Government Policy
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WI Bureau Sep 29 2017 - 1 min readAs Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is all set to unveil Union Budget 2015 on February 28, manufacturers of medical devices have sought import duty concessions from him. The Association of Indian Medical Device Industry (AIMED) has also sought a blanket ban on 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in brown field projects. "To ...
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Agencies Sep 29 2017 - 1 min readIn a bid to boost its 'Make in India' initiative, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government has plans to approve 100 per cent FDI in the medical devices, according to a leading business channel ET Now report. The report says the Union Cabinet is expected to take up the proposal in coming weeks, ...
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WI Bureau Sep 29 2017 - 1 min readWith an aim to address the patented drugs prices in India, Government has set up an inter-ministerial committee of Joint Secretaries who will suggest ways and means to fix price rise. According to a PTI report, Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers confirmed the news in a written reply ...
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WI Bureau Sep 29 2017 - 1 min readClearing air over concerns raised by opposition leaders in the ongoing winter session, Union Health Minister J P Nadda said the Government is making constant efforts to lower the prices of drugs, according to a PTI report. He was addressing the Question Hour in the Lok Sabha, where he also assured that the government ...
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PTI Sep 29 2017 - 2 min readThe government is considering a ban on electronic cigarettes over the risks to public health that they may cause, according to a Reuters report, citing a senior Health Ministry official's statement. The World Health Organization (WHO) in August called for stiff regulation of e-cigarettes as well as bans on indoor use, in the ...