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Centre orders strict drug testing after toxic cough syrup kills 14 children

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- The Centre has directed states to strictly enforce drug testing regulations, specifically for raw materials and finished products, after the deaths of more than a dozen children w... Read More


India's new digital gatekeeping to stop substandard drug, devices imports

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- India's top drug regulator is preparing to link its designated import ports with the country's digital customs gateway to strengthen oversight, and ensure that only safe medicines... Read More


Union cabinet approves four major rail projects worth Rs.24,634 crore

NEW DELHI, Oct. 7 -- In a major boost to the nation's railway infrastructure, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved four significant m... Read More


Pharmexcil wants data from drug exporters over unpaid, delayed payments from foreign buyers

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- The Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil), a trade promotion agency set up by the commerce ministry, has sought information from Indian pharma exporters o... Read More


Med schools to prep doctors as India's lifestyle disease crisis explodes

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- India is set to introduce mandatory courses on preventative healthcare, including obesity, cancer, women's and child healthcare, and other lifestyle diseases, for all medical post... Read More


Medical schools to prep doctors as India's lifestyle disease crisis explodes

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- New Delhi: India is set to introduce mandatory courses on preventive healthcare, including obesity, cancer, women's and child healthcare, and other lifestyle diseases, for all med... Read More


Sunscreens face a reality check-Indian skin tones take the spotlight

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- Is your sunscreen the right one for your tropical skin tone? India's first-ever standardized testing protocol for sunscreens adds a new measurement layer for a more accurate categ... Read More


Standards upgrade: India targets safer, globally accepted medical devices

New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- India is set to overhaul standards for medical devices, strengthening the regulatory framework for the country's $12-billion market and aligning with US, Japanese, and European Un... Read More


Health ministry probe finds no contamination in MP cough syrups, but one child tests positive for Leptospirosis

New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- In a major development concerning the recent child deaths in Madhya Pradesh, a multi-disciplinary investigation led by the Union ministry of health and family welfare has conclude... Read More


MP child deaths: Deadly contaminant found in Coldrif cough syrup

New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- A specific cough syrup, Coldrif, has been found to contain diethylene glycol (DEG) beyond the permissible limit, as part of an investigation into the deaths of nine children from ... Read More