India will now be using a generic version of the Remdesivir drug that is administered intravenously. The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved its use to be launched under brand name Desrem. It will be for restricted emergency use in Covid-19 patients. This drug is in high demand after the intravenously-administered medicine has ...

White goods and appliances are running dry on sales and are vying for the rural market to meet their targets. Despite the adverse affects of the corona virus led economic shutdowns.  The advantage of a normal monsoon has added to the coffers in the rural regions while enhanced government schemes have also increased their purchasing ...

Delhi High Court on Thursday instructed private laboratories in the Capital to approach Delhi government in case they are facing any issue over continuing the sample collection from onsite or homes, in order to undertake RT-PCR tests for Covid-19. The high court further said that in case private laboratories feel the expenses that they incur ...

After India has made a mark in marketing the first experimental preventive Covid-19 drug, it is on its way to develop its own indigenous vaccine. After the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation has allowed Bharat Boitech India (BBIL) to start human trials, Covaxin might become the first Indian vaccine candidate to prevent the spread of ...

The speech comes as at a time when India prepares to head into Unlock 2.0 with more relaxation in restrictions even as cases are on the rise. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation at 4 pm yesterday in what was perhaps his shortest speech since the pandemic. He began by saying that in comparison ...

Amidst the whole trouble around the lockdown induced slowing down of the Indian economy, the rural Indian has stood to gain the most. Reports have confirmed that the unemployment rate has seen a consistent drop since first week of May. According to Citigroup analysis report, the main reason for this is government handouts to migrants ...

India is making a move towards gradually ending government control over gas pricing.  According to Union Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan, going ahead, gas pricing would essentially be dependent on market forces than on government controlled pricing. Since 2012, there has been debate over whether gas prices should come under the purview of the government itself. ...

It wasn’t a surprise when Delhi took over Mumbai wit highest cases on Wednesday. Delhi now has recorded over 70,000 which is ahead from Mumbai by around 800 cases. Out of these more than 40,000 cases have been alone detected in the last two weeks. This is an unfortunate risk of Covid-19 cases – that ...

India might have discovered a self reliance formula to recover from the lockdown but its oil refineries are dwindling thumbs; wondering how to traverse a rock bottom low consumption. Stockpiles continue to swell in a demand that has gone back to stone age. According to Bloomberg reports, operations across 23 refineries nationwide are reported to ...

Glenmark Pharma (Glenmark Pharmaceuticals) may have become the first Indian company to market a COVID-19 control drug. It received clearance from the government’s drug regulator to market and manufacturer an oral drug that will treat mild to moderate levels of the virus in Covid-19 disease.   However, the government officials and industry watchdogs have also ...