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Complaints on quality of seeds, fertilisers and pesticides to be probed, resolved in 7 days: BharaneMaharashtra's agriculture minister announced revamped taluka committees for faster complaint resolution. These committees will now investig...- Agri Minister targets fake seeds, pesticides; aims to expand ICAR outreachICAR aims for financial self-reliance through innovation and tech commercialisation by 2029. The institution released 43 new crop varieties...
- "40% Analog paneer samples found unsafe," says MH FDA Commissioner Tukaram MundheMaharashtra FDA is intensifying action against adulterated milk products. Milk and dairy items are considered high-risk food categories req...
- Asics ordered to pay Rs 10,000 compensation and refund Rs 6,499 to cusomter after shoes develop sole defectA consumer commission has ordered Asics India to refund Rs 6,499 for a defective pair of running shoes and pay Rs 10,000 in compensation. T...
- Aluminium industry divided over removing custom duties for scraps and finished productsIndia's aluminium industry is split over import duties. Primary producers, represented by the Aluminium Association of India (AAI), want st...
- Death in a vial: Five cases lay bare many uncomfortable truths about Indian healthcareFive young mothers in Kota died after childbirth, with suspicion falling on oxytocin injections. Investigations revealed the vials containe...
- FRAI urges govt to intensify crackdown on counterfeit products, illicit tradeRetailers are urging the government to intensify efforts against illegal trade and fake products, citing risks to consumer safety and the l...
- India’s silver market faces purity crisis amid soaring investment demandCounterfeiters are flooding the Indian market with impure silver, exploiting rising prices and demand. Refiners are urging mandatory hallma...
- India reviews curbs on non-essential imports to support rupee, boost local manufacturingIf necessary, the government can impose higher duties or selective restrictions to curb such imports. India's merchandise trade deficit wid...
- India's top copper producers like Adani, Vedanta and Hindalco oppose inclusion of scrap-based rods in standardsIn a major dispute, leading copper producers like Adani and Vedanta are opposing the inclusion of copper wire from secondary refiners in go...
- Quality consciousness key to global competitiveness, says consumer affairs secretaryConsumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare urged Indian manufacturers to make quality standards central to operations to strengthen global comp...
- Agri Minister asks states to crack down on sale of fake fertilisers, warns against forced taggingUnion Agriculture Minister Shivaraja Singh Chouhan has urged states and union territories to take strict action against the sale of counter...
- Another Indian pharma manufacturer in news after WHO's substandard medicine alertThe alert was issued for a batch of substandard (contaminated) Guaifenesin Syrup TG Syrup. The substandard product was identified in the Ma...
- WHO warns against use of Marion Bio's two cough syrups"Two cough syrups made by India's Marion Biotech should not be used for children after the products were linked to 19 deaths in Uzbekistan,...
- Cough syrups by India's Maiden Pharma linked to 66 deaths in Gambia, WHO issues alertThe WHO also issued a medical product alert asking regulators to remove Maiden Pharma goods from the market. The products may have been dis...
- 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 ...
- One in 10 medicines in developing countries is substandard or falsified: WHOWHO has received reports of substandard or falsified medical products ranging from cancer treatment to contraception.
- Ranbaxy whistle blower Dinesh Thakur suggests strict prosecution laws to fix drug industryDinesh Thakur says the country needs strict criminal prosecution against suppliers of substandard drugs, a nationwide product recall system.
- India needs strict prosecution laws to fix drug regulatory system: Ranbaxy whistleblower Dinesh ThakurIn his report, Thakur suggested greater empowerment for the central administration by amending certain legal provisions like Drugs and Cosm...
- China detects problematic products from India, other nationsChina's quality watchdog has detected substandard products from India, the US, Australia, Japan and Thailand during the first seven months ...
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