Swadeshi Jagaran Manch adopts a resolution against MNCs and Indian business houses, saying such ventures are detrimental not only to a large population engaged in multi-brand retail but also to manufacturers and consumers

Amazon could position the potential investment on similar lines to its previous stake purchases in retail chains such as Shoppers Stop and Future Coupons, where it had also acquired a minority shareholding along with exclusive rights to index products from those retailers on its platform

Vaccine can be easily manufactured, transported and stored at domestic fridge temperature (2-8 degrees C). This means it can be easily distributed using existing medical facilities such as doctor's surgeries and local pharmacies, allowing for the vaccine to be deployed very rapidly, said Oxford University

The move propels Amazon into a new business, potentially shaking up the pharmacy industry as it has done to everything from book sellers to toy stores and grocers

AIOCD, which has a membership strength of 8.5 lakh retail and wholesale medicine sellers, has been opposing online pharmacies ever since the government mooted the idea of allowing such players in the country

Apollo Hospitals says ready to administer 10 lakh coronavirus vaccines per dayApollo Hospitals Group, hospital chain based in Chennai, on Thursday said it is ready to administer 10 lakh COVID-19 vaccines daily to support the government's fight against the pandemic. The Group, in a statement, said it will leverage its pan India web of 19 medicine supply hubs with cold chain facilities and use its 70 hospitals, over 400 clinics, 500 corporate health centers, 4,000 pharmacies alongside omni-chan...

The RIL-Netmeds deal comes a week after Amazon made its foray into India's online pharmacy market by launching 'Amazon pharmacy' in Bengaluru and subsequently diversifying in other cities

74th Independence Day: PM Modi launches National Digital Health Mission. He said that it will revolutionise the Indian health sector

With approximately 50 percent consumers reporting a decline in face-to-face doctor consultation during the pandemic, the lockdown also led to significant change in consumer behaviour towards consulting doctors

The National Digital Health Mission has received in-principle approval from the cabinet. The platform would have four key features, including health IDs, personal health records, Digi Doctor and health facility registry

With this, close to 10 players -- Glenmark, Cipla and Dr Reddy's and others -- are either in the market or soon to launch. Currently, the drug is being sold in prices ranging between Rs 39 and Rs 75 per tablet for 200mg

In a first, an industry-backed coalition of over 100 healthcare specialists has come together to launch a nationwide telemedicine platform Swasth for corona care that  digitally connects Indians with the doctors and wellness providers

The Centre had earlier opposed the plea and said these are extraordinary circumstances and the website has been developed for easy accessibility of medicines to COVID-19 patients

DocsApp has seen a 60 per cent growth in the demand for online consultations and expects the trend to continue because whenever a customer realises that there is a easier way to access a service, he or she , would continue to utilising that more

Generic Aadhar, a start-up by Arjun Deshpande, follows a unique pharmacy-aggregator business model - it sources generic drugs directly from manufacturers and sells to pharmacies, eliminating 16-20 per cent wholesaler margin

Corona lockdown 3.0 live updates: COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra crossed the 15,000-mark with 841 new cases in 24 hours. Mumbai alone has almost 10,000 coronavirus cases. National capital Delhi has 5,104 cases

Coronavirus lockdown extension: All facilities in supply chain of essential goods from manufacturing to e-commerce will be allowed without any restriction on timing

New Lockdown in India live update, Covid-19 guidelines:  In the last 24 hours, 1,076 new cases have been reported, while 377 people have died because of the COVID-2019 infection

The objective is on one hand to enforce a lockdown to curb the spread of the virus and on the other hand to ensure that our country can navigate through the challenges brought about by such lockdown by maintaining essential goods and services

Coronavirus Crisis Live Updates: Migrant workers face troubles amid 21-day nationwide lockdown; state government make food and shelter arrangements as exodus from Delhi, Noida, Ahmedabad, Mumbai continues