K V Venkatasubramanian
Venkat is a science writer based in East Delhi, India
NewsMystery illness that hospitalised hundreds in India stumps health experts
Authorities are looking at pesticide contamination of food and water as well as heavy metals
NewsIllegally grown GM aubergines highlight India’s continuing ambivalence to transgenic crops
Discovery has revived protests against the technology
BusinessPollution from Indian drugmakers drives drug resistance
Areas around manufacturing sites still heavily contaminated with antimicrobials and breeding multidrug-resistant pathogens
BusinessIndia probes Roche over biosimilars
Mylan and Biocon claim Roche abused its market dominance to quash generic breast cancer antibodies
BusinessEU recommends withdrawing drugs approved on unreliable data
Indian firm Micro Therapeutic Research Labs accused of misrepresenting clinical data and documentation deficiencies
BusinessIndian drug industry opposes price caps
Government wants free healthcare for poorest people, but companies claim controls will stifle innovation
BusinessIndian court revokes ban on combination drugs
Companies claim government failed to follow procedure in restricting risky medicines
NewsLack of critical elements could stymie India’s growth
Dependence on imports will make moving to a high-tech manufacturing economy more difficult
BusinessIndian whistleblower pushes for regulatory reform
Although denied a hearing by India’s supreme court, Dinesh Thakur wants to shake up pharmaceutical safety laws
BusinessIndia bans 344 combination drugs
Manufacturers appeal to courts to allow continued sales of products the government deems risky