Daily Chemical News Recommendation (Jun 22, 2018)

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>> Government Mulls New Mechanism to Monitor Drug Prices

The drug pricing mechanism in the country is likely to be overhauled soon, according to a report in the Times of India newspaper. Among the changes proposed by the government is the move to introduce a new price index for pharmaceutical products that will become the benchmark to determine prices of all medicines sold in the country – even those that are currently outside the drug price control order. [More]

>> Thermal Coal Import May Rise to 145 MT in 2018

India's thermal coal import is likely to increase to 145 million tonne (MT) in 2018, and the uptrend would continue in the next four years, says a report. According to the report by Minerals Council of Australia, India's estimated thermal coal import in 2017 stood at 137 MT. [More]