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Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged on Saturday the inclusion of one or two Indian enterprises among the top five pharmaceutical corporations worldwide. Modi emphasised in his speech on the 80th Independence Day that Indian pharmaceutical companies must rank among the best in the world. “We have done significant work in the pharmaceutical sector, but the…
Last Updated:January 30, 2026, 8:14 PM IST Industry leaders say Budget 2026 is a crucial moment to shift from a volume-driven healthcare economy to one anchored in innovation, prevention and long-term resilience Calling for higher public health spending, the corporate honchos & healthcare lobbies have asked for targeted tax incentives for research and manufacturing, regulatory…
Last Updated:January 18, 2026, 04:08 IST The SC upheld the validity of recruitment rules framed by the State of Bihar, with Diploma in Pharmacy as the essential qualification for appointment to the post of Pharmacist The top court also accepted the state’s argument regarding ‘limited employment avenues’ for diploma holders. Representational image The Supreme Court has…
Last Updated:September 21, 2025, 00:39 is The Federation of Pharma Entrepreneurs (FOPE) warns that many MSMEs face closure due to costly GMP upgrades Central to FOPE’s demand is an extension of the compliance deadline for the revised Schedule M. Representational image The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has asked the Department of…
Last Updated:July 25, 2025, 07:30 is India’s exports of medical devices to the UK rose to Rs 1,015 crore in 2024, up 13% from 2023. Imports surged even faster—from Rs 1,682 crore to Rs 2,295 crore—a 36% rise Representative Image (Credit- Pexels) The signing of the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) marks a major breakthrough…
Last Updated:June 25, 2025, 16:18 is The PLI scheme has witnessed investments worth Rs 1.76 lakh crore, which has generated production/ sales of over Rs 16.5 lakh crore and employment of over 12 lakhs till March 2025. The government had announced the PLI scheme in 2021 for 14 sectors with an outlay of Rs 1.97…
Last Updated:May 14, 2025, 01:00 is Crux World Donald Trump has used his executive powers to order sweeping cuts to the price of prescription drugs in the US, in an effort to bring them in line with other developed countries. His order directs the US health secretary, Robert Kennedy, to send price targets to the…
AIOCD has asked chemists to source their stocks from companies rather than dubious channels that may introduce counterfeit drugs into the supply chain under the guise of higher profit margins. (Representational image/Getty) The All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) representing more than 10 lakh offline chemists across India told its members to strictly…