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Mar 06, 2019
US to terminate sops on Indian exports: Markets are key and strategic to businesses on both sides, inevitable to reach an understanding
US and India should continue to work towards expanding and balancing their partnership in trade and economic space -
Feb 13, 2019
World's first bionic heart charges wirelessly inside 24 year old patient's chest
The heart implant can presently stay powered for roughly 8 hours after a full charge. -
Jan 21, 2019
Budget 2019: Govt may consider cutting customs duty on some medical devices
The government may consider reducing customs duty on certain medical devices in the forthcoming budget with an aim to boosting domestic manufacturing of such goods -
Nov 26, 2018
Implant Files: India fares poorly in probe into medical devices industry with low recall rate, non-existent regulations
The ICIJ's "Implant Files" report notes that India's regulatory system "effectively doesn’t exist" and that there are "no specific rules or a law" that gives the government the authority to direct a manufacturer to compensate a victim of a faulty device. -
Sep 21, 2018
Indian standardisation for medical devices soon; nearly 1,000 products currently being benchmarked: Official
A range of medical devices, old or new, will soon have an 'Indian standard -
Sep 18, 2018
India, United States look to close in on package deal to remove trade irritants; farmers likely to get benefitted
The current discussions are focussed on removing outstanding sources of friction, and are not aimed at creating a bilateral free trade agreement -
Sep 09, 2018
Insurance industry to touch $280 billion by FY20 aided by Ayushman Bharat scheme: Study
Insurance penetration in the country reached 3.7 percent in 2017 from 2.71 percent in 2001. -
May 01, 2018
India rejects US request on price caps on medical devices as Centre aims to boost affordability of treatment
Price controls form part of PM Modi’s agenda to improve India’s dilapidated public health system and boost affordability of treatment. -
Jun 19, 2017
Ahead of PM Narendra Modi's visit, US lawmakers ask India to rethink price cap on stents
The Modi government has in recent years capped prices of hundreds of life-saving drugs to make them more affordable. -
May 24, 2017
GST: Entertainment, cable, DTH services to be taxed lower, watching films to become cheaper
While GST is a value added tax, entertainment tax, presently levied by the states is like a turnover tax, i
