Monsoon is expected to cover central and eastern India after Tuesday.
The prices of oilseed, coarse cereals & vegetables could also be affected.
In a letter to health minister Harsh Vardhan, the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance, an industry body representing leading pharma companies, including Sun Pharma, Lupin, Dr Reddy's Labs, Cadila Health and Glenmark, stressed the need for an out-of-court settlement with health activists fighting for the rights of clinical trial participants.
The Drug (Prices Control) Order implemented in May last year brought into its purview 652 packs of 348 formulations.
The company did not respond to specific queries on the project's expansion.
Since 2004, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, one of the commission's longest serving deputy chairmen, has been trying to mould it to fit into the new economic order, without much to show for his efforts.
Even smaller companies like Torrent Pharma and Alembic file five to 10 ANDAs every year.
Experts say despite it being a global deal, the transaction will have to undergo CCI scrutiny because of the scale of operations.
On Tuesday, Novartis agreed to buy GSK's oncology products business for $14.5 billion, while selling its vaccines business, excluding flu, to GSK for $7.1 billion.
ICAI has also imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on each of the three accused in Satyam case.
The company buys distressed assets across the globe and turns them around to not only add to its books but also its product pipeline and regions.
Will give truer reflection on price movements of food products, impact of cereal procurement prices.
Climate change can impact the amount and quality of livestock produce,says a report released by inter-governmental panel.
The NPPA letter was issued to GSK on Wednesday.
Apart from Wockhardt, only Biocon manufactures insulin analog indigenously.
What started as a mere payment delay seems to have grown into a tussle between the government and leading private hospitals, empanelled under the Central Government Health Scheme.
Legal experts and official sources said the alleged submission of fake documents can also lead to criminal charges against Novartis.
The US Food and Drug Administration has asked USV to probe employees who might have been responsible for inaccurate data reporting.
State governments want the Centre to direct the 14th Finance Commission to compensate states for implementing pay scales, to be recommended by the pay panel.
CCI has accused realty player DLF of preparing one-sided agreement with home buyers