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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicPharma industry

Topic: pharma industry

The pressing need to improve R&D in India & why it can’t emulate the East Asian model

Unlike its East Asian neighbours, India has scale manufacturing in only handful of sectors. Our trading success may lie more with value-added exports for which R&D becomes crucial.

Inside India’s shadow pharma industry — dingy drug units, cash payments, poor inspection

ThePrint visited drug units in Modi Nagar to see what keeps them running. Death of 18 children in Uzbekistan after they allegedly consumed a spurious drug has hurt India’s image of pharmacy to the world.

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Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

2 Agniveers awarded Sena Medal for gallantry in Op Sindoor, a first since Agnipath launch

This marks the first time that Agniveers have received gallantry awards. They are the Army's short-term recruits under the Agnipath scheme.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.