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How India is planning affordable insurance cover for organ donors

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- In an effort to improve access to life-saving surgeries, the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO), an agency under the health ministry, is set to meet the In... Read More


India may ban 'forever chemicals' in food packaging. Here's why it matters

New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- New Delhi: India's top food safety regulator is set to crack down on your everyday food packaging that contains harmful chemicals. From grease-resistant burger wrappers to microw... Read More


India's apex medical education regulator to ban promotion of medical devices and companies during live surgeries

New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- India plans to ban the promotion and marketing of medical devices and companies during educational live surgeries as part of a broader effort to make regulations for such procedu... Read More


Top drug regulator looks to fix approval process anomaly for first innovator

New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- In a move to spur drug innovation and restore fairness in the regulatory ecosystem, India's top drug authority plans to overhaul a rule that puts early applicants for new medicin... Read More


India plans roadmap to ease US barriers, boost medical device exports

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- India is working on a plan to help domestic medical device makers cope with stiff US tariffs and regulations that make exports difficult and costly. The Department of Pharmaceuti... Read More


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