The project DAVA (Drug Authentication and Verification Application) of The Department of Commerce's has won the 2015 eASIA Award under Trade Facilitation category. The award was announced by Asia Pacific Council for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business in Tehran, Iran. <br/><br/>An official release said, DAVA project was launched in June this year, created an integrated platform for implementation of the Track and Trace system both for exports and domestic markets of Drugs and Pharmaceuticals. The DAVA project aims to cover all the drugs manufactured in India. Indian Pharmaceutical industry has approximately 250 large units and more than 8,000 small and medium scale units.