Last-minute hacks to remove stains from clothes: From perfume marks to tea, coffee, ink or lipstick stains, easy tricks most people use that actually work quicklyStains on favourite clothes can be a morning disaster. Fortunately, simple household items can quickly remove common spills like coffee, oi...
10 May, 2026, 05.42 PM IST
Electric appliance makers to seek GST cut as LPG crisis lifts demandElectric cooking appliance makers are urging the government to reduce GST on products like induction cooktops and air fryers, while also se...
08 Apr, 2026, 12.33 AM IST
Hygiene products fall out of favour as Covid cases dipThe decline was significantly higher in the personal hygiene space, with hand wash witnessing a 37% fall and sanitisers shrinking 43%.
09 Nov, 2021, 09.08 AM IST
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
Immunity and nutrition food products flying off the shelvesCompanies are ramping up production, blocking capacities for raw material and increasing marketing spends for categories such as chyawanpra...
31 May, 2021, 08.07 AM IST
Hygiene check: Companies cut sanitiser, mask outputITC, which has seen its consumer goods business surge in the December quarter, said in a quarterly earnings presentation that branded sanit...
17 Feb, 2021, 11.26 AM IST
Luxor joins the hygiene bandwagon; launches sanitisation products“The company plans to increase its presence in this specific segment given rising demand fuelled by the Covid pandemic,” Luxor said in a st...
01 Dec, 2020, 01.45 PM IST
ITC claims Savlon internationally validated to fight Covid-19Post the pandemic, ITC will launch a new hand sanitiser, disinfectant spray and a sachet at half a rupee under the Savlon brand.
18 May, 2020, 07.44 PM IST
55 firms producing up to 70,000 litres of sanitiser per day in UPThere has been a spurt in the demand for sanitisers following the outbreak of coronavirus in the state and to deal with this, the governmen...
06 Apr, 2020, 02.40 PM IST
Talcum brand Nycil gets into Sanitiser businessThe sanitiser product is also the first big launch on the Heinz portfolio after its acquisition in 2018. Ahmedabad-based Zydus Wellness wit...
01 Apr, 2020, 11.54 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
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
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
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