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Sunday, December 14, 2025
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.

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I’ve been driving an EV for 2 years—Indian roads are ready to switch to electric

Driving an electric vehicle for months, the Hyundai IONIQ5, BMW iX and now the Kia Carens Clavis electric, has convinced me of the viability of EVs for city and mid-range commutes.

Rupee’s turmoil has echoes of 2013

With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.