'Delay in collection of data from some SEZs, ports reason for difference in preliminary and final exports growth numbers for Sep'According to the preliminary data, released on October 3, the merchandise exports contracted by 3.5 per cent in September to USD 32.62 bill...
Government notifies over 450 Fixed-Dose Combination drugs as 'rational'An FDC drug contains two or more active ingredients in a fixed dosage ratio. The drugs are deemed rational when claims for their benefits a...
Drug firms get DGCI nod for Covid drug favipiravir despite inconclusive studyOn Tuesday, Hyderabad-based Biophore India Pharmaceuticals said it has received approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DGCI) t...
Cut diamond imports dip by 14.44 per cent in April-November 2017: GJEPCThe return consignments stood almost the same at USD 4,945 million for the period under review, compared with USD 4,978 million in the year...
Spurious drugs imported from China raises red flag for pharma regulatorClandestine operators push spurious pharmaceutical ingredients labelled under the name of authorised importers.
Coal imports drop 5% to 14.52 million tonnes in October"DGCI&S data reveals that import of coal has come down for the fourth consecutive month. In October 2015, it is down by 5.10%," Coal Secret...
Sun Pharma gets DGCI nod for breast cancer drugSun Pharma Advanced Research Company today said it has received the approval of the DGCI for its medicine for treatment of breast cancer.
Government drawing new roadmap for boosting services exportsThe government is drawing a fresh roadmap for enhancing services exports through diversification and tapping of new markets, a senior Comme...
$8.8 bn missing link in exports figures: How government got economic data wrongThe principal reason for exports being overstated by $8.8 billion was the customs dept’s shift to a new computer system.
- Committee of secretaries to meet on Tuesday to check trade data errors
A committee of secretaries including cabinet secretary Ajit K Seth, revenue secretary Sumit Bose and commerce secretary SR Rao will meet on...
- New setup planned to weed out errors from trade data, says Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar
The commerce department is mulling an institutional mechanism for revising trade data to improve accuracy after the recent downward revisio...
- Government plans white paper on wrong export numbers soon
Govt is considering bringing out a white paper on what went wrong with exports numbers that were revised down $9 billion for first 7 months...
- RBI leans on commerce department for export figures
Exports data from RBI may not be more reliable than the commerce ministry's revision-prone figures, as it does not report actual exports re...
- Bayer’s bid to stay Cipla cancer drug foiled, next hearing on Oct 6
Germany's largest drug maker Bayer failed to get a court stay on Cipla from seeking permission to launch the European company’s copycat of ...
- DGCI for centralised uniform system for pharma industry
Drugs Controller General of India has initiated a centralised uniform system for various processes of the industry.
- Novartis gets DGCI nod to import diclofenac sodium
Drug maker Novartis Healthcare has received licence from the Drugs Controller General of India (DGCI) to import analgesic drug diclofenace ...
- Centre steps in for clarity in annual trade data
To ensure more transparency in annual trade data, the Centre has decided to again offer two sets of data on exports and imports.