India's protein supplements market reaches $912.9 million in 2025 as demand grows for gut-friendly, additive-free formulationsMumbai (Maharashtra) [India], India's protein supplements market reached approximately USD $912.9 million in 2025, according to IMARC Group...
09 May, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
US to loosen marijuana rules in major shift for $47 billion industryThe United States Department of Justice is easing rules on certain marijuana items. The drug will be reclassified as less dangerous. This s...
24 Apr, 2026, 09.05 AM IST
Different packaging, typos expose fake Mounjaro racketGurugram authorities uncovered a counterfeit Mounjaro operation. Police seized fake diabetes and weight loss injections valued at ₹70 lakh....
23 Apr, 2026, 03.18 PM IST
What's in the deal to end the longest US government shutdown?Lawmakers are set to end the longest government shutdown. The deal temporarily restores funding for agencies. It also provides full-year fu...
12 Nov, 2025, 11.45 PM IST
From textiles to plastic, India needs to get ‘high’ on hempA culinary actor, hemp is now finding a place in textiles and other products. But regulatory hurdles make it difficult to even market these...
16 Dec, 2023, 09.53 AM IST
How a complicated regulatory landscape hurting startups selling food, clothes & wellness products made from hempHemp gets a bad rap due to its infamous cousin marijuana. To make matters worse, they look somewhat alike. They both belong to the cannabis...
13 Aug, 2023, 10.20 AM IST
Hemp catches Nithin Kamath's attention, Zerodha founder wants to invest in startups working on the humble cousin of marijuana"Hemp belongs to the Cannabis sativa family — the same as marijuana. They look similar, but hemp is versatile and has multiple uses, includ...
24 Apr, 2023, 04.19 PM IST
In search for sustainable materials, developers turn to hempHemp can be used in block form, as it was in the building of the sports center, or poured like traditional concrete using hempcrete, a comb...
23 Feb, 2023, 10.18 AM IST
From face masks to designer clothes, startup turns hemp into prized ingredientFounders of the startup Himalayan Hemp, said they were using hemp plants to produce sanitary pad, apparels (shirts, T-shirts and designer w...
29 Jan, 2023, 09.48 AM IST
TagZ Foods to enter hemp based cookies, expand product portfolio and manufacturingThe products, known for improving heart health, will be sold on Swiggy Instamart and its own portal from next week, it said in a statement.
11 Aug, 2022, 06.06 PM IST
Cannabis compounds can keep Covid-19 virus from entering human cells, but vaping and smoking weed won’t, claims studyIf hemp products containing these compounds are smoked or vaped, the heat exposure could cause the chemical decomposition
14 Jan, 2022, 03.58 PM IST
Hooked to hemp: Can better regulation help to unleash the medical and industrial advantages of cannabis?Most cannabis or hemp-based startups in India are bootstrapped. They see a potential to grow but feel crimped because of poor regulation.
10 Oct, 2020, 11.00 PM IST
Lupin's South African arm inks commercial pact with Creso PharmaShares of Lupin Ltd closed at Rs 747.30 per scrip on the BSE, up 1.21 per cent from its previous close.
26 Aug, 2019, 05.03 PM IST
Boheco: This cannabis startup is weeding out the high notes for a Hemp economyBoheco is focused on establishing a scale-centric approach towards industrial hemp based products and raw material as well as cannabis-base...
16 Apr, 2019, 12.15 PM IST
Ratan Tata, Rajan Anandan back cannabis research firmThe Mumbai-based firm will grow cannabis and study its medicinal properties for use in treatment of epilepsy and breast cancer, as well as ...
21 Dec, 2017, 01.53 PM IST
Hemp cultivation: Uttarakhand's plan to hand out licences to grow the plant is a welcome step for farmers' livelihoodResearchers have shown hemp fibre can be an alternative to graphene as a supercapacitor, which stores electrical energy like a battery but ...
20 Dec, 2015, 07.22 AM IST
Bombay Hemp Company makes products from hitherto ‘unrecognised’ fibreTouted to be a billion-dollar industry in the West, hemp so far has received little recognition in India because it is often confused with ...
06 Nov, 2015, 04.00 AM IST