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Business News > Mint Authors > Zeba Siddiqui

Zeba Siddiqui

ARTICLES BY ZEBA SIDDIQUI

The variant's first impact was detected months earlier in Maharashtra, where health authorities recorded a rapid increase in coronavirus infections in early February. (AFP)

Health experts say India missed early alarm, let deadly Covid-19 variant spread

7 min read . 15 Jun 2021

Industry executives in India have long called on the government to provide subsidies to boost local manufacturing (Photo: Mint)

India to boost drug, medical device production to lessen reliance on imports

1 min read . 27 Jul 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: Reuters)

PM Modi urges citizens to stay alert to virus as lockdown eases

1 min read . 31 May 2020

A vial of the investigational drug remdesivir is visually inspected at a Gilead manufacturing site in the US. Remdesivir was previously developed to treat the Ebola virus and did not work (Photo: AP)

Coronavirus: Bangladesh's Beximco to begin production of remdesivir this month

3 min read . 05 May 2020

FILE PHOTO: A scientist at RNA medicines company Arcturus Therapeutics research a vaccine for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at a laboratory in San Diego, California, U.S. (REUTERS)

Serum Institute plans to price coronavirus vaccine at ₹1,000 if trials succeed

2 min read . 29 Apr 2020

JSW Steel said the ED's move 'vindicates' its position to seek legal immunity against the seizure of Bhushan Power's assets (Photo: Mint)

ED links over ₹4,025 crore Bhushan Power assets to fraud probe

1 min read . 13 Oct 2019

A file photo of Election Commission building in Delhi (Mint)

EC asks political parties not to use armed forces images for campaigns

1 min read . 10 Mar 2019

Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Making crop insurance work for Indian farmers

4 min read . 16 Jul 2018

Fortis Hospital in Noida. Shares of Fortis fell about 2% on Monday after the announcement by IHH and were down 1.87% around 0512 GMT, while trading in IHH shares listed in Kuala Lumpur was halted. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Malaysia’s IHH says Fortis board declines to engage on takeover offer

1 min read . 16 Apr 2018

Fortis Healthcare has also received an investment offer worth Rs1,250 crore from Sunil Kant Munjal and the Burban family of Dabur. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Malaysia’s IHH Healthcare offers to buy Fortis at Rs160 per share

1 min read . 13 Apr 2018

The Rohingya repatriation plan has been greeted with skepticism by NGOs which said it did not adequately address questions of safety. Photo: AFP

Bangladesh agrees with Myanmar to complete Rohingya return in two years

4 min read . 16 Jan 2018

Nearly 70% of healthcare delivery is in the hands of private players, from small clinics to large hospital chains. Photo: Mint

NPPA calls for better oversight of private hospitals

1 min read . 23 Sept 2017

Dr. Reddy’s did not however elaborate on the observations, which typically refer to aspects of the production process that must be improved in order to gain regulatory approval for exports. Photo: Hindustan Times

Dr Reddy’s says German regulator makes 6 observations on its Duvvada unit

1 min read . 08 Sept 2017

The rejection is a setback for public health groups that have been pushing for rules on marketing to curb bribery and corruption, which many doctors and medical professionals say is rampant in health sector. Photo: iStock

Govt’s proposed pharma marketing rules hit legal roadblock

2 min read . 23 Aug 2017

The NPPA had earlier said it did not plan further measures after prices of some heart stents were cut in February by 75%. Photo: Madhu Kapparath/Mint

NPPA wants more medical devices under price control list

2 min read . 07 Jun 2017

Doctors say they tend to prescribe branded generics to patients because they are confident of their quality. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

Narendra Modi’s generics drugs plan worries health experts, pharma sector

3 min read . 26 May 2017

US FDA, EU regulator have called on India’s $16 billion pharmaceutical industry to step up their efforts if it wants to continue to dominate the generic drugs sector. Photo: Bloomberg

Top Indian drugmakers need at least 5 years to meet global standards: IPA

2 min read . 17 May 2017

Ajay Piramal says now the firm plans to finance top property developments in second-tier cities. Photo: Mint

Piramal looking to expand in real estate financing

1 min read . 13 May 2017

Dr Reddy’s said it expects to launch more than 10 products in the United States this year. Photo: Kumar/Mint

Dr Reddy’s says US FDA drug approvals hard to get after ‘bad’ year

1 min read . 12 May 2017

Dr Reddy’s board recommends a final dividend of Rs20 per equity share of Rs5 face value for the financial year 2016-17. Photo: Mint

Dr Reddy’s Q4 profit jumps 3-fold to Rs337.6 crore

1 min read . 12 May 2017