Goa becomes India’s first state to cut prices on high-cost cancer and rare disease therapiesGoa government introduces a pioneering pricing policy for expensive treatments, including cancer and rare diseases, making it the first sta...
14 Aug, 2025, 02.46 PM IST
One cough too many: India's TB fight isn't quite there yetDespite India's commitment to eliminate TB by 2025, the nation grapples with a significant burden of drug-resistant cases and underreportin...
13 Jun, 2025, 03.57 PM IST
MNC pharma companies: Time to take a re-look? 8 pharma stocks, 5 with an upside of up to 34%Some time back an MNC pharma firm announced the divestment of one of its businesses in India. Another sold one of its plants. Now, with the...
26 May, 2025, 03.14 PM IST
MNC pharma: Time to re-look at them without bias? 8 MNC pharma stocks, 5 with an upside potential of 15 to 52%While they still trade at premium valuations, they have not created much wealth for shareholders in recent times. The age-old theory that h...
20 Feb, 2025, 06.11 PM IST
MNC pharma: Time to relook at them? 8 pharma stocks, 4 with an upside potential of between 16 and 47%In the past four years, several MNC pharma companies announced the sale of a part of their businesses in India. Some of this was part of gl...
03 Dec, 2024, 04.06 PM IST
Indian companies have made a comeback. Will MNCs be able to do it ? 7 MNC pharma stocks with upside potential of up to 21%While they still trade at premium valuations, they have not created wealth for shareholders. The fact is an age-old theory that just having...
24 Jun, 2024, 04.53 PM IST
Will the wave of restructuring help? 7 MNC pharma stocks with upside potential of up to 14%In the last three years, Novartis is the third MNC pharma company which has announced sale of a part of its business in India. Some of thes...
23 Feb, 2024, 03.29 PM IST
Let’s talk prediabetes, the precursor to diabetes: Here’s an essential guide to navigating this metabolic disorderIndia’s distinguished diabetologists share essential insights into preventing and course-correcting prediabetes in the first episode of the...
29 Jan, 2024, 12.03 PM IST
GST Council Meet: 28% GST on online gaming; SUV, MPVs' price hikes & other key decisionsThe Indian Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has announced its decision to impose a 28% GST on three supplies, including online gaming, ...
12 Jul, 2023, 08.51 AM IST
GST Council to decide on taxation on online gaming, definition of MUVs; tighten norms for registration, ITC claimsThe Indian GST Council is scheduled to discuss several matters at its upcoming meeting. These include regulating online gaming taxation, de...
11 Jul, 2023, 04.23 PM IST
50th GST Council meet gets underway; taxation of online gaming, utility vehicles on agendaThe 50th GST Council meeting started on Tuesday and is likely to deliberate on a host of issues including taxation of online gaming, defini...
11 Jul, 2023, 12.56 PM IST
Delta or Omicron: Is the Delmicron dilemma adding to your Covid woes?How can you know for sure if you have been infected by the Delta or Omicron variant?
24 Jan, 2022, 04.01 PM IST
How taking care of children with Covid-19 poses extraordinary challengesHow does a family cope when their youngest member is admitted to a paediatric ICU and they can only see her via video calls? In the ongoing...
10 May, 2021, 08.52 AM IST
Enter the maize: How corn from the Old World replaced millet in IndiaRoasted bhuttas, or corn on the cob, is a much-loved monsoon treat.
19 Jul, 2020, 10.12 AM IST
View: Quarantine quandaries and questions of trustTemporary isolation then was the solution – first for 30 days imposed by Ragusa (now Dubrovnik) and then 40 days, or quarantena, by Venice....
21 Mar, 2020, 09.13 AM IST
Prescriptions for major depression up 14% in 2016Around 10.6 lakh more prescriptions for anti-depressants were written in 2016 than in 2015, shows data collated by health information agenc...
30 Jan, 2017, 11.32 AM IST
Global warming may be leading to spike in kidney ailments, finds studyGlobal warming has caused an overall temperature increase of about 0.8°C over the past century and is responsible for 75% of the extreme he...
10 May, 2016, 12.35 PM IST