The pharmaceutical industry is growing both in terms of volume and diversity of new products. As years pass by, new technology both for manufacture and quality control is being introduced. It is essential to maintain a competitive edge concerning quality, cost, compliance, and prompt deliveries. The fresh graduates are lacking knowledge about the ongoings of industry and there is a gap between academic education and industry expectations from pharma graduates. This comprehensive updated Pharmaceutical Technology Handbook helps in reducing the gap in understanding technology, modern pharma equipment, and plant design to some extent. Divided into six sections, the articles presented in this book, in one way or another, touch all aspects of succeeding in a competitive situation. The highlight of this book is its focus on the layout for various manufacturing sections, each prepared by expert architects/consultants. The authors are conversant with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) guidelines and have been instrumental in delivering manufacturing units of global standards approved by various approving agencies.

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Physical Sciences and the Future of INDIA Scientific studies of nature have resulted in profound changes in our perspective of ourselves and the world around us. As India reclaims its place in the world, our need for understanding science and appreciating technology has increased. Physical Science and the Future of India, therefore, makes it essential for us to understand the scientific world view as well as powers and limitations of science and technology to understand its impact on our civilisation as a whole. Mayank K Vahia Prof Mayank Vahia is a scientist at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) with a special interest in science, science education and its impact on Indian civilization. His research interests include space-based telescopes for high-energy astrophysics to history of Indian astronomy.

Universities are inherently and definitionally universal in their quest for the creation and dissemination of knowledge. They are set to defy borders that exist in parochial forms. Globalization which opened up borders has by design or default created inequalities and imbalances in knowledge systems. Undoubtedly, knowledge is power but the difference in the power that is intrinsic to it and the power that is ascribed which is determined by dominant political and economic hierarchies.<br><br>If knowledge predominantly flows from global north to global south, people seeking knowledge move from global south to global north. These imbalances are also seen within these regions, between cultures and communities, one claiming superiority over the other. These realities call for a reassessment of not only what constitutes knowledge, but also what encompasses the idea of borders. Through this book, we wish to see more elaboration on the inclusive role of education that can act as an equalizer or as a catalyst for creating a level playing field across borders.