-The Times of India NEW delhi: Pharma companies may have to cough up huge penalties for unethical and illegal practices like offering freebies, gifts and foreign trips to doctors for pushing the sales of their products. The government is set to make mandatory the uniform code of conduct for pharmaceutical marketing practices, which have so far been voluntary. The department of pharmaceuticals (DoP) is working on a draft which will curb unethical...
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Nearly 75,000 tonnes of pulses recovered by States -Tomojit Basu
-The Hindu Business Line NEW delhi: The Centre on Saturday said that 6,077 de-hoarding raids had been carried out across India in an effort to rein in the prices of pulses. About 75,000 tonnes of pulses — a key source of protein for many Indians — have been recovered from hoarders so far, said an official statement, and States had been asked to meet with millers, wholesalers and retailers to make pulses...
More »India, Africa align on WTO issues
-The Hindu They are in favour of multilateral trading systems. India and Africa said on Friday that the two partners are aligned on the outstanding issues at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and are in favour of multilateral trading systems. “The WTO Ministerial scheduled for December in Nairobi will be held for the first time in Africa where we will be looking for outcomes that will be of interest to both India and...
More »Finally, pulse price is a poll issue in Bihar
-The Hindu Patna: Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said the Nitish Kumar government did not utilise the special Central fund for price stabilisation. After reservation, Dadri lynching and cow-slaughter, the rising pulse prices have now become a poll issue in Bihar, as leaders tried to pin the blame on their rivals. Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said the Nitish Kumar government did not utilise the special Central fund for price...
More »Government distributes 2 crore LED bulbs, saves Rs 1,000 crore a year -Sidhartha & Sanjay Dutta
-The Times of India NEW delhi: The Narendra Modi government's programme to get consumers to replace less efficient CFL or incandescent lights with latest LED bulbs is gaining momentum, with the number of bulbs distributed crossing the 2-crore mark and generating annual savings of over Rs 1,000 crore. Data available with the government showed that more than 2 crore subsidized LED bulbs had been distributed under the Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme till...
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