Sector Pharmaceuticals & Biotech. - Latest news, views and updates

SECTOR | 21 Nov 2025

India's Ayush sector sees 15-fold growth, boosts global wellness footprint

Business Standard

In a special video message, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilisers, JP Nadda, lauded OPPI for its 60 years of contribution to India's Pharma sector

Pharmaceuticals & Biotech.

SECTOR | 18 Nov 2025

Odisha betting big on pharma investments, lines up incentives in new Pharma - Medical Devices Policy

Business Line

A mega Pharma conclave 2025 will be organised on December 16, 2025

Pharmaceuticals & Biotech.

SECTOR | 12 Nov 2025, 03:37PM

Natco Pharma completes delisting of Adcock Ingram Holdings from JSE

Business Line

The delisting marked the end of the process of acquisition of 35.75% stake of Adcock Ingram

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SECTOR | 06 Nov 2025

NPPA fixes retail price of 28 drugs, ceiling price of six formulations

Business Standard

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has revised retail prices of 28 formulations and capped ceiling prices for six drugs under the National List of Essential Medicines

Pharmaceuticals & Biotech.

SECTOR | 20 Oct 2025

Pharma Company Gifts SUVs To Employees On Diwali, Amuses Netizens

NDTV Profit

A clip showing MITS Group's generous act was making rounds in social media. The gesture shocked, amused people, and put them into disbelief, as such a generous gesture is rare.

Pharmaceuticals & Biotech.

SECTOR | 15 Oct 2025

Govt to bring law for strict quality checks, monitoring of drugs, cosmetics

Business Standard

Amid growing demand for stricter compliance with safety and quality control norms for medical products, the Centre is framing a law to strengthen the legal framework for drug quality testing and market surveillance, along with regulation of medical devices and cosmetics. One of the major reasons behind the drafting of the law is the repeated complaints and concerns flagged by health regulators across the globe, including the WHO, over serious quality lapses by Indian drug manufacturers. The draft of the 'Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Act 2025', which the government aims to introduce in the upcoming Winter session of Parliament, was presented by Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) Dr Rajeev Raghuvanshi at a high-level meeting of the Union health ministry held on Tuesday, the sources said. The meeting was chaired by Union Health Minister J P Nadda. During the meeting, senior officials from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) and the Central Drugs Standard Control

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SECTOR | 14 Oct 2025

Govt to broaden qualification criteria to recruit medical device inspectors

Business Standard

The ministry has issued a draft notification proposing an amendment to add qualifications for inspectors and government analysts under Rule 18 of the Medical Device Rules (MDR), 2017

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SECTOR | 14 Oct 2025

WHO lauds Maldives for ending mother-to-child transmission of 3 diseases

Business Standard

Maldives becomes the first nation to achieve 'triple elimination' of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and Hepatitis B

Pharmaceuticals & Biotech.

SECTOR | 09 Oct 2025

Pharma Sector Sees Modest Growth Amid US Headwinds; Sun Pharma, Cipla Among ICICI Securities' Top Picks

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Pharma Q2 Resulte Preview: ICICI Securities remains cautious on the near-term outlook for pharma sector citing US tariffs uncertainty, NLEM price revision in 2026.

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SECTOR | 09 Oct 2025

'Bluetoothing': Blood-sharing drug trend fuels alarming global HIV surge

Business Standard

The practice, in which users inject the blood of already intoxicated individuals, has fuelled one of the fastest-growing HIV epidemics in the Pacific and grown widespread in South Africa