India figures in EU's draft list for continued export of aquaculture productsIndia has been reinstated on the European Union's draft list for aquaculture product exports, ensuring continued shipments beyond September...
14 May, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
Veterinary experts say chicken, eggs affordable sources of protein; call for curbing misinformationChicken and eggs offer affordable protein. Veterinary experts highlight that social media misinformation negatively impacts the poultry sec...
24 Apr, 2026, 04.41 PM IST
Doctors warn against antibiotic misuse as resistance threat growsLeading doctors are warning the public about the dangers of antibiotic resistance. They stress that antibiotics must only be used under a d...
29 Dec, 2025, 07.35 PM IST
Antibiotic (mis)use needs proper regulationIndia consumes a high volume of broad-spectrum antibiotics - drugs that treat a wide range of common bacterial infections and should be use...
28 Dec, 2023, 10.52 PM IST
Lancet report on unapproved antibiotic use in India is 'misleading, inappropriate': Govt officialProf. Y K Gupta, a senior pharmacologist and vice chairman of the Standing National Committee on Medicines (SNCM) which prepared the Nation...
14 Sep, 2022, 05.30 PM IST
Over 47 per cent antibiotic formulations used in India in 2019 unapproved: Lancet studyThe data were gathered from a panel of 9,000 stockists who store products from approximately 5,000 pharmaceutical companies.
07 Sep, 2022, 04.17 PM IST
Too much of a good thing: How antibiotics made superbugsantibiotics are becoming less effective against infections.
17 Nov, 2021, 05.52 PM IST
Antibiotic resistance in food-animals growingIndia, long associated with the spread of superbug New Delhi metallo-beta lactamase-1 and extensively drug-resistance tuberculosis, has now...
20 Sep, 2019, 10.19 AM IST
- How countries can curb antibiotic resistance
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The proliferation of disease-causing antibiotic resistant organisms is correlated with many social and environmenta...
09 Sep, 2018, 11.07 AM IST
India's antibiotics usage witnessed maximum rise among LMICs in 15 years: StudyDoctors and experts have warned that with the prolonged use of antibiotics, many patients have become anti-antibiotic that even the primary...
30 Mar, 2018, 07.20 PM IST
Growing drug resistance: Antibiotic consumption in India has skyrocketed, finds new studyAntibiotic consumption in India increased 103% between 2000 and 2015—the highest in low and middle-income countries, according to the study.
27 Mar, 2018, 09.37 AM IST
64% of antibiotics sold in India unapproved, finds UK studyThe report said millions of antibiotic pills in the Indian market have not been regulated in India, the UK or US, worsening the problem of ...
05 Feb, 2018, 09.15 AM IST
Health ministry moves to limit antibiotics in meatThe ministry has specified the maximum permissible limits of various antibiotics in meat products.
20 Nov, 2017, 11.55 PM IST
Overuse of antibiotics in animals to worsen India’s AMR problem: StudyIndia is expected to see an 82% increase in consumption of antibiotics in “food animals” from 2,633 tons of antibiotics in 2013, showed a n...
29 Sep, 2017, 11.26 PM IST
‘Antibiotic addict’ India losing fight against lethal bacteriaThe report confirms the findings of a Princeton University study in 2014 which said Indians consume the highest number of antibiotics in th...
17 Sep, 2015, 11.36 AM IST
India largest consumer of antibiotics in the worldThe study found that worldwide antibiotic use has risen a staggering 36 per cent over those 10 years, with BRICS countries responsible for ...
14 Jul, 2014, 04.34 PM IST
- Superbug threat: Govt mulls introducing new 'schedule' in Act
The threat of a multi-drug resistant superbug looming large has forced the government to consider introduction of a separate schedule in th...
17 Apr, 2011, 10.39 AM IST