we aren’t even acknowledged.”…
Ministry of External Affairs shares news about use of Saudi Arabian airspace that is denied by Saudi
“Riyadh allows Air India to use space for Israel flights”. The official Facebook page of Ministry of External Affairs shared this news quoting Israeli daily Haaretz as its source. The…
Is INS Kalvari a product of PM Modi’s ‘Make in India’ as claimed by Defence Ministry?
On December 14 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially commissioned INS Kalvari. The first of the Scorpene class of submarines, INS Kalvari was inducted with much fanfare after extensive sea…
Ministry of Finance misleads – Equates decrease in inflation to decrease in prices
The Ministry of Finance would like us to believe that Inflation Data shows a steady decline in general prices. To do so, they have tweeted a chart that shows consumer…
Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways website uses pictures of roadways from US & Canada!
A Union government website has done it again. Close to the heels of using an image of the Spain-Morocco border to represent lighting along the Indian border, comes another blooper….