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A senior Swedish minister has opined that the US finally quitting the Paris Climate Accord throws up a big opportunity for Stockholm and New Delhi to set an example for the rest of the world on the need for collaborative efforts to meet the challenges of climate change. Swedish minister for business, industry and innovation Ibrahim Baylan believes that such a collaboration between the two nations is very possible because of the many shared values and the democratic framework both the countries operate in. This can help fill the void created by the US formally withdrawing from the pact to a large extent, he feels."With the US withdrawing from the Paris Agreement and now that we are daily getting reports on how the climate is changing and the number of people migrating, it is necessary that India and Swedan collaborate and set a good example globally for transitioning to sustainable growth," Baylan told PTI in an interaction during his visit to the city mid last week as part of the royal … [Read more...] about India, Sweden can collaborate on efforts to mitigate climate change, says minister

The 270-km-long Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for traffic on Sunday to facilitate "necessary repair work", while one-way traffic resumed on 434-km Srinagar-Leh highway and Mughal road after remaining closed for several weeks due to heavy snowfall, officials said. Inspector General of Police, traffic, Alok Kumar said vehicular movement on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was suspended for the day to allow road maintenance agencies to carry out "necessary repair work".While convoys of security personnel were allowed to ply on the highway from both sides-- Srinagar and Jammu, civilian traffic was restricted.The step was taken to ensure that the highway which was damaged by recent landslides in Ramban sector can be repaired and to facilitate the passage of security convoys.Close Meanwhile, the 434-km Srinagar-Leh national highway was reopened for one-way traffic on Sunday morning after remaining closed … [Read more...] about Jammu-Srinagar national highway closed for repair work

Lupin on Tuesday said it aims to address the USFDA warning letter on its Goa and Indore plants by end of FY19.“The (remediation) work is well underway, we have engaged several groups of independent consultants, as it stand right now we stand to complete all work by June,” said Nilesh Gupta, Managing Director of Lupin, said in the post earnings conference call.“And then we will go back to (US)FDA and then will follow the process thereafter. If things work well I think pretty much by the end of next financial year, we will be able to close the warning letter,” Gupta added.Close Lupin was hit by a warning letter from USFDA for its manufacturing plants in Goa and Pithampur Unit II (Indore) in November last year. related news 373 infra projects show cost overruns of Rs 3.89 lakh cr Zomato looks to become profitable by end-2020 Five of top-10 most valued firms add Rs 56,877 cr in m-cap The US drug regulator, after inspecting the two sites, … [Read more...] about Lupin hopes to resolve warning letter on Goa and Indore plants by end of FY19

Apollo Hospitals managing director Suneeta Reddy called the government initiatives towards healthcare as “path-breaking” and said the private sector participation will be integral in successful delivery of ambitious National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) that aims to cover 10 crore poor families with Rs 5 lakh health insurance.Reddy, the chief of India’s largest healthcare conglomerate,  in an exclusive telephonic interview told Moneycontrol that private providers however can’t deliver unless it comes at reasonable price.Below are the edited excerpts of the interviewClose How do you see the government’s National Health Protection Scheme proposal? related news 373 infra projects show cost overruns of Rs 3.89 lakh cr Zomato looks to become profitable by end-2020 Five of top-10 most valued firms add Rs 56,877 cr in m-cap It is indeed heartening that 40 percent of India’s population will be covered under an insurance … [Read more...] about Reasonable procedural pricing key for private participation in NHPS: Apollo Hospitals MD Suneeta Reddy

US President Donald Trump on Saturday hand-picked Scott Gottlieb to lead US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) – the regulatory agency that approves every food and drug products marketed in America.The appointment is still to be confirmed by the US Senate.Gottlieb, 44, served in several senior positions at the US FDA during the George W Bush administration. He was trained as a physician and is known as a conservative health policy expert with deep ties to the pharmaceutical industry.Gottlieb is also a partner at New Enterprise Associates, a large US-based venture capital firm. The firm’s investments include life-sciences companies. In addition to his service on several pharmaceutical companies’ boards, Gottlieb is a consultant for London-based pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline.Close Gottlieb's proposed appointment as US FDA commissioner assumes significance given the Trump’s promise of reducing regulation at US FDA as one of his key priorities to make … [Read more...] about Why Scott Gottlieb, the new US FDA chief, could be good news for Indian drug makers