India: Food, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences

India's food-import clearance process is poised to become both faster and more science-agnostic. On 27 October 2025 the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India released the Food Safety and Standards (Import)...

In the past couple of months, the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors have undergone a series of structural reforms and policy adjustments, highlighting a clear focus on enhancing patient-centricity, standardising quality benchmarks, and streamlining regulatory compliance.

The Hon'ble Delhi High Court in the matter of Samarendra Das v. Win Medicare Pvt. Ltd., 2025 SCC OnLine Del 6347, reaffirmed that a medical or sales representative employed in the pharmaceutical sector does not qualify as a "workman" under Section 2(s) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 ("Act").