Govt fastracks reforms in insurance, coal and pharma sectors

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 24, 2014, 16:35

Moving at rapid pace, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved key insurance and coal sector reforms which were stuck in Parliament logjam.

Govt approves 100% FDI in medical devices sector

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 24, 2014, 15:42

Government allowed 100 percent FDI under automatic route in medical devices sector to encourage manufacturing of equipments, including diagnostic kits and other devices.

Cabinet approves 100% FDI for medical devices sector

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 24, 2014, 12:07

Medical devices include wide range of products such as sutures, implants and surgical instruments.

Cabinet to consider easing FDI norms for medical devices biz

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 23, 2014, 21:11

The Union Cabinet is expected to consider Wednesday liberalising foreign direct investment (FDI) policy for the cash-starved medical devices sector.

Average salary hikes likely to be at 11% in 2015: Mercer

Last Updated: Thursday, December 11, 2014, 18:49

With an average salary increase likely to be at 11 percent, the projected pay hike for next year in medical life sciences sector is the highest (12 percent) and for the shared services and hi-tech industry it is lowest (10 percent).

Govt to soon decide on easing FDI for medical devices sector

Last Updated: Monday, December 8, 2014, 20:06

The government is expected to soon take a decision on liberalising foreign direct investment (FDI) policy for the cash-starved medical devices sector.

Apollo to set up Rs 400 crore medical college and hospital

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 2, 2014, 18:43

A 14-acre plot on Batanagar's Hiland Riverside has been provided free of cost by the state government where Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research would come up by by 2020.

Nine more medical colleges in Odisha

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 12:45

Odisha government is taking steps to set up nine more medical colleges in different parts of the state and to increase the number of seats in MBBS course from 150 to 250 in government-run medical colleges at Berhampur and Burla from next academic year.

MCI mulls shortening of MBBS course duration by 1 year

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 21:36

The duration of the MBBS course could be shortened by one year with the Medical Council of India (MCI) thinking about introducing specialist skills for undergraduates earlier than what is the practice at present.

DMCH Jr docs launch indefinite strike demanding stipend hike

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 13:46

Around 200 junior doctors of the Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) in Bihar`s Darbhanga district today went on an indefinite strike to press for their demand for hike in stipend.

Rajasthan govt hospitals short of doctors, para-medical staff: Minister

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 15:24

The government run hospitals in Rajasthan were short of doctors, para-medical staff, and administrative personnel and this shortage was affecting health services, a minister said on Monday.