Coffee recall alert: Glass found in popular brew sold across 48 states – check yours nowDollar General has recalled 8-ounce jars of Clover Valley Instant Coffee sold in 48 states after reports of possible glass contamination we...
14 Aug, 2025, 07.05 PM IST
Flush these 17 expired medicines now. India's top drug regulatory body issues stern warningIndia’s top drug regulator, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), has issued a warning against throwing expired or unuse...
08 Jul, 2025, 04.06 PM IST
Amit Shah asks Delhi Police to take action against networks helping illegal Bangladeshis, RohingyasUnion Home Minister Amit Shah has directed the Delhi Police to take strict action against networks aiding illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya ...
28 Feb, 2025, 07.56 PM IST
Norms soon on disposing of expired medicinesThe document is in the final stages of completion. It will include procedures to be followed for disposal, collection, storage and transpor...
27 Jun, 2024, 12.54 AM IST
Gujarat Assembly Elections: Drug hauls, water crisis and communal clashes to influence Kutch politicsDrug hauls worth thousands of crores of rupees, water crisis in the region and incidents of communal tensions have become major election is...
27 Nov, 2022, 10.51 AM IST
DRI, Customs destroys 44,000 kilogram of narcotic substancesOf the 44 tons of narcotics substances, 2043 kilograms of drugs was destroyed at Mumbai waste management ltd, Taloja facility including 499...
08 Jun, 2022, 07.21 PM IST
Covid has given syringe makers an unparalleled opportunity. And a prickly problemSyringe manufacturers are hopeful of meeting the demand arising out of the upcoming Covid vaccination programme, but a lack of clarity on t...
29 Nov, 2020, 10.44 AM IST
P&G stops selling Vicks Action 500 Extra in India after banP&G said all its products, including Vicks Action 500 Extra, were backed by research to support their quality, safety and efficacy.
15 Mar, 2016, 11.12 AM IST
Pfizer, Abbott stop sale of cough syrups in India post banCorex is a combination of chlopheniramine maleate and codeine syrup - one of 344 drug combinations India banned over the weekend.
14 Mar, 2016, 03.32 PM IST
Lab-on-a-chip device to better diagnose asthma, TBA novel low-cost lab-on-a-chip device to analyse sputum from patients with pulmonary diseases such as tuberculosis and asthma has been deve...
02 Aug, 2015, 05.05 PM IST
Regulated medical devices critical to patient safetyMedical devices are a $200 billion global industry, involving healthcare equipment ranging from simple thermometers, stethoscopes and tongu...
09 Mar, 2015, 12.48 PM IST
Budget 2014: Radio cabs driven into service tax checkpostHiring a radio taxi will become costlier with a service tax now being imposed on it just like it is on rent-a-cab services.
11 Jul, 2014, 03.04 PM IST
‘Loss of habitat, veterinary drug responsible for vulture decline’Vulture Awareness day celebrated on first Saturday of September
02 Sep, 2012, 12.03 PM IST
- Blaming non-state actors for terror no excuse: P Chidambaram
Describing terrorism as the biggest existentialist challenge in South Asia, Chidambaram said the menace in the region can be best tackled t...
23 Jul, 2011, 02.04 PM IST
- Expired drugs to be moved out of stores in 15 days
Unsold medicines will be cleared out of pharmacies within 15 days of their date of expiry and drug inspectors will be empowered to cancel t...
01 Jun, 2011, 10.05 AM IST
- Expired drugs to be moved out of stores in 15 days
Unsold medicines will be cleared out of pharmacies within 15 days of their date of expiry.
01 Jun, 2011, 07.31 AM IST
- Countering the superbug scare
The report on Indian origins of the superbug is disconcerting.
14 Aug, 2010, 05.33 AM IST