Science & Health

Indian govt not allocating sufficient budget to healthcare: Parliamentary panel

A report by the panel said there is a wide gap between the approved funds and budget allocation by the Indian government.

Apr 28, 2016

Rio Olympics: South Korean athletes to wear uniforms infused with mosquito repellents to combat Zika

South Korea would also train its athletes on how to prevent mosquito bites during the Olympic games in Zika-affected Brazil.

Apr 28, 2016

Indians may be risking their lives by not consuming WHO-recommended daily fruit servings: Report

Younger Indians are consuming the fewest number of fruit, vegetable servings, says the report.

Apr 28, 2016

Pfizer's subsidiary Wyeth to pay $784.6 million for misleading US govt in a drug rebate case

Pfizer's subsidiary Wyeth, overcharged the U.S. government by not reporting discounts it offered on two anti-acid drugs.

Apr 28, 2016

California: Green fireball streaks across sky

A green fireball streaked across the sky over California on 26 April, leading people on social media to speculate as to what it was.

Apr 27, 2016

Indian drug price regulator sent notices to 263 pharma companies for overcharging in FY16

The demand notices sent by the National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority to the drug companies amounted to Rs. 928.32 crore.

Apr 27, 2016

Biocon net profit rises 79% for March quarter

Biopharma company Biocon included exceptional income of Rs. 268 crore during the quarter.

Apr 27, 2016

Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved to spend on R&D, processing units to double revenues

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, co-founder of Patanjali Ayurved, said the brand may soon beat FMCG majors such as Nestle, Colgate and P&G.

Apr 27, 2016

ESA launches environmental satellite Sentinel-1B

The European Space Agency launched a satellite on 25 April to track the progress of global warming, as part of its Copernicus project. The Sentinel-1B joins its identical twin, Sentinel-1A, in orbit to deliver information for various services, from monitoring ice in polar seas to tracking land subsidence, the ESA said. It will also respond to disasters such as floods.

Apr 26, 2016

Delhi High Court allows Indian biopharma companies to manufacture cheaper anti-cancer drugs

The Delhi High Court directed Biocon and Reliance Life Sciences to follow regulatory guidelines for making biosimilars

Apr 26, 2016

Indo-UK Institute of Health to set up Rs. 1,000 crore multi-specialty hospital in Hyderabad

The 1,000 bedded hospital is one among the 11 hospitals to be set up in India under Modi-Cameron agreement in 2015

Apr 26, 2016

Canada confirms its first case of sexually transmitted Zika virus

According to the WHO, Zika virus has been reported in 66 countries since 2007

Apr 26, 2016

In India, 1.2 million children died before reaching their fifth birthday in 2015

The government is yet to introduce the much-needed pneumonia vaccine in its universal immunisation programme.

Apr 26, 2016

Govt may propose complete ban on FDI in India's tobacco sector

Foreign Direct Investment is currently allowed only for franchise licensing, trademark, brand name and management contract in the tobacco sector.

Apr 26, 2016

WHO accuses Bengaluru-based Semler Research of fraud, data manipulation

Semler has also been accused of data-fudging by the USFDA.

Apr 25, 2016