LOC issued against man who sold fake Ozempic worth Rs 180 crore to US firm

New Delhi:  A lookout circular (LOC) has been issued against the man who allegedly sold fake Ozempic worth Rs 180 crore to a United States-based firm, officers have said. According…

DRI officials seize 119.4 kg of Alprazolam worth Rs. 23.88 crore

New Delhi:  The officers of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence from Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Kakinada executed a swift and well-coordinated operation resulting in seizure of 119.4 kg Alprazolam in lumpy…

MNCs push to restart refurbished med device imports; seeks entry in repair initiative

New Delhi:  Months after regulators in India discontinued the imports of refurbished medical devices, multi-national players have called for restraining the category imports and including the industry in the government’s…

10-Minute Medicine Delivery Faces Heat Over Rx Compliance

New Delhi, August 19, 2025 — India’s fast-growing quick-commerce firms are racing to deliver medicines in 10 minutes. But the sprint has triggered a regulatory alarm. The All India Organisation…

Delhi to Add 1,100 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, 1,300 New Beds in Hospital Push

New Delhi, August 18, 2025 — The Delhi government has unveiled a major capacity push in public healthcare: 1,100 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs) across the city and five hospital expansions…

Centre Pushes Haryana to Fast-Track AIIMS Rewari

New Delhi | August 18, 2025 — The Union government has urged Haryana to speed up work on AIIMS Rewari (Majra) and resolve on-ground hurdles so the institute can open…

Rajasthan Drops 1,114 Hospitals From RGHS in Fraud Drive

Jaipur, August 18, 2025 — Rajasthan has removed 1,114 private hospitals from the Rajasthan Government Health Scheme (RGHS) after a statewide fraud sweep. The Health Department also suspended 1,901 healthcare…

IIT Kharagpur Launches Skills School to Train Allied Health Professionals

Kharagpur/New Delhi, August 18, 2025 — IIT Kharagpur has launched a new “School for Skills: Healthcare & Technology” to train young people—especially from rural and semi-urban India—for frontline roles in…

Aurobindo to Start US Units This Year; China Plant Nears Q3 FY26 Break-Even

New Delhi, August 18, 2025 — Aurobindo Pharma said two manufacturing units in the United States are slated to start production within the current fiscal, tightening the company’s supply chain…

Banned medicines seized in Jaipur: 4 miscreants arrested

Jaipur:  The Central Narcotics Bureau (CBN) team has initiated measures against the illicit trafficking of drugs. They have confiscated a significant shipment of prohibited substances, including Tramadol capsules, Alprazolam tablets,…