Archana Shukla
Journalist reporting from India on business, health, and consumer trends. Here she covers the arrival of generic semaglutide drugs and the opportunities and risks of cheaper weight-loss medicines.
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Mar 27, 2026 • 9min
Fears of fuel shortages lead to panic buying in Australia
Archana Shukla, BBC reporter covering pharmaceuticals in India, reports from a Bengaluru factory making generic semaglutide. She describes sterile filling and robotic pen assembly. She talks about falling prices, potential global distribution as patents expire, and regulatory worries as cosmetic use rises. Short, vivid on-the-ground reporting with market and safety angles.
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Mar 20, 2026 • 33min
Iran renews attacks on Gulf countries
Frank Gardner, a BBC security correspondent on Middle East conflicts, tracks Iran’s widening strikes across Gulf infrastructure and the growing energy alarm. Archana Shukla, a journalist covering business and health in India, looks at cheaper generic weight-loss drugs. Simon Atkinson, a BBC correspondent in Queensland, reports on Cyclone Norell, floods and the emergency response in northeastern Australia.
