5,759 km of national highways built till Nov this fiscal: Mansukh L MandaviyaThe Ministry has set a target of construction of 10,000 km of National Highways in the current fiscal 2018-19.
20 Dec, 2018, 04.02 PM IST
Sadananda Gowda takes charge of chemicals and fertilisers ministryThe move was necessitated following the demise of Ananth Kumar on Monday. Gowda is currently the minister for statistics and programme impl...
14 Nov, 2018, 03.35 PM IST
No plans to revamp NPPA: GovernmentIn a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Mansukh L Mandaviya said the governmen...
05 Jan, 2018, 05.00 PM IST
PMBJPs selling drugs up to 96% cheaper than branded equivalentsMandaviya, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha , said that the branded generic medicines are generally sold at higher prices in comparison ...
02 Jan, 2018, 04.36 PM IST
India plans to commence BBIN motor pact with Nepal, BangladeshBangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) had signed a framework MVA in June 2015 to enable movement of passenger and cargo vehicles acros...
18 Dec, 2017, 08.12 PM IST
Govt fixes ceiling prices of 849 formulations till NovCeiling prices of 59 formulations were reduced by more than 40 per cent with respect to maximum price: Govt
15 Dec, 2017, 05.39 PM IST
Pharma, medical devices should be under one ministry: MandaviyaThe regulatory bodies include the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, the Pharmacopeia Commission and Pharmacy Education, Mandaviy...
08 Aug, 2017, 04.20 PM IST
Government forms panel to make drugs more affordableThe committee would also review the scope of Drugs (Price Control) Order 2013 (DPCO 2013) and suggest ways for strengthening the regulatory...
08 Aug, 2017, 04.17 PM IST
Taking steps to discourage import of bulk drugs: GovernmentThe government is clearing bottlenecks like environment clearance which the manufacturers are facing in order to give boost to domestic man...
11 Apr, 2017, 05.37 PM IST
No proposal to let private cars share rides for fare: Government on Ola, Uber's carpool schemeIn 2015, cab aggregator Ola had launched its CarPool feature in Delhi allowing people to pool rides using their private cars through the co...
05 Apr, 2017, 05.01 PM IST
NPPA identifies 634 suspected cases of overchargingAs stipulated under the Drugs (Prices Control) Order (DPCO) 2013, NPPA fixes ceiling price of essential medicines of Schedule I.
28 Mar, 2017, 03.37 PM IST
Government gets Rs 672 crore fine from pharma companies for overchargingSince inception, NPPA has issued 1,527 demand notices to companies for overcharging on sales of formulations at prices above the notified c...
15 Mar, 2017, 01.22 AM IST
No final view on Katoch panel recommendations: GovernmentThe government had set up a committee of secretaries, headed by Secretary, Health Research, V M Katoch to suggest ways to reduce dependence.
07 Feb, 2017, 03.59 PM IST
Will not sell sick pharma firms to foreign companies: GovernmentThere will not be any shortage of medicines in the country because of this move, Minister of State for Fertiliser Mansukh L Mandaviya said.
03 Feb, 2017, 04.20 PM IST
Government says no proposal to overhaul drug pricing policyThere is neither a proposal to overhaul the drug pricing policy nor one to take away NPPA’s powers, Mansukh L Mandaviya, minister of state ...
14 Dec, 2016, 12.48 AM IST
Fixing drug prices helped consumers save Rs 5,060 crore: GovernmentAs per the provisions of the DPCO 2013, to control the prices of essential medicines, NPPA has fixed the prices of medicines appearing in S...
22 Nov, 2016, 05.00 PM IST
Bill on admiralty juridiction of courts introduced in Lok SabhaThe repealing of four admiralty statutes is in line with the government's commitment to do away with archaic laws which are hindering effic...
21 Nov, 2016, 05.54 PM IST