Biocon chief bats for dual-agency model to fast-track drug approvalsBiocon's Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw suggests a new drug approval system. The Indian Council of Medical Research would handle scientific reviews fo...
23 Nov, 2025, 11.58 PM IST
Qualitative tightening timeIndia's governance journey involves more than just removing rules. True reform means creating smart, risk-based regulations. This is crucia...
16 Nov, 2025, 11.28 PM IST
View: How GST 2.0 strengthens India's healthcare response and advance universal health coverageGST 2.0 marks an important beginning, but affordability alone cannot secure India's healthcare future. To ensure that today's gains transla...
10 Oct, 2025, 11.14 PM IST
Cough syrup deaths: Sresan Pharma owner Ranganathan sent to 10-day police custodyA Madhya Pradesh court has remanded Sresan Pharma owner Ranganathan to 10-day police custody following alleged child deaths linked to Coldr...
10 Oct, 2025, 05.54 PM IST
Centre set to amend rules to simplify drug testing processThe Indian government is amending drug regulations to expedite the approval process for clinical trials and bioavailability/bioequivalence ...
04 Sep, 2025, 01.27 AM IST
From pharmacy to innovation hub: Why India needs a regulatory revolution in biotechIndia aims to transition from a global pharmacy to an innovation hub by reforming its regulatory landscape. The focus is on AI-powered appr...
18 Aug, 2025, 11.32 PM IST
View: India's drug industry needs a major overhaulDespite campaigns for regulatory reform since a corruption and fraud scandal in 2013, India's Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation r...
05 Apr, 2023, 06.51 AM IST
Govt to introduce incentive scheme to boost R&D by pharma industry: DCGI SomaniPLI scheme aims to give companies incentives on incremental sales from products manufactured in domestic units. Somani was speaking on the ...
20 Jan, 2023, 05.13 PM IST
View: Is self-regulation defeating its purpose?Earlier in June, the ministry of consumer affairs notified the guidelines under the consumer protection act to clamp down on misleading adv...
04 Jul, 2022, 03.08 PM IST
D-Street investors stay on sidelines ahead of inflation data; Sensex falls 388 ptsOnly 8 of the 30 Sensex stocks settled in the green. Bank stocks were the top gainers of today's session, with Axis Bank and Kotak Mahindra...
12 Apr, 2022, 10.29 PM IST
Panel recommends renaming India's drug regulator for better international visibilityA high-level committee has proposed three options — Central Medical Products Administration, India (CMPA), Central Medical Products Regulat...
18 Jul, 2020, 12.22 PM IST
High-level panel formed to recommend reforms in India's drug regulatory systemFaced with the ominous threat of the coronavirus infection, a number of steps such as fast-tracking the approval process for drugs, researc...
23 May, 2020, 06.30 PM IST
The Department of Pharmaceuticals proposes to oversee drug regulatorThe Cabinet secretary had constituted a committee tasked with reforming the drug regulatory system under the chairmanship of Rajesh Bhushan...
22 May, 2020, 07.26 AM IST
Union Health Ministry notifies medical equipment used on humans or animals as "drugs""In pursuance of sub-clause (iv) of clause (b) of section 3 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, the Central Government, after consultatio...
11 Feb, 2020, 09.13 PM IST
Poke Me: Any move to ensure safety of medicines is good. But a blanket ban on numerous products?While any initiative to ensure the safety and efficacy of medicines in India must be lauded, it is a big concern that India’s drug regulato...
23 Mar, 2016, 08.45 PM IST
Government to set up regulatory regime for AYUSH medicines : Shripad Yesso NaikThe government is considering to set up a structured central regulatory regime for yoga, ayurveda and other traditional medicines, Rajya Sa...
12 May, 2015, 07.30 PM IST
An open letter to PM Narendra Modi for an effective drugs regulator to revive the sectorLike millions who hope your leadership can propel our country toward prosperity, I too was glued to the television to hear your victory spe...
29 May, 2014, 04.00 AM IST