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Topic: AYUSH ministry

All about Magic Remedies Act, law that landed Patanjali in trouble over Covid ‘cure’ drug

Patanjali Ayurved Tuesday launched the ‘Coronil and Swasari’ medicines with the claim that it has discovered a cure for Covid-19.

AYUSH ministry asks Ramdev’s Patanjali for details of its Covid medicine, halts advertising

Patanjali Ayurved has launched the 'Coronil and Swasari' medicine with the claim that it has discovered a cure for coronavirus.

Early data from alternative medicine trials shows promising results against Covid: AYUSH secy

In an interview, AYUSH Secretary Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha tells ThePrint data from trials indicated alternative medicine therapies prevented severe Covid symptoms among people in quarantine.

Want funding for AYUSH research on Covid-19? Share commercial & IP rights with Modi govt

The Ministry of AYUSH, in an office memorandum dated 4 June, clarified the terms and conditions for applicants requesting grant-in-aid support.

AYUSH ministry warns drug-makers to not sell products using false claims, threatens FIRs

In a letter to states and Union territories, the ministry has ordered state regulators to file FIRs in 'blatant cases of violation'.

Warm water, ‘kadha’, yoga — Calcutta HC orders AYUSH measures for children in migrant camps

There are 3,502 children in migrant labourers’ camps in Bengal, and court directed district magistrates to file a report on their mental & physical condition.

Unethical, unreasonable to ignore Ayurveda for Covid treatment & prevention, say researchers

Researchers say refusal to accept evidence in support of the immunomodulatory potential of AYUSH systems is ‘neither in the interests of people nor science’.

Modi govt plans study on 50 lakh people to test if alternative medicine can treat Covid

AYUSH ministry plans to conduct study on 3 groups — common public, frontline workers such as police and healthcare stuff, and Covid-19 patients.

IRS officers suggest 4% Covid cess, tax for super rich to help economy recover from lockdown

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On Camera

Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.