There is a particular kind of import dependency that is easy to describe and difficult to fix. The kind where the problem is not money, not...
India’s Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) has opened a fresh round of public consultation on its draft list of medical devices exempted from Global Trade Enquiry (GTE)...
A proposal to let hospitals bypass licensed importers for high-end diagnostic devices could accelerate technology adoption, but it raises serious questions about safety oversight, distributor economics,...
India’s healthcare and pharmaceutical sector is maintaining its position as one of the country’s most active deal theatres as FY27 gets underway, with deal volumes remaining...
The Centre’s decision to carve out a dedicated ₹500-crore allocation for electric ambulances under the PM E-DRIVE Scheme is the most significant policy signal yet that...
A nation of patients, a desert of data: India’s private hospitals are sitting on a research goldmine, and doing nothing with it Sometime this year, the...
India’s hospital sector is undergoing a structural reorientation. The conventional model, large, multi-department general hospitals serving broad patient populations, is giving way to focused, expertise-driven facilities...
The Centre’s order barring industrial, commercial, and institutional consumers from purchasing diesel at regular petrol pumps has done more than close a pricing loophole. It has...
The 11th meeting of the NITI Aayog Governing Council, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, placed human development at its thematic core, and the interventions from...
There is a moment in every sector cycle when the obvious trade becomes crowded, and the next opportunity migrates quietly to the tier below. Indian healthcare...
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has appointed 22 Drug Inspectors (Medical Devices) to support nationwide implementation of the Medical Devices Rules, 2017. The...
India’s decision to extend import duty exemptions on petrochemical derivatives is not a trade story. It is a pharmaceutical and medical technology industry alarm bell. The...
A First Information Report (FIR) registered by Delhi’s Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) over alleged irregularities in the procurement of medicines and medical equipment worth an estimated Rs...
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has released comprehensive guidelines to establish a harmonised governance framework for biorepositories across its institutes. The framework builds on...
India imports between 70% and 80% of its medical devices by value. For a country that styles itself the pharmacy of the world, that figure is...
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