'Govt wakes up only when you come on the roads'

'Had they agreed to our demands that we raised two years ago, we would have never started our agitation again.' IMAGE: Farmers are stopped as they march to the frontline of a protest, at a site......

HC seeks status report from govt on illegal sale of medicines online

The Delhi high court on Wednesday asked the Centre to file a status report on petitions seeking a ban on "illegal" sale of drugs online. Image used for representational purpose only. Photograph:......

UK regulator approves Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines for 12-15 yr olds

The United Kingdom's medicines regulator on Friday approved the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for 12 to 15 year olds, saying it is 'safe and effective' in this age group and the benefits......

Notice to ayurvedic drugs firm for misleading Covid claims

A show-cause notice has been issued to a Rajkot-based ayurvedic drugs manufacturer for allegedly making a misleading claim that its product 'AAYUDH advance' is the "first clinically tested medicine......

Doctors, lawyers and academics on strike

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man's guide to the angst of the professions.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com I stare stupefied at headlines like these: One from last June said, 800,000......

Ericsson sees $27bn revenue from 5G for India, but at a cost

While everybody is talking about the vast potential of 5G, the uptake of such services in India depends on operators getting around 100 Mhz 5G spectrum. At the reserve price proposed by Trai,......

What the future holds for Biocon

'The obvious opportunity is biosimilars, which are simpler but more expensive,' says Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, founder of Biocon. Shorn of jargon, biosimilars are biological products that are highly......

How dangerous is plastic packaging?

After recognising its adverse health effects, the govt has now dismissed its own lab reports to conclude that the evidence against plastic is insufficient, says Nitin Sethi. Image: FSSAI in its......