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GST cut on key cancer drugs set to boost patient coverage, say experts

Move is part of ongoing initiatives to reduce financial burden for cancer patients

Rural India CHC's see nearly 80% shortfall of specialist doctors: Govt rpt

The report for 2022-23 shows that only 4,413 specialist doctors, against the 21,964 needed in rural CHCs for March 2023, were available, indicating a shortfall of 17,551, or 79.9%

Maruti to drive deep into small towns via Arena Satellite showrooms

The company will now have Arena and Nexa showrooms, besides Nexa Studio and Arena Satellites

Pharma's bitter pill: Falling API prices signal Chinese predatory play

An industry expert pointed out that Chinese companies typically resort to predatory pricing whenever API production increases in India

Entry-level bike sales in slow lane despite rural demand turnaround

Between April and July 2024, 125cc segment saw 21% growth against 46.5% in 125-150cc segment

IIL develops live-attenuated, needle-free intranasal Covid-19 vaccine

The contagion still killing 1,700 people every week across the world, says WHO

Bajaj Auto targets 100K monthly sales of clean energy vehicles: Rajiv Bajaj

No plans to retire soon, says Bajaj Auto Managing Director Rajiv Bajaj

Rural two-wheeler sales race past urban markets in a first since Covid

Two-wheeler makers are betting on a rise in 'first-time buyers' and a rise in rural demand to drive growth in FY25

India projected to face 2 mn deaths from antimicrobial resistance by 2050

Antimicrobials, including antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, and antiparasitics, are medicines used to prevent and treat infectious diseases in humans, animals and plants

Expects positive news on indigenous Mpox vaccine within a year: Poonawalla

Mpox cases have been confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen African countries, and a new form of the virus is spreading

Auto companies Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland board the fully built bus boom

Financing, better after-sales services and stricter regulations fuel rising demand for FBUs

Doctors' strike halts OPDs nationwide, govt assures security panel

Non-essential services at government & private hospitals disrupted, even private labs keep shutters down

M&HCV sales likely to surpass pre-Covid-19 peak of 419,000 units in FY25

Sanjeev Kumar, president - MHCV, Ashok Leyland, said that the first quarter sales growth is currently around 8 per cent, driven by demand for buses

Classic Legends launches BSA Gold Star 650cc motorcycle at Rs 2.99 lakh

Pricing aimed at disrupting market dominated by Royal Enfield

Passenger vehicle wholesales fall 2.5% in July as retail inventory piles up

SIAM is set to discuss the alarming rise in PV inventory in its upcoming executive committee meeting

Not looking to bring any strategic investor on board now: Ameera Shah

In a video interview with Sohini Das, Shah outlines her plans for international business, and also why she got in a new CEO

PE firm Quadria Capital set to deploy around $1 billion in Indian market

In various healthcare companies covering hospitals, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, medical devices, among others

Festivals hold promise but passenger vehicle sales may stay flat in FY25

While OEMs are upbeat on the upcoming festive season sales, analysts peg the overall growth in PV sales for FY25 to be flat at 0.8 percent or so

Bangladesh unrest may be bitter pill for health-care tourism in India

Sector experts fear the ongoing turmoil in Bangladesh could deal a blow to India's health-care exports

May look to bring Liraglutide via clinical trial waiver: Mazumdar-Shaw

Kiran outlines how being vertically integrated puts Biocon in a strong position