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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
TopicDrugs in India

Topic: drugs in India

Drugs from Myanmar are taking over Northeast. India must recognise national security threat

It is time for New Delhi to raise its expectations and ask a tough question to the Ethnic Armed Organisations: Are they prepared to cooperate with India in its war against drugs?

Govt considers low-dose emicizumab for haemophilia, trial finds it more effective than existing treatment

‘Miracle drug’ can cost Rs 13 lakh for haemophilia A patient annually, but reduced dose found efficacious & cost-effective in small trial. Larger trial is under way.

SubscriberWrites: Kerala’s drug crisis— a looming catastrophe for a model state

With drug abuse surging among Kerala’s youth, the state stands at a crossroads—policing alone won’t save a generation; only community-led reform can.

Now Haryana has a drug problem too. And unique ways of fighting it

Haryana villagers have taken the fight against drugs into their own hands. Vigilante groups across the state are naming and shaming users and peddlers, but caste plays a part too.

Ex-naval officer’s son held from Amritsar as cops trace source of 562 kg cocaine busted in Delhi

Delhi Police seized cocaine worth over Rs 2,000 cr from godown in Mahipalpur Extension. Five arrested including Delhi-based businessman who was working with Dubai-based handler.

Proposal to regulate prices of non-essential drugs on hold, RSS affiliate was among opponents

Central govt had proposed to apply trade margin rationalisation (TMR) approach to regulate prices of non-scheduled drugs, which would have resulted in capping trade margins.

ED questions Kerala ex-minister Kodiyeri’s son over ‘links’ to gold smuggling, drugs cases

Bineesh Kodiyeri, son of Kerala CPI(M) state secretary and former minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, is also being probed by Bengaluru Crime Branch in a drug racket case. 

Lockdown places Punjab’s 3 lakh drug addicts at risk of overdose, relapse or infection

Clinics are opening for only a few hours, leading to crowding, and the Amarinder Singh government’s solution has its own set of problems. 

Price controls more important than ever for drugs used to treat prevalent diseases: Report

The report published by Brookings India Tuesday says price control is a double-edged sword that should be carefully used for growth of industry & interest of consumers.

The cult of Saridon in India

For over 4 decades, Saridon has been a one-pop solution to all headaches.  After a brief ban, it's back on the counter.

On Camera

Beneath the ice — what a lost US base from the Cold War reveals about Greenland

A failed US plan to hide missiles under the ice now provides vital clues for understanding Greenland’s future and climate risks.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

From action near Myanmar to hand-to-hand combat in Kishtwar, meet this year’s gallantry award winners

Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.