According to Srikanta Jena, Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers, India has the world’s largest and most developed pharmaceutical industry, including being the top exporter of generic medicines in the world, exporting medicines worth Rs. 50,000 crore, annually.

India exports to over 200 countries worldwide, including to highly regulated markets like US, Europe, Japan and Australia. In 2009 – 2009, India exported $8 billion worth of drugs, mainly to the US and Europe, followed by Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America and Africa.

The H1N1 vaccine will soon be available in India from the coming week, as the Indian Government has imported about 1.5 million dosages of the vaccines from Sanofi Pasteur. The doses have been approved in safety tests conducted on 100 adults at Bharatiya Vidyapith, Pune and Kalavati Saran Hospital, Delhi.

Meanwhile, Phase II and III human clinical trials of the H1N1 virus nasal spray vaccine by the Serum Institute of India begins at two sites in Pune today, including three other centres. The virus has claimed over 201 lies in Pune, itself.

A three-day international conference on cancer biology ‘Cancercon 2010’ has been organized by a group of doctors from the Cancer Research and Relief Trust (CRRT), who tying up with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, will kick off a series of research programmes for making personalised medicine a reality for cancer patients Thursday at Madras. Cancercon 2010 will be held between 18th to 20th February with the participation of experts from across the globe.

A pharmaceutical firm's advertisement claiming its vaccine can prevent cervical cancer has triggered indignation in certain medical circles, leading to India's apex drug regulatory agency threatening legal action against the firm.

According to officials, a show cause notice has been sent to GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) India, responsible for issuing the advertisement about its cervical cancer vaccine Cervarix, by the regulatory body i.e. the Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation.

India's giant automobiles manufacturer Tata Motors has introduced to the markets a new and improved updated version of the Sumo, christened the Grande MKII. Based on various feedback that the company has received over the years, all the feasible and interesting changes suggested have been incorporated.

Basically, the company was looking to take care of the suspension, steering and brakes, all of which have been highly complained about with regards to the Sumo. The Grande has managed to eliminate all the issues.

Gurpareet Bains, 32, a nutritional therapist from Bedford claims to have created the world’s healthiest meal in the form a cancer-fighting curry.

Full of spices and packed with blueberries and goji berries, ‘natural super foods’ believed to have the ability to ward off carcinogenic cells, the ‘spicy chicken feast’ is replete with foods, long known to offer exceptional health benefits.

Eat healthy tonight by ditching the salad, and instead cooking up a hot, spicy curry.

Claiming it to be the 'world's healthiest meal', an Indian chef has created a chicken and blueberry curry served with goji berry pilau rice, a complete blending of traditional ingredients feted for their health benefits, he has combined them with contemporary 'super foods' known to stave off everything, from cancer to Alzheimer's disease.

A single plate of the 'world's healthiest meal' is contains as many health-boosting antioxidants as 49-bowls of spinach, 23-bunches of grapes or 9-broccoli helpings.

US President Barack Obama will host Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for an official state visit on November 24, the White House announced late Friday.

It will be the first state visit hosted by Obama since he took office in January.

A White House statement said the planned visit would "highlight the strong and growing strategic partnership between the United States and India."

The leaders are expected to hold wide-ranging talks including the US-Indian strategic dialogue that was launched in July.

The day will conclude with a state dinner.