Induction cooktop makers may be enticed with duty, GST cutsIndia is weighing tax cuts on induction cooktops. This aims to boost local manufacturing and make electric cooking more affordable. The gov...
23 Apr, 2026, 12.21 AM IST
West Asia crisis: Govt considering customs duty cut on critical induction cooktop componentsIn a bid to enhance accessibility to induction cooktops, the government is contemplating a reduction in import duties on components. Additi...
22 Apr, 2026, 06.39 PM IST
Regulatory delays cripple Indian cos: Certifications disrupt FMCG, electronics sectors' performanceBusinesses face significant delays due to slow regulatory approvals like BIS quality certifications and FSSAI licenses. This impacts produc...
31 Dec, 2025, 01.02 AM IST
Pharma companies must file compliance strategyDrugmakers must complete a gap analysis and submit their compliance strategy to extend Schedule M implementation. Small and medium manufact...
12 Feb, 2025, 11.49 PM IST
Pharma lobby seeks 2-year extension of schedule M deadlinePharma lobby group FOPE has requested the government to extend the compliance deadline for the revised Schedule M till December 31, 2026. T...
12 Jan, 2025, 11.42 PM IST
Centre may decide on rollout of Schedule M by next weekThe government is set to decide on implementing the revised Schedule M for pharmaceutical products by next week. While pharma groups have r...
09 Jan, 2025, 12.31 AM IST
Pharma industry: Govt issues draft notification proposing to extend deadline for revised Schedule M complianceThe government has proposed extending the compliance deadline for revised Schedule M norms for pharmaceutical manufacturing. The extension ...
04 Jan, 2025, 09.28 PM IST
Apple, Google and others want US government to push India to reconsider laptop, PC import curbsUS-based trade bodies, including Apple, Google, Lenovo, Dell and HP among others, have urged the US to push India to retract its IT import ...
19 Aug, 2023, 01.03 PM IST
IT hardware companies may get more time for local manufacturingThe companies will have to submit a detailed and graded roadmap of make-in-India plans for products to government.
14 Aug, 2023, 06.01 AM IST
Test reports of cough syrup linked to Uzbek deaths yet to reach regulatorThe official declined to give a timeline for the test reports but said the drug controller has found lapses in documentation and other good...
06 Jan, 2023, 11.55 AM IST
Pfizer may offer Covid antiviral drug to India at lower price for nowPfizer has entered into advance purchase agreements with multiple countries. Sources told ET that Pfizer is yet to apply for emergency use ...
06 Jan, 2022, 06.25 AM IST
High-level government panel suggests single-window system for new drug approvalsThe committee, set up by the cabinet secretary after Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought overhauling of the country’s drug regulatory syste...
21 Jul, 2020, 09.09 AM IST
Easier norms likely to pump-prime fuel retailing segmentAramco, France’s Total & Trafigura could be the immediate beneficiaries of a change in the licence rule.
07 Aug, 2019, 08.28 AM IST
Government to create business-friendly environment: Nirmala Sitharaman"We are fully committed to taking India on a higher growth trajectory and we want to make India a global manufacturing destination," Sithar...
10 Nov, 2014, 03.43 PM IST
DIPP enlists measures to improve ease of doing businessA maximum timeline of 12 weeks has been finalised by Ministry of Home Affairs for grant of security clearance on industrial licence applica...
16 Aug, 2014, 04.30 PM IST
Patent office rejects BDR Pharma’s compulsory licensing applicationThe Patent Office rejected BDR’s application on the grounds that the company did not make enough efforts to obtain a voluntary licence for ...
31 Oct, 2013, 05.49 AM IST
- RBI to issue draft norms on new bank licences:FM
The Finance Ministry on Thursday said the Reserve Bank will come out with the draft guidelines on new bank licences soon.
02 Jun, 2011, 05.09 PM IST