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TopicAyurveda

Topic: Ayurveda

‘Twiddled your thumbs, pushed files’ — SC pulls up Uttarakhand govt over inaction in Patanjali ads case

SC bench also expresses reservation about accepting 'unconditional apology' Patanjali co-founders Ramdev & Balkrishna filed on 6 April, says 'they must suffer the consequences'.

Don’t let just Ramdev’s Patanjali take the fall. Allopathy isn’t immune to ‘misleading’ ads

The Indian Medical Association and other allopathic doctors have no moral basis to cast aspersions on Ayurveda or AYUSH companies.

Inside Indian-American biochemist’s ‘haldi swindle’ that proposed spice as ‘cancer hack’

Bharat Aggarwal’s body of research focuses on the cancer-fighting ability of spices. However, he has faced multiple retractions amid allegations of fraudulent research.

Ayurveda to cure arthritis, diabetes? Doctors blame lax laws, ‘regulatory oversight’ for ‘misleading ads’

While Patanjali has been under fire for ‘unscientific claims’ in ads, experts have flagged govt’s apparent lack of rigour in approval of traditional medicines & curbing of misleading ads. 

How does jamun help with diabetes? IISER-Bhopal offers clues with 1st genome sequencing of plant

Findings, published in peer-reviewed journal 'Frontiers in Plant Science', form a first layer of data for future studies on the value of the plant, and its applications in pharmacology.

Mugli Ghutti 555 was homegrown brand from Paharganj. Then it challenged Baidyanath, Dabur

The story of Mugli Ghutti 555 began in 1918 when a self-taught practitioner of Ayurvedic medicine, experimented with various herbs to make traditional medicines.

Can mixing traditional & modern medicines help treat cancer? Govt wants to find out

ICMR & Ayush ministry have identified nearly 30 ‘priority’ diseases including cancer & multiple sclerosis. But experts are divided over efficacy of 'integrated healthcare'.

Ashwagandha is the new gold rush for Indian farmers. King of Ayurveda is on global wishlist

India is the top producer, exporter of Ashwagandha, with Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan racing ahead, says Ayush. Neemuch is connected to the Czech Republic, Canada, US.

Australia issues advisory on turmeric supplements — what it says & why you needn’t give up haldi yet

Advisory says turmeric supplements may be linked to risk of liver injuries in rare cases. It follows 2 severe cases, including 1 death, believed to be associated with such supplements.

Delhi-NCR CGHS pensioners’ paradise are the new Ayurveda centres. Panchkarma is the buzz

Eight new Ayurveda-Yoga centres now serve central government employees, their families, pensioners and CGHS card holders in Delhi-NCR in a new AYUSH push of Modi government.

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Nothing suits dictatorship more than a subservient judiciary: Justice HR Khanna

The totalitarian states indeed are never tired of claiming a legal basis for their action and are too eager to make use of conventional legal institutions to further their ends, said Justice HR Khanna in 1980.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.