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To offset supply shortages, NPPA may hike prices of some medicinesSubscriber Only
July 18, 2019 03:37 IST
The move comes in response to representations by pharmaceutical companies to relax price ceilings of several medicines, they added. However, it is not clear at this stage how much the prices may go up and the proposal might also be sent to other government bodies like NITI Aayog for deliberation, The Indian Express has learnt.
Thu, Jul 18, 2019
New retail policy to focus on lower licencing costs and easier fundingSubscriber Only
July 12, 2019 03:01 IST
“Compliance costs like licences, renewals and inspections, are very high. That needs to be eased ... because it is a burden (on several retailers)” said the official.
Fri, Jul 12, 2019‘Bottle of Lies’ review: ‘Pharma Cos often make their worst drugs … for least regulated markets, including India’Subscriber Only
July 11, 2019 02:33 IST
“They revealed that many of the vials contained black particles, potentially deadly contaminants, and had failed visual inspection,” writes investigative journalist Katherine Eban about the incident in her latest book, Bottle of Lies.
Thu, Jul 11, 2019
Angel tax breather: Startups, investors divided over claritySubscriber Only
July 09, 2019 03:01 IST
Nirmala Sitharaman had said that startups and their investors filing requisite declarations and providing information in their returns will not be subjected to any kind of income tax scrutiny over the valuations of their share premiums.
Tue, Jul 09, 2019
Budget 2019: To boost growth, FPIs get more leewaySubscriber Only
July 06, 2019 03:16 IST
The current FDI in India’s civil aviation sector is limited at 49% through the automatic route, above which government approval is required.
Sat, Jul 06, 2019
Infrastructure, Budget 2019: ‘One Nation, One Grid’ to make power cost for states ‘affordable’Subscriber Only
July 06, 2019 03:10 IST
“I propose to make available a blueprint this year for developing gas grids, water grids, i-ways, and regional airports,” said finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech Friday.
Sat, Jul 06, 2019
Budget 2019: Tax sops & proposed exemptions to push electric vehicles salesSubscriber Only
July 06, 2019 02:57 IST
To make electric vehicle affordable to consumers, the government will provide an additional income tax deduction of Rs 1.5 lakh on the interest they pay on loans taken to purchase electric vehicles, she said.
Sat, Jul 06, 2019
Union Budget 2019: Firms to pay 20 per cent additional tax on share buy backsSubscriber Only
July 06, 2019 02:41 IST
Companies buy back shares through either tender offers and by purchasing shares through the open market.
Sat, Jul 06, 2019
CDSCO flags Medtronic insulin pump, issues alert over its cybersecurity risksSubscriber Only
July 04, 2019 02:43 IST
“An unauthorised person with special technical skills and equipment could potentially connect wirelessly to a nearby insulin pump to change settings and control insulin delivery,” stated CDSCO in its alert, a copy of which The Indian Express has viewed.
Thu, Jul 04, 2019
Despite MSME objections, govt moves plan to curb special steel importsSubscriber Only
June 22, 2019 04:59 IST
Representations show that manufacturers like Tata-owned Tinplate Company of India (TCIL), O P Jindal group’s JSW Vallabh Tinplate Pvt (VTPL) and Parikh Group of Companies’s GPT Steel Industries (GPT) together have a capacity of 660,000 tonnes.
Sat, Jun 22, 2019
‘Expedite solution to cases of overcharging for essential medicines’Subscriber Only
June 14, 2019 03:47 IST
The departments are expected to work out other viable options of resolving this issue as well and come back with a proposal “at the earliest”, a senior government official said on condition of anonymity.
Fri, Jun 14, 2019
Top drug advisory board clears move to ban vapes and e-cigarettesSubscriber Only
June 12, 2019 00:50 IST
Once notified by the Health Ministry, the CDSCO will be able to prohibit the manufacture, sale and distribution of these Electronic Nicotinic Delivery Systems
Wed, Jun 12, 2019
One-hit wonders: Smaller pharma companies with blockbuster brandsSubscriber Only
June 09, 2019 03:55 IST
In India’s diverse pharma industry, it’s not about how big the firm is, but how popular they can make their brands. This has allowed lesser-known drug makers to build brands that are to be reckoned with
Sun, Jun 09, 2019
In a ‘first’, Gujarat to launch trading system with incentive for low polluting industriesSubscriber Only
June 06, 2019 03:56 IST
The programme is being piloted in Surat as it is a densely populated industrial centre where textile and dye mills release a “significant” amount of air pollution.
Thu, Jun 06, 2019
Panel to firms: Prove that 324 combination drugs are safe to useSubscriber Only
June 06, 2019 03:38 IST
The medicines, known as fixed dose combinations, were declared ‘irrational’ by a Health Ministry panel set up in 2014.
Thu, Jun 06, 2019
US ends India’s benefits under select trade listSubscriber Only
June 02, 2019 04:32 IST
Will uphold national interest, offered resolution, US did not accept: Government
Sun, Jun 02, 2019
Road ahead for the Commerce ministry: Boosting exports, resolving trade issues key focus areasSubscriber Only
May 31, 2019 03:05 IST
India has been facing ‘enormous’ pressure from the Trump administration, which had raised tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the country last year.
Fri, May 31, 2019
US takes India off currency watchlistSubscriber Only
May 30, 2019 04:35 IST
Over the last two years, US put pressure on India by increasing tariffs on products like steel and aluminium,as well as removing the country from its Generalized System of Preferences, which allowed Indian businesses certain trade benefits.
Thu, May 30, 2019Decline in Foreign Direct Investment inflow: Stressed telecom, uncertainty in pharma to blameSubscriber Only
May 30, 2019 03:23 IST
While FDI in telecom sector fell during 2018-19 to $2.67 bn from $6.21 bn a year ago, inflows in pharma dropped to $266 mn in 2018-19 from $1 bn in 2017-18.
Thu, May 30, 2019
100-day agenda: Cheaper medicines, e-pharmacy norms likely to be in focusSubscriber Only
May 29, 2019 03:05 IST
A proposal to allow patients to seek compensation for faulty medical devices, a scrutinised industry following government and media investigations into the adverse impacts of certain hip implants by J&J, is also yet to fructify.
Wed, May 29, 2019‘Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra discoms still to recover nearly Rs 67,000 crore’Subscriber Only
May 27, 2019 01:05 IST
As per the latest tariff orders until FY18-FY19, the total amount of these funds, known as regulatory assets, outstanding amounted to Rs 76,963 crore.
Mon, May 27, 2019
Why appeals are stuck at WTO, how India will be hit if process breaks downSubscriber Only
May 20, 2019 01:02 IST
Over 20 developing countries met in New Delhi last week to discuss ways to prevent the WTO’s dispute resolution system from collapsing due to the logjam in these appointments.
Mon, May 20, 2019
After US FDA, CDSCO issues device alert on 3 Medtronic pacemakersSubscriber Only
May 19, 2019 02:52 IST
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) alert on Saturday comes over a week after the US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) flagged five such models of Medtronic’s pacemakers and cardiac resynchronisation therapy pacemakers (CRT-P) for issues related to their batteries.
Sun, May 19, 2019Need a new brand name if composition of drug is changed: Pharma regulatorSubscriber Only
May 17, 2019 01:51 IST
According to a notification issued on Thursday by the CDSCO, the practice of changing the key therapeutic ingredients in a drug formulation without changing the brand name “is not only misleading but may also result in undesirable pharmacological effects as the consumer would take the formulation assuming that it has the earlier composition.”
Fri, May 17, 2019
Patient groups urge HealthMin to ‘discontinue’ J&J TB drug donationsSubscriber Only
May 01, 2019 02:00 IST
J&J, earlier this month, announced that it would be providing 10,000 courses of bedaquiline, used to treat multi drug-resistant TB, “free of charge” to India through USAID in addition to the 10,000 courses it had committed before.
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