THE ETHICS COMMITTEE

Google fires second AI ethics leader as dispute over research, diversity grows

The firing comes a month after Mitchell also vented on Twitter about the handling of her former colleague, Timnit Gebru, who parted ways wi...

OTT platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video to implement code of ethics for self-regulation

IAMAI has finalised an ‘implementation toolkit’ even as the government has initiated consultations at the highest levels involving official...

Donald Trump: Beyond impeachment, a push for ethics laws that do not depend on shame

In response, lawmakers and pressure groups are pushing for a wide-ranging overhaul of ethics laws, the likes of which have not been seen si...

CAG report on KIIFB: Kerala Minister appears before assembly privilege and ethics committee

Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman and Congress MLA V D Satheeshan had moved a notice against Isaac after he allegedly divulged the c...

Trial volunteers given Rs 12 cr in compensation in the last 3 years: DCGI

The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) on Friday said India had paid Rs 12 crore of compensation to clinical trial participants who ha...

We won’t release Covishield for mass use until it's proven safe and immunogenic: SII

"The incident with the Chennai volunteer though highly unfortunate was in no way induced by the vaccine and SII is sympathetic with the vol...

Participants in Serum Institute of India vaccine trial seek clarification from ICMR

The move comes after one participant in the Covishield vaccine trial who developed medical complications sent a legal notice to Serum Insti...

First batch of Sputnik V vaccine to arrive in Kanpur medical college for Phase 2, 3 trials

The decision to conduct the human clinical trials of the vaccine was taken after Dr Reddy's Laboratories got approval from the Drugs Contro...

Tired of Trump, Deutsche Bank wants to end ties but sees no good options: Sources

In meetings in recent months, a Deutsche Bank management committee that oversees reputational and other risks for the lender in the America...

Domestic firms lead in impact investments, disclosures: Study

Domestic companies lead their global peers when it comes to average transparency rating about their impact investments at 29 per cent, high...

Ayush Ministry to take up clinical study on potential of Vasa, Guduchi for management of COVID-19

This will be a randomized, open label three armed study, and will be conducted at the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi, in...

Can't directly deal with complaints of unethical practices: Department of pharmaceuticals

DoP also asked pharma associations to submit compliance report and form committees to look into action taken on the complaints. Pharma lobb...

Eight organizations and 145 individuals write to govt on concerns on Aarogya Setu app

The Aarogya Setu mobile app has been mired in controversy was introduced by the government as a contact tracing app in April. Internet and ...

Hamdard Labs to start clinical trial of two immunity boosting drugs for COVID-19

The company has received all the regulatory approvals to begin the proof of concept clinical trial for its Infuza and Kulzam drugs, Hamdard...

World Uyghur Congress complains to IOC on 2022 winter Olympics in Beijing

Evidence submitted along with the Complaint from numerous sources proves that a number of crimes against humanity are taking places such as...

Virat Kohli under 'conflict of interest' scanner, Sanjeev Gupta writes to BCCI Ethics Officer

Gupta, in his mail, has mentioned the Indian captain's involvement with Virat Kohli Sports LLP company, which has two Directors/Owners name...

Indian-American doctors outraged at Floyd's death, racial discrimination in the US

An African-American man, George Floyd, 46, was killed after a white police officer kneeled on his neck as he gasped for breath till life le...