Baghpat institute becomes a wider veterinary vaccine testing lab
The Union Health Ministry said on 20 June 2026 that amendments to the Drugs Rules, 1945, notified by G.S.R. 65(E) dated 28 January 2026, have expanded the Central Drugs Laboratory role of the Chaudhary Charan Singh National Institute of Animal Health, Baghpat. It can now test 42 veterinary vaccines, against only two earlier.
UPPCS angle: GS-VI: animal health. Baghpat hosts a Central Drugs Laboratory for veterinary vaccines.
20 Jun 2026