IISER Pune scientists uncover bacteria’s new survival secret
Pune: A recent study at the Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, found that Escherichia coli can quickly survive antibiotics by temporarily making extra copies of a key…
NPPA fixes retail price of 36 new drugs
New Delhi: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has fixed and notified the retail price of 37 new drugs in its recent meeting, under the provisions of the Drugs Prices…
Budget 2026: 17 cancer medicines to become cheaper as Sitharaman announces basic customs duty exemption
In a relief for cancer patients, 17 life-saving drugs have been fully exempted from basic customs duty, while seven more diseases have been added to the list. The move, announced…
State warns blood banks over unethical profit through bulk transfers
State Blood Transfusion Council issues warning to blood banks against collecting excess blood and transferring it in bulk to other states for profit Pune: The State Blood Transfusion Council (SBTC)…
Healthcare Leaders lauds India’s Union Budget 2026 in no uncertain terms
It evinces Union Government’s Resolve to groom India as Global Leader in all aspects of Healthcare New Delhi: Union Budget 2026 seems to have mighty impressed healthcare leaders. They have…
Minimum import price set for Penicillin G, salts
New Delhi: The Union government has set a minimum import price (MIP) for some key pharmaceutical inputs like penicillin G and its salts, 6 APA and amoxicillin. According to a…
Rajasthan: Probe ordered as video of nurses dancing in ICU goes viral
ALWAR: A video has gone viral in which employees of government-run Rajiv Gandhi Hospital in Alwar are seen dancing to the tunes of songs in a surgical ICU. Taking action…
Norms notified to skip test licences for R&D to boost pharma research
The amendment is in line with the directions of PM Narendra Modi to reduce regulatory burden and promote ease of doing business, the ministry said in a statement. NEW DELHI: …
India-EU FTA deal could make life-saving drugs cheaper
In a landmark move, the sealing of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union (EU) is expected to bring relief to India’s healthcare landscape, eliminating 11 per…
FDI equity inflow into pharma sector grows to $1.27 billion in H1 FY26
New Delhi: The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity inflow into the drugs and pharmaceuticals sector in the country has reported over two-fold growth during the first half of the fiscal…
