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Dengue death: Fortis charged 1,700% premium on some medical devices, says NPPA

According to the NPPA, Fortis Memorial Research Institute in Gurugram had charged a margin of up to 1,737% on procurement price on a three-way stopcock

2 min read16 Dec 2017
Companies

Pharma firms bank on complex generics to push earnings growth

Indian drug makers investing in the development of complex generics are set to benefit as USFDA works to accelerate the entry of such products to lower healthcare costs

2 min read21 Oct 2017
Money

Income-stability worries trump price rise: Survey

According to a survey conducted by Birla Sun Life Insurance Co. Ltd, 33% find stability of jobs and income as the biggest financial concern in 2017

3 min read22 Aug 2017
Politics

News in numbers | Micromax plans to invest Rs200 crore in Uttarakhand facility

In other news, youngsters in the age group of 15-34 years accounted for over half of the people killed in road accidents

3 min read10 Jun 2016
Politics

Narendra Modi under fire as rising costs put squeeze on middle class

Sharp rises in education and healthcare costs in the last two years have hit India's burgeoning middle class hard

3 min read23 Mar 2016
Opinion

The growing burden of healthcare costs

Rising healthcare costs is taking a big toll on the poor

4 min read2 Dec 2015

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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared

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