Popularity was never my goal; what matters is public health: FDA Commissioner Tukaram MundheMaharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe prioritizes public health over personal popularity. He has taken action against 12,083 establis...
06 Sep, 2026, 11.30 AM IST
Noida airport or ‘seaport’? Waterlogging turns Jewar airport’s ‘Varanasi Ghats’ into a ‘riverfront’Noida International Airport in Jewar witnessed temporary waterlogging after heavy rain on Tuesday, with water entering the passage connecti...
12 Aug, 2026, 10.02 AM IST
From 105 kg expired food & 32 litres of milk to 50 kg chicken and rotten veggies: What FDA found inside Bengaluru’s 3-star and 5-star hotel kitchens will shock youBengaluru's Food Safety and Drug Administration conducted surprise inspections at several high-end hotels. Officials discovered expired foo...
09 Aug, 2026, 04.10 PM IST
Bengaluru entrepreneur decides to grow his own avocados after struggling to find good-quality fruit in the city. But the tree ends up teaching him a powerful lesson on patience: ‘If you keep investing…’A Bengaluru entrepreneur cultivated Hass avocados after facing disappointment with local produce. He imported saplings from California, whi...
07 Aug, 2026, 12.02 PM IST
A 21-year-old woman took all 5 anti-rabies injections after a dog bite. Still she died. Ex-army doctor explains what went wrongA 21-year-old woman died of rabies despite taking all five anti-rabies vaccine doses and rabies immunoglobulin after a dog bite. An ex-Army...
01 Aug, 2026, 10.56 AM IST
How AI is helping pharma prevent drug recalls, counter fakes and improve patient safetyArtificial intelligence is revolutionizing the pharmaceutical sector by significantly reducing the instances of drug recalls. By improving ...
29 Jul, 2026, 11.04 PM IST
Indian steelmakers pivot home as Europe tightens imports, China squeezes marginsIndian steelmakers are shifting focus to domestic markets amid tighter European import rules. Exports to the EU and Britain are expected to...
21 Jul, 2026, 12.44 PM IST
Aluminium industry divided over removing custom duties for scraps and finished productsIndia's aluminium industry is split over import duties. Primary producers, represented by the Aluminium Association of India (AAI), want st...
05 Jul, 2026, 01.41 PM IST
Stricter rules likely to curb substandard steel importsIndia is planning to tighten norms for steel imports under the advance authorisation scheme to curb the inflow of substandard, non-BIS comp...
07 Aug, 2025, 12.39 AM IST
India-UK trade: Co-equal rule to aid claiming of benefitsThe India-UK trade agreement brings a new 'co-equal' rule. This offers flexibility for goods like chemicals and steel. Producers can meet a...
25 Jul, 2025, 03.19 PM IST
Centre may relax quality control compliance window for steel intermediatesThe Steel Ministry is likely to grant a 15-20 day grace period before enforcing quality control orders on intermediate steel materials, add...
07 Jul, 2025, 06.16 PM IST
CISTA urges Piyush Goyal to curb imports of substandard tea to protect Indian tea industryThe Confederation of Indian Small Tea Growers Association (CISTA) urged Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal to prevent the import of low-q...
21 Jan, 2025, 06.11 PM IST
Govt working to address issues related to steel imports: Minister KumaraswamyThe Indian government is taking action on concerns about steel imports. The steel industry is worried about low-quality imports, especially...
19 Nov, 2024, 03.26 PM IST
Govt calls meet to discuss measures to bring gloves under quality controlUnion government's high-level meeting aims to address the issue of substandard glove imports from Southeast Asia, focusing on implementing ...
03 May, 2024, 12.53 AM IST
Quality control on car and bike wheel rims from FridayAccording to the World Trade Organisation, the quality control order on automobile wheel rims covers imports under the Harmonised System (H...
20 Dec, 2023, 09.43 PM IST
Focus on spurious, substandard drugs is more importantWe need policy focus to provide standard quality and reasonable prices for the most essential medicines and not aim at ambitious regulatory...
29 Nov, 2012, 08.26 AM IST
- Exporters of drugs under govt lens
The government has decided to initiate investigation against suspected exporters of substandard drugs on information provided by its missio...
14 Sep, 2009, 01.16 AM IST