India and Ecuador exploring preferential trade deal to boost economic tiesIndia and Ecuador are strengthening ties. Discussions focused on a preferential trade agreement. Cooperation will expand in healthcare, agr...
02 May, 2026, 03.04 PM IST
Quant Mutual Fund sees ideal time to rebalance portfolios, remains heavily deployed on attractive valuationsQuant Mutual Fund advises aggressive portfolio rebalancing amid improving market conditions, citing attractive valuations and strong liquid...
02 May, 2026, 11.41 AM IST
Amazon signs $30 million deal to buy carbon credits from Indian rice farmersAmazon has signed a $30 million (around ₹280 crore) agreement with the Good Rice Alliance, backed by Bayer, Temasek’s GenZero and Shell, to...
22 Apr, 2026, 11.36 AM IST
India-EU trade deal: A tonic for pharma companiesIndia and the EU are set to eliminate tariffs on pharmaceutical products, a move expected to significantly benefit India's pharma industry ...
28 Jan, 2026, 12.38 AM IST
Pharma companies ask government to exempt cheap drugs from price controlThe pharmaceutical industry has sought an exemption from ceiling price for all low-priced formulations up to Rs 5 per unit. In a meeting he...
18 May, 2023, 12.39 AM IST
Pharma delegation to visit oz next weekThe seven-member delegation, which will include officials from the department of commerce, the Indian drug regulator's office and India Pha...
24 Feb, 2022, 09.53 AM IST
Urgent action required to revive the pharma ancillary industry: IPAFor the revival of the ancillary industry, several short-term and long-term efforts are required to be made by all stakeholders, a report o...
09 Jul, 2020, 07.26 PM IST
Urgent action required to revive the pharma ancillary industry: IPAFor the revival of the ancillary industry, several short-term and long-term efforts are required to be made by all stakeholders, a report o...
08 Jun, 2020, 06.45 PM IST
Amid Coronavirus outbreak, India mulls export ban on 12 essential drugsAn eight-member expert committee constituted by the government to assess availability of medicines in the country has suggested imposing ex...
17 Feb, 2020, 11.28 AM IST
After price cuts, big pharma companies focussing on brands, distributionBig pharmaceutical companies’ profit margins may be under pressure because of a government-induced fall in prices of dozens of medicines, b...
30 Oct, 2013, 04.57 AM IST
CCI orders probe against Cipla, 3 others for anti-competitive actsMacleods Pharmaceuticals, FDC, Cipla, Himachal Pradesh Society of Chemist & Druggist Alliance and its president will be probed by DG Invest...
10 May, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Pharma companies adopt tough ethical normsAfter facing flak for illegal drug trials, and unethical marketing practices, the pharma industry seems to be pulling up its socks.
09 Jan, 2013, 05.29 AM IST
- Pharmaceutical industry agrees to enforcement of marketing code: Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance
Pharma industry has agreed in principle to enforce a code that will restrict them from offering gifts or other sops to doctors in order to ...
18 Jul, 2012, 08.59 PM IST
- Azad resents to lobbying against patent laws by MNCs
Health minister has objected to recent lobbying attempts by global drugmakers to change India's intellectual property rules.
20 Aug, 2010, 03.16 AM IST
- PMO circulates note on IPR tweaks for drug MNCs
The government is considering a set of proposals by global drugmakers that seeks certain changes in the country’s intellectual property rig...
19 Aug, 2010, 04.37 AM IST
- Alliance Boots in talks with Fortis Healthworld
Europe’s largest pharmaceuticals and beauty products wholesaler and retailer, Alliance Boots is in talks with Ranbaxy Group promoter’s priv...
13 Oct, 2007, 01.48 AM IST
- Ranbaxy ties up with Ipca Laboratories
Pharmaceutical major Ranbaxy on Thursday said it has entered into a strategic alliance with Mumbai-based Ipca Laboratories to develop gener...
21 Sep, 2006, 02.50 PM IST