No gym, no equipment, no sweat: This 800-year-old Chinese exercise is quietly fixing high blood pressureAn 800-year-old Chinese exercise once practiced quietly in parks and public squares is now drawing global attention after scientists discov...
12 May, 2026, 09.44 PM IST
Easy access to weight-loss drugs rings alarm bells among doctors, authorities; regulators step inWeight-loss drugs are being sold without prescriptions in India. This is causing alarm among doctors and authorities. People are buying the...
07 Apr, 2026, 04.33 PM IST
India, Liberia sign MoU to boost cooperation on medicine quality standardsIndia and Liberia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to bolster cooperation in pharmacopoeia, aiming to establish shared quality sta...
12 Dec, 2025, 06.41 AM IST
View: How GST 2.0 strengthens India's healthcare response and advance universal health coverageGST 2.0 marks an important beginning, but affordability alone cannot secure India's healthcare future. To ensure that today's gains transla...
10 Oct, 2025, 11.14 PM IST
70% vaccines sourced by WHO, 14% generics imported by US are from India: MinisterUnion Minister Anupriya Patel highlighted India's significant role in global healthcare, noting that 70% of WHO's vaccines and 14% of US-im...
16 Jun, 2025, 05.23 PM IST
'Healthcare more than just sector, it's mission': Mansukh Mandaviya addresses G20 health working group meetIndian Union Health Minister, Mansukh Mandaviya, referred to healthcare as a mission, aiming to provide high-quality healthcare to every ci...
20 Aug, 2023, 01.53 PM IST
On G20 health meet agenda: work on future pandemics, Ayushman BharatA health ministry official said India will aim at playing a proactive role in representing the Global South in the negotiations across mult...
06 Jan, 2023, 01.05 AM IST
View: Govt's financial and operational commitment to the Global Centre for Traditional MedicineGlobally, around 80% of people access TRM. A total of 170 WHO member states report the use of TRM, and around 40% of pharmaceuticals origin...
18 Apr, 2022, 11.17 PM IST
Dawaa Dost raises debt fund from Grameen Impact for business expansionThe SDG-3 goal includes access to safe, effective, quality, and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all, along with focus on st...
05 Apr, 2022, 05.25 PM IST
Biological E gets DGCA nod to begin the next phase of trials for its COVID-19 vaccineThis vaccine candidate includes an antigen that was in-licensed from BCM Ventures, which is an integrated commercialisation team of Baylor ...
17 Nov, 2020, 08.16 AM IST
Baylor College of Medicine and Biological E sign licensing pact to develop Covid-19 vaccineBE in a statement on Thursday said it will leverage its experience to develop and commercialise the vaccine candidate, which currently is p...
13 Aug, 2020, 05.19 PM IST
Biocon, Mylan launch cancer drug in AustraliaFulphila, co-developed by Biocon Biologics and Mylan, was the first biosimilar pegfilgrastim to be approved in the US and was launched in J...
14 Apr, 2020, 10.30 AM IST
Indian pharma eyes pride of place, regulation Achilles heelThe $32-bn generic-driven Indian pharma industry is eyeing a sea of opportunities as global demand for safe and quality drugs rises.
22 Dec, 2016, 12.22 PM IST
Government to increase number of drugs in Jan Aushadhi Stores to 577Government will widen the basket of affordable generic medicines sold at Jan Aushadhi Stores by 36 per cent, taking the total to 577.
01 Mar, 2016, 04.52 PM IST
Budget 2016: Government sets out to open 3,000 Jan Aushadhi stores in 2016-17Aiming to provide generic drugs at affordable prices, FM Arun Jaitley today said the government will open 3,000 Jan Aushadhi stores in 2016...
29 Feb, 2016, 02.58 PM IST
- Cipla in talks with Centre to share cancer drug know-how
Pharma powerhouse Cipla has started talks with the government to share knowledge on making cancer drugs, which, if successful, could radica...
28 Jun, 2010, 02.52 AM IST
- India gets help in drugs piracy fight
Nations from East Asia, Latin America & Africa support Indian stand.
01 Jun, 2010, 03.56 AM IST