-The Times of India NEW DELHI: All life saving drugs from January 2015 will come with a bold red strip on their packs highlighting price as fixed by the government and also specify if they are under price control. Signaling a New Year gift for consumers, the government is set to make it mandatory for regulated drugs to print on their packs 'DPCO Scheduled Drug' in black ink on a bold...
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Moderate inflation is a passing phase: Economists -Ishan Bakshi
-Business Standard A monsoon deficit is likely to affect the agriculture output, which could have an impact on the food inflation The sharp fall in inflation over the past few months has raised the clamour for interest rate cuts. With the Consumer Price Index (CPI) falling to 5.5 per cent in October from 6.5 per cent a month ago, which is below the central bank's target of six per cent by January...
More »Prohibitory Orders Issued in Muzaffarnagar Over Cane Agitation
-Outlook Muzaffarnagar: Prohibitory orders have been issued in Muzaffarnagar district in the view of agitations against low sugarcane prices in the state, police said today. The orders were issued yesterday allegedly after Bhartiya Kisan Union on Friday threatened to launch an agitation for the low cane prices. Prohibitory orders have been issued to ensure maintenance of law and order, in view of sugar cane price agitation, Additional District Magistrate Inder Mani Tripathi said. "Prohibitory...
More »Top-selling 100 drugs to get cheaper soon -Sushmi Dey
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Top selling medicine brands for stress, hypertension, HIV, pain and pneumonia may soon become cheaper. The drug price regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is set to bring in at least 100 new drugs under price control to include combinations, dosages and strengths that are commonly prescribed by doctors and sold by pharmacists. For instance, currently only one strength of Paracetamol is under price control, whereas...
More »Inflation drops to 5-year low
-PTI Continuing decline in food prices, including vegetables, pulled wholesale price inflation to a five-year low of 1.77 per cent in October. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation was at 2.38 per cent in September and 7.24 per cent in October 2013. As per data released by the government today, the food inflation fell to a nearly two-and-a-half year low of 2.7 per cent. Food inflation is on decline since May. The sharp...
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