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Sunday, April 28, 2024
TopicAyurveda

Topic: Ayurveda

Chyawanprash, amla, herbal tea will be checked to verify health benefit claims

Modi govt will soon roll out regulations to check ayurvedic food products whose market is unregulated. A final notification is likely to be issued by February.

Modi govt looks to link Vedic texts with modern knowledge system, will fund research

Researchers at all higher education institutes, including IITs, NITs & central universities, will be eligible to avail the HRD ministry scheme.

Spiced buttermilk? Coca-Cola turns to grandmas’ recipes in India

Coca-Cola has been under pressure to diversify and wants to incorporate Ayurvedic elements from India.

Yoga for diabetes & ayurveda for pregnant women: What Ayushman Bharat has in store

AYUSH Ministry has presented a detailed proposal to health ministry, seeking alternative treatments at health centres envisaged under Ayushman Bharat.

Modi govt’s love for Ayurveda may be undermining ancient medicinal system

There has been a spurt in spurious Ayurveda drugs since the government eased regulatory mechanisms, raising questions on their efficacy and safety.  

Gujarat Ayurved university claims big breakthrough in combating ageing, gets govt backing

Study by Gujarat Ayurved University claims Giloy increases lifespan of fruit flies. AYUSH ministry wants research extended to humans.

Modi govt wants to beat WHO standards on doctors with ‘non-doctors’

India's doctor to population ratio will be 1:902, better than WHO's standard 1:1000, if the 7.63 lakh AUH doctors are included.

South Delhi herbal clinic ‘cures’ couple it declared HIV positive, is fined by consumer court

Court also fines Mumbai lab that ‘conducted' test Rs 25,000 for falsely misleading couple.

Traditional health claims about India’s ayurvedic foods help make them big business

The promotional proposition of ayurvedic food businesses relies on traditional beliefs.

Patanjali is under the scanner once again for ‘post-dating’ their products

According to Facebook and Twitter users, boxes of the ayurvedic product that bore a ‘May 2018’ manufacturing date were found on counters in April.

On Camera

America’s out-of-control militarised police forces are a threat to democracy

The world watched aghast as police armed with tasers, tear-gas masks—and in one case backed up by snipers—arrested hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters at universities across the United States.

Asia’s growth outlook remains positive despite external uncertainties, says ADB

The Asian Development Outlook 2024 report suggests that policymakers in the region should monitor a number of risks. These include escalating conflicts and geopolitical tensions.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.