Kerala is in the grip of a surging drug crisis. The state is cracking down, but the ground is slipping under its feet. Why?Kerala grapples with a mounting drug crisis, surpassing Punjab in drug-related cases, with both urban and rural areas impacted. The rise in...
23 Mar, 2025, 12.52 AM IST
Kerala is now capital of drugs, life is in difficult condition: LoP VD SatheesanKerala's Leader of the Opposition, VD Satheesan, criticized the state's security and governance, describing Kerala as the capital of drugs ...
06 Feb, 2025, 05.29 PM IST
Can Kerala's antibiotic abuse project inspire India's antimicrobial resistance fight?In 2019, nearly 300,000 deaths in India were due to AMR. Over 1 million deaths were linked to drug resistance, making infections more chall...
17 Feb, 2024, 11.08 PM IST
Kerala Budget: Price of liquor, fuel to go up along with increased vehicle tax & land fair price valueThe FM said it is proposed to levy a Social Security Cess on Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and on the sale of petrol and diesel as the ...
03 Feb, 2023, 04.25 PM IST
Maiden Pharmaceuticals, the pharma company under fire for children's deaths in Gambia, has a controversial track recordHaryana-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals came into focus after more than 60 children in The Gambia died from acute kidney injuries, allegedly c...
07 Oct, 2022, 02.55 PM IST
Over Rs 20,000 crore Covid response package on cardsThe package will focus on augmenting Covid dedicated treatment facilities, including ramping up of hospital beds, strengthening procurement...
25 Jun, 2021, 07.28 AM IST
View: As Covid crisis worsens, one wonders: Where is India’s Dr Fauci?Fauci has been the face of America’s fight against the Covid crisis, and justifiably so. As a physician working with some of the premier go...
28 May, 2021, 11.07 PM IST
GST Council to discuss tax rate on Covid essentials, compensation to states on FridayAhead of the first meeting of the top decision-making body, finance ministers of eight states ruled by non-BJP and like-minded parties -- R...
27 May, 2021, 04.08 PM IST
Core portfolio of Cipla very strong, momentum intact: Umang VohraIndia will need a stockpile of Covid drugs to prepare for the next wave, says the Cipla Global CEO.
18 May, 2021, 01.59 PM IST
Toy maker Lego donates USD 1 million to help Indian children and families disrupted by the second wave“The latest outbreak is having a devastating impact on caregiving and schooling for the country’s most vulnerable children. We hope this co...
13 May, 2021, 03.39 PM IST
View: The inconsonance between Centre and states in battling the pandemic is costing Indians dearlyThe second wave has been devastating, with its shortages of oxygen, intensive care unit (ICU) beds and ambulances, which have laid bare the...
29 Apr, 2021, 11.02 AM IST
Opposition attacks govt on several issues in Rajya Sabha: COVID-19, ordinances, migrantsParticipating in a debate on The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020, they also charged the government with entering into the "league ...
19 Sep, 2020, 03.55 PM IST
Kerala CM urges PM to include private healthcare workers in insurance schemeKerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan said PM Narendra Modi took stock of the situation in Kerala and expressed his satisfaction on the steps taken in...
27 Mar, 2020, 10.14 PM IST
Novel coronavirus: The hunt for a virus killerSome vaccine candidates for China virus are already at trial stage. But path to pharmacy is strewn with hurdles.
16 Feb, 2020, 09.36 AM IST
Kerala State Congress President VM Sudheeran: The man responsible for the state's proposed liquor banKerala being Kerala and the Congress in Kerala being a unique polity of sorts, Sudheeran’s name was not recommended as he was not part of a...
28 Sep, 2014, 01.23 PM IST
- Initiate dialogue to resolve Kashmir crisis: CPI(M) to govt
CPI(M) asked the government to immediately initiate a dialogue process with all sections of people in the valley.
07 Aug, 2010, 12.48 PM IST
- Stringent patent laws block almost 50,000 innovations
Experts at India Inc realise that the only way to power ahead is to generate innovative products that go well with the needs of Indian cons...
19 Oct, 2008, 03.16 AM IST