Manoj Joshi, secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, says Indian medical device makers need to manufacture at a larger scale and become globally competitive.
India in trade talks with US, UK and EU. Pharma companies say 'provision for patent holders to extend life of patent on medicine beyond 20 yrs will delay entry of generic medicine'.
In a letter to pharma organisations, govt mentioned a complaint against an event to be held by ‘Indian Psychotropic Society’. Industry members say they have never heard the name.
Drugmakers have also requested the government to consider ‘essentiality’ of the drug, and not its ‘turnover’, as the criterion for inclusion under NLEM.
Proposal for 20 cities is now being fine-tuned. It comes after PMO asked chemicals and fertilisers ministry to draw up a scheme for non-Covid patients.
A report by Hong Kong-based research firm says Indian industries producing anti-HIV, non-steroids based anti-inflammatory drugs are likely to be hit the most.
ThePrint had reported that PM Modi told pharma companies to stop bribing doctors. IPA secy general had said he didn’t have any information about such a meeting.
Committee says LNG imports have doubled in a decade to 26.96 MMT, accounting for nearly 50% of India's gas demand. The panel calls for accelerated exploration & offshore production.
Agreement follows nearly year of negotiations. Its signing in Mecca lends symbolic significance. Earlier reports had indicated Egypt too would sign it, but it did not.
The young people broke the self-imposed silence among the elite not to speak a word critical of the Modi government, except to whisper on the sidelines, looking left, right and behind.
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