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TopicSpurious drugs

Topic: Spurious drugs

After Ballari maternal deaths, Karnataka to restructure drugs control dept, strengthen procedures

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government is attempting to restructure the drugs control department and take a fresh look at current procedures in its medical facilities,...

IV drug under lens after 4 new mothers die in Karnataka, use of 3 more drugs by Bengal pharma halted

Drug under lens is Ringer Lactate IV fluid procured from Paschim Banga Pharmaceutical. 22 batches have failed test, around 65 passed and the remaining are to be tested.

Special inspection drive by drug controllers in 20 states, 26 pharma companies show-caused

The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has carried out nationwide inspections following a spate of incidents where drugs imported from India were found to be substandard or spurious.

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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Toppling govts is easier than winning polls for protesters. Bangladesh is the latest proof

Bangladesh’s ‘protest’ party NCP won only six seats. Why have youth movements, from Sri Lanka to Nepal, struggled to challenge traditional leadership and political parties?

7 lakh jobs created, Rs 50 lakh-cr investments bagged, says UP CM. Oppn flags MoU-reality gap

CM Yogi Adityanath claims that from being called a ‘bimaru’ state, UP is now among the top-3 economies in India. The 2026 Budget session of the UP assembly is currently underway.

Australian amphibian aircraft firm eyes Indian civil & military market, ties up with Apogee Aerospace

Aligning with India's push to promote inter-coastal air connectivity, Apogee has ordered 15 seaplanes in a deal valued at Rs 3,500 crore.

Dear Narendrabhai, Bangladesh polls give India space to hit reset button

By next weekend, Bangladesh will have an elected government. This is India’s moment to reboot broken ties by moderating the ‘ghuspethiya’ rhetoric in poll-bound West Bengal and Assam.