Africa Looks to India to Build Affordable Healthcare

New Delhi, August 14, 2025 — As traditional development aid to Africa slows, policy voices are urging a deeper health partnership with India—spanning low-cost generics, medical devices, digital health and…

Fortis Noida Installs O-Arm 3D Imaging for Safer Surgery

Noida, August 14, 2025 — Fortis Hospital, Noida has installed the O-Arm 3D intra-operative imaging system to support complex spine and neuro surgeries. The system gives surgeons real-time, CT-like 3D…

Supreme Court Dismisses IMA Plea Against Patanjali Ads

New Delhi, August 14, 2025 — The Supreme Court has dismissed the Indian Medical Association’s (IMA) writ petition that accused Patanjali Ayurved of running misleading advertisements against modern medicine. The…

India Launches SHRESTH Index to Strengthen State Drug Regulatory Systems

New Delhi: Union Health Secretary, Smt. Punya Salila Srivastava virtually launched the State Health Regulatory Excellence Index (SHRESTH), a first-of-its-kind national initiative to benchmark and strengthen state drug regulatory systems…

52.4% of Herbal Products did not conform to the standards of the US Pharmacopeia, samples exceeded microbiological limits: ICMR-NIN Study

Hyderabad:  A microbiological risk assessment by the Indian Council of Medical Research’s National Institute of Nutrition found that a majority of herbal formulations sold in Hyderabad contain bacterial contamination exceeding…

Gang making fake health supplements busted in Muzaffarnagar, two arrested

Muzaffarnagar: Khalapar police station has taken a major action and exposed a gang manufacturing fake health supplements in the name of international brands. Police have recovered goods worth about Rs…

Govt Temporarily Eases BIS Rules for Medical Device Parts

New Delhi, August 6, 2025 — In a relief to the medical-devices industry, the Centre has temporarily eased BIS compliance for certain steel inputs used to make surgical blades, scalpels,…

Biocon Bets Big on Insulin, Eyes GLP-1 Drugs for Future Growth

Bengaluru – Biocon Biologics, the biopharmaceutical arm of Biocon Ltd, is strengthening its foothold in the global insulin market while making a decisive move into the booming GLP-1 drug segment.…

Delhi Police busts major fake medicine racket; 6 arrested including kingpin

The Anti-Gang Squad of the Crime Branch of Delhi Police has busted a major interstate racket involved in the manufacturing, selling, and supplying of counterfeit lifesaving medicines. In this significant…

Indian Pharma Market grows by 7.9% in July; antibiotic Augmentin rebounds to top spot

New Delhi: The Indian Pharmaceutical Market (IPM) in July underwent a value growth of 7.9 per cent driven by new launches in the anti-diabetic segment and value growth of cardiac…