Tax department doesn’t think sanitiser companies’ accounts are cleanPharmaceutical companies say sanitisers are medicaments, while the taxman considers them disinfectants. The indirect tax department’s inves...
25 Jun, 2021, 07.43 AM IST
FMCG players see spike in demand of hand sanitisers, disinfectants as COVID-19 cases surgeCompanies such as ITC, Himalaya Drug Company and Patanjali said they have ramped up their production capacity to address spurt in demand, a...
21 Apr, 2021, 05.04 PM IST
Alcohol-based hand sanitisers to attract 18 pc GST: Authority for Advance RulingThe Authority for Advance Ruling said that although the Ministry of Consumer Affairs has classified hand sanitisers as an essential commodi...
14 Jul, 2020, 05.20 PM IST
ITC aiming leadership in health & hygiene FMCG spaceThere is a huge consumer need right now for hygiene products and ITC will sell them across channels and not just e-commerce as some compani...
10 Jun, 2020, 08.39 PM IST
ITC converts perfume plant to produce sanitiserThe company took this decision to address a larger societal purpose during the Covid-19 pandemic when demand for sanitiser outstrip supplie...
31 Mar, 2020, 01.14 PM IST
Covid-19: Govt eases permissions to ramp up hand sanitiser productionThe centre in close coordination with states is giving permission to distilleries and new manufacturers for production of hand sanitisers t...
26 Mar, 2020, 03.49 PM IST
Nod to manufacturers to produce ethanol-based hand sanitiser up to June 30: Delhi govtThe decision to "grant conditional permission/approval to manufacture ethanol-based sanitiser/hand cleanser/hand rub to manufacturers of dr...
25 Mar, 2020, 03.36 PM IST
FMCG companies slash sanitiser, face mask prices by up to 70%The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Saturday issued a notification to cap the retail price of 3-ply masks at ...
23 Mar, 2020, 08.49 AM IST
Govt asks liquor makers to manufacture hand sanitisers“Now we want distilleries that have their own bottling plants to add a new product line - sanitisers - to their line up of alcoholic bevera...
22 Mar, 2020, 12.33 AM IST
Government of India has asked liquor manufacturers to make alcohol available for sanitiserWorld over in corona affected countries, some distilleries, including Shane Warne’s have stopped manufacturing liquor and started making ha...
21 Mar, 2020, 07.49 PM IST
CSIR scientists develop sanitiser without harmful chemicalsDr. Sanjay Kumar, Director of IHBT stated that “The natural flavours, active tea constituents and alcohol content in this hand-sanitizer ha...
18 Mar, 2020, 12.22 PM IST
Consumer goods fly off the shelves as coronavirus spreads in IndiaDeliveries have been delayed and some items such as sanitisers have gone off shelves or are unavailable online. Retailers and fast-moving c...
16 Mar, 2020, 06.40 AM IST
Covid-19: FDA cracks down on sale, manufacture of substandard sanitisersWhile authorities in Maharashtra are busy curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus, some unscrupulous elements, who are looking to make ...
13 Mar, 2020, 11.34 AM IST
Firms gearing up to meet sanitisers, masks demandE-commerce platforms like Amazon, Flipkart, Big Basket and Grofers have not had stocks of frontline sanitiser brands at several locations. ...
06 Mar, 2020, 09.16 AM IST
Parents take note! Hand sanitisers may be harming your childExposure to sanitisers have resulted in adverse health effects like abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting among children.
05 Mar, 2017, 02.23 PM IST
Godrej Consumer Products eyes 10 per cent market share in hand wash, sanitisers segmentPresently, the combined market size of hand wash and hand sanitisers segment is around Rs 500 crore and is growing at around 15 per cent ev...
17 Jan, 2016, 11.52 AM IST
- Dabur enters hand sanitiser market
FMCG player Dabur today said it is entering into the hand sanitiser market under its 'Fem Care' brand to take on the likes of Reckitt Benck...
17 Apr, 2011, 11.01 AM IST