Trade margins capped at 70% for oximeters, BP meters, other medical devices

The medical devices, which have been in high demand during the Covid-19 pandemic, will now see a drop in prices, as the earlier margins were up to 709 per cent for some of these products. IMAGE:......

Govt waives import duty on Remdesivir

Amid surging COVID-19 cases in the country, the government on Tuesday waived customs duty on Remdesivir, its raw materials and other components used to make the antiviral drug. The move would help......

As India records 2.34 lakh Covid cases, PM urges: Test, track, treat

The country on Saturday recorded a frightening single-day spike in Covid-19 cases with over 2.34 lakh fresh infections, crossing the two lakh-mark for the third straight day, as demands for......

The A to Z of 2020

Wow -- 2020, huh? From the deadly coronavirus to lockdowns, wildfires to the Black Lives Matter movement, to the Bihar and US elections, it's been a year we won't forget. It's hard to believe it......

2018: Year of reckoning for India Inc

A glance back at some important ups and down India Inc faced in 2018. Year End Specials   Kindly click on the image below to view the relevant story. #1 How PNB scam effected consumer......

Pharma sector in alarm over govt's cure

The government plans to rationalise trade margins for many other medical devices, besides stents and knee implants. Price cap and regulatory clampdown: These are the twin factors that kept the......

Govt cuts prices of 10 drugs, brings 8 more under control

With these 18 drugs, the government now has brought in 467 medicines under the price control. The government has slashed prices of 10 more drugs while bringing eight new medicines, including......

'FDI policy should be seen in light of Make in India'

  'The latest Index of Industrial Production numbers show some recovery'. 'Exports, together with domestic market, will have to be sustaining growth.' Nirmala Sitharaman, below, left, has......