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Monday, March 16, 2026
TopicAYUSH ministry

Topic: AYUSH ministry

Why AYUSH secretary’s unprecedented 8-year run is facing legal challenge

A petition in the Delhi High Court has challenged Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha’s 2017 appointment and the repeated extensions, saying his “indefinite continuance" was done “without any recruitment notification or adherence to government rules."

Ministry of Ayush Launches Nationwide Health Campaign, aims to empower individuals with Ayurvedic principles

The 'Desh Ka Prakriti Parikshan Abhiyan' seeks to provide citizens with tailored health insights based on their Prakriti, promoting disease prevention and holistic well-being.

Ministry of I&B, AYUSH collaborate for International Day of Yoga celebration

The Ministry of I&B's New Media Wing (NMW) is also planning activities like 'Yoga with Family' contests on their social media accounts.

Patanjali ads case: Uttarakhand licensing body took no action, only forwarded letters for 2 yrs

Uttarakhand govt affidavit submitted to SC shows state licensing authority did not take appropriate steps under the law despite central Ayush ministry asking it to do so twice.

100-Day countdown to International Day of Yoga kicks off

The Ministry of Ayush and the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga are jointly organizing the event.

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'.

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.

Andhra approves ‘magic’ herbal mix after Centre okays it as health supplement, not Covid cure

Andhra govt says AYUSH panel report has not cleared the eye drops, touted as a 'miracle cure' that can allegedly help improve oxygen saturation levels in minutes.

Take action against Ayurveda, Unani drugmakers over misleading ads — Modi govt tells states

Ministry of AYUSH issues advisory to states & UTs after it receives over 570 complaints in last 10 months for false, misleading & unfounded advertisements by drugmakers. 

‘Can’t shorten further’ — medical experts say cutting MBBS course duration will hurt quality

In a report to the government, a Group of Ministers has recommended shortening the five-and-a-half-year MBBS course by a year.

On Camera

Awami League desperately needs new leadership. It’s looking for it in wrong places

What Awami League needs now is not an answer to who will succeed Hasina or even a debate on whether Hasina should return to Bangladesh, but a new leadership on the ground.

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.