-The Telegraph New Delhi: An industry body and medical experts have decried a government proposal to replace gelatin with cellulose to encapsulate drugs, calling it an impractical idea that needlessly injects the vegetarian-non-vegetarian debate into medicines. The Punjab Haryana Delhi (PHD) Chamber of Commerce and Industry today said gelatin had been used for over a century and made up 95 per cent of capsule formulations worldwide, and cautioned that the proposal to...
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43% of migrant women want to quit Delhi: Study -Smriti Singh
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Delhi no longer seems to be a preferred place of work for women who have from other parts of the country. A survey has found that as many as 43% of them are looking for jobs outside the city, even if it means a cut in salary, primarily because of Delhi's unsafe environment. These shocking facts were revealed in a survey conducted by the PHD Chamber...
More »Good Governance, Corruption Free Rule Matter: Indian Inc
-Outlook Indian Inc today said the outcome of elections in the four states should be seen as a strong message to the government as well as political parties for ensuring corruption-free rule and good governance. "Congress has been shown the door for poor political leadership and unconvincing approach to corruption," said businesswoman Kiran Mazumdar Shaw in a stern message as the poll results pouring in showed rout-like situation for the party in...
More »Inflation in goods used by rich higher than those by poor: PHD
-PTI Inflation during the current festive season is impacting the rich more than poor as the goods used by them have seen a higher price rise a report by a industry body said. "The impact of price rise as measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) is found higher on rich class at around 9.3 per cent as compared with the poor class at around 8.4 per cent," PHD Chamber of Commerce...
More »A question of standards, not principle-Vinay Sitapati
-The Indian Express India is no insecure dictatorship junking international obligations for cheap populism. The highest court of the world's largest democracy has made a nuanced distinction between real innovation and marketing gimmickry. Yet, the Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis's response to the recent Supreme Court verdict in Novartis vs Union of India has been imperial in tone. The judgment "discourages innovative drug discovery", it claimed. It accused Indian law of lagging...
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