-Down to Earth No regulation on marketing strategies by drug companies has created a medical autocracy, the Dolo-650 controversy shows If you had to take paracetamol 650 milligrams instead of paracetamol 500 mg three times a day during the COVID-19 pandemic, you may be familiar with the drug called Dolo-650. The drug is prescribed for reducing fever and pain, but the medicine possibly reached you thanks to its manufacturer’s market strategy. A petition...
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Amul, Mother Dairy Milk Prices To Rise By Rs. 2 From Tomorrow
-NDTV.com The increase in milk prices comes in view of a rise in input costs, Amul and Mother Dairy said. New Delhi: Milks prices are set to increase with dairy brands Amul and Mother Dairy announcing a ₹ 2 raise in its prices due to a rise in procurement and other input costs. The new prices for both the brands will be effective from Wednesday, the companies said. For 500 ml, Amul Gold...
More »Cereal inflation would be hard to tame amidst low rice acreage
Is India going to face inflation in cereal prices during the rest of the current financial year? Experts differ on this. An analysis by Nomura Global Economics and CEIC finds that a below normal monsoon does not always translate into high retail inflation in food. Similarly, an above normal southwest monsoon does not always bring down the rate of food inflation. However, some agricultural experts (please click here, here and...
More »Maharashtra farmers threaten to stop onion supplies from Aug 16 demanding better prices
-The Hindu Business Line Growers’ body seeks ₹25, says they are unable to recover production costs Maharashtra farmers, led by the State Onion Growers’ Association, have threatened to stop bringing onion to the agricultural produce marketing committee (APMC) yards from August 16, if they don’t get an average price of ₹25 per kg for their produce. Maharashtra State Onion Growers’ Association President Bharat Dighole said in a statement on Monday: “For the past...
More »'Wheat stocks can be 80% higher than buffer requirement by Apr 1 next year'
-PTI/ Business Standard The government on Friday said wheat stocks in FCI godowns is expected to be 134 lakh tonnes at the start of next fiscal, 80 per cent more than the buffer norm. The government on Friday said wheat stocks in FCI godowns is expected to be 134 lakh tonnes at the start of next fiscal, 80 per cent more than the buffer norm. In a written reply to Rajya Sabha, Food...
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