Sushmi Dey &Amp; Sharmistha Mukherjee

Stories by Sushmi Dey &Amp; Sharmistha Mukherjee

Aviation ministry rules out more flights from Qatar

Aviation ministry rules out more flights from Qatar

Rediff.com   13 Dec 2013

The ministry of civil aviation has disagreed with a proposal of the Prime Minister's Office to explore raising the cap on the number of weekly flights from Qatar in exchange for discounts on additional supplies of liquefied natural gas from there.

Drug regulator to make routine inspection of Chinese suppliers

Drug regulator to make routine inspection of Chinese suppliers

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2013

Move follows a spate of international regulatory enforcements on Indian drug firms.

Packaged food import becomes a sticky issue

Packaged food import becomes a sticky issue

Rediff.com   8 Nov 2013

Importers protest as food safety regulator demands adherence to recent law on labelling, blocks entry at ports for packs with stickers.

For Ayush medicines, all's in a name

For Ayush medicines, all's in a name

Rediff.com   5 Nov 2013

Govt wants firms to remove suffixes & prefixes to original names of these drugs.

Now, US FDA gets a call from Indian pharma companies

Now, US FDA gets a call from Indian pharma companies

Rediff.com   27 Oct 2013

The Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance has approached regulator for a dialogue to understand the concern raised by it

Post SC verdict, doctors are a worried lot

Post SC verdict, doctors are a worried lot

Rediff.com   26 Oct 2013

Say heavy penalties for medical errors might raise health care costs and make practitioners too cautious, says Sushmi Dey

Air One in fray to apply for licence to fly

Air One in fray to apply for licence to fly

Rediff.com   24 Oct 2013

Following the entry of Tata-SIA and AirAsia into the Indian aviation market, the domestic aviation industry is seeing increased interest from private entities.

Drug regulator 'goes slow' on clinical trials

Drug regulator 'goes slow' on clinical trials

Rediff.com   23 Oct 2013

As many as 150 applications are stuck at evaluation stage, says official.

Air India finalises $350-mn deal with Etihad

Air India finalises $350-mn deal with Etihad

Rediff.com   16 Oct 2013

To sell five Boeing 777s, replacing these with cheaper aircraft

Ranbaxy gets important breather

Ranbaxy gets important breather

Rediff.com   11 Oct 2013

Ranbaxy's US factory, Ohm Laboratories, is learnt to have got a clean chit from the American regulator. This US facility was under surveillance of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) since the end of 2012.

Hospitals give a dose of happy hour to lure patients

Hospitals give a dose of happy hour to lure patients

Rediff.com   7 Oct 2013

Happy hours, a discount concept popular across bars, restaurants and multiplexes, is now catching up in the health care sector, too.

GMR, GVK can bid for six airports' privatisation

GMR, GVK can bid for six airports' privatisation

Rediff.com   1 Oct 2013

Norms limiting airlines' stake in SPVs managing airports to hurt Tatas.

US drug regulator finds Indian companies critically ill

US drug regulator finds Indian companies critically ill

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2013

The country's drug companies have attracted the highest number of enforcements from the American drug regulator in 2013, a year that has seen the US Food and Drug Administration turning stricter to ensure compliance levels and quality of medicines.

Tatas to nominate 4 of the 6 directors

Tatas to nominate 4 of the 6 directors

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2013

While four of the directors would be nominated by Tata Sons, the other two would be representatives of Singapore Airlines.

Tata, SIA incubated venture in April last year

Tata, SIA incubated venture in April last year

Rediff.com   23 Sep 2013

Singapore Airlines first approached the Tatas, its old choice for a venture in India, and was aware of AirAsia negotiations.

Delhi airport could rise high in the global hub club

Delhi airport could rise high in the global hub club

Rediff.com   23 Sep 2013

Tata-SIA will kick off with full-service domestic operations.

AirAsia shareholder hits out at Tatas over venture with SIA

AirAsia shareholder hits out at Tatas over venture with SIA

Rediff.com   23 Sep 2013

AirAsia says deal not violative of shareholder agreement.

As drug firms squirm, authorities look abroad for cure

As drug firms squirm, authorities look abroad for cure

Rediff.com   23 Sep 2013

DCGI, health ministry initiate dialogues with foreign regulators, try to understand global best practices

Indian regulator also scans Ranbaxy

Indian regulator also scans Ranbaxy

Rediff.com   20 Sep 2013

The move comes in the wake of many facilities of Ranbaxy in India being barred by the US Food and Drugs Administration for supplying medicines to the US.

AI may cut number of unions from 15 to 2

AI may cut number of unions from 15 to 2

Rediff.com   20 Sep 2013

The national carrier has drawn a blueprint to cut the number of recognised unions in the airline from 15 to two -- one for pilots and another for the rest of the employees.