80 Ayurveda colleges denied permission to admit students
August 24th, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The government has denied 80 Ayurveda colleges permission to admit students for the year 2012-13 because they lacked infrastructural facilities, parliament was informed Friday."Of 261 ... Read more...
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India for global recognition of Ayurveda, Unani
August 8th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) India is pushing for a WHO collaborative centre on traditional medicine to win legal recognition to the Indian systems of medication like Ayurveda and Unani ... Read more...
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Medicinal plants export from India jumps 137 percent
August 8th, 2012 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) India continues to be ranked the world's second largest exporter of medicinal plants after China as the trade in herbals registered around 137 percent growth ... Read more...
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Karnataka to set up yoga and naturopathy council
February 12th, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 12 (IANS) The Karnataka government will soon set up a yoga and naturopathy council and allot 10 percent of the health budget in the ensuing fiscal (2012-13) to ... Read more...
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Karnataka to provide Indian medicine at hospitals
February 10th, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 10 (IANS) Government hospitals in districts and local bodies across Karnataka will provide the Indian system of medicine as an alternative treatment, Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda said ... Read more...
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Ayurveda, unani to be promoted through rural health scheme
February 10th, 2012 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 9 (IANS) The government will promote Indian systems of medicine, including ayurveda, siddha and unani, and therapies like yoga and naturopathy through its National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)."The ... Read more...
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Tripura awarded for tele-homoeopathy
November 23rd, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Nov 23 (IANS) Tripura has become the only state in eastern India to receive an international award for tele-homoeopathy, where patients in rural areas are diagnosed by doctors through ... Read more...
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Quality certificate for ayurvedic medicines
August 30th, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The government has launched a voluntary quality certificate for the Rs.10,000 crore Indian ayurvedic drug industry to make it more competitive internationally, the Rajya Sabha ... Read more...
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Standards for AYUSH medical colleges to be raised
May 10th, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The qualification standards for medical colleges and hospitals that come under the department of ayurveda, yoga and naturopathy, unani, siddha and homoepathy (AYUSH) will be ... Read more...
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Seminar on prevention of bio-piracy begins Tuesday
March 21st, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) With bio-piracy of genetic resources becoming an issue of great concern, India is hosting an international conference starting Tuesday to discuss protection of traditional knowledge.The ... Read more...
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First ayurveda hospital gets accreditation
October 26th, 2010 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) As accreditation has been made compulsory for traditional medicine hospitals, the health ministry Tuesday gave accreditation to the first ayurveda hospital in the national capital.Accreditation was ... Read more...
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The humble butter is a casualty of brand war (Comment)
October 26th, 2010 - 10:57 am ICT by IANS
By Animesh Banerjee
Butter has been around almost since the inception of civility. The records reveal that butter originated during the Mesopotamian civilization, between 9000 and 8000 BC. It was initially prepared ... Read more...
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For many Kolkata celebs, home is where Durga Puja is
October 12th, 2010 - 10:58 am ICT by IANS
By Pradipta Tapadar
Kolkata, Oct 12 (IANS) Most people in Kolkata love to go hopping from marquee to marquee to witness Durga Puja festivities. But for Bengali celebrities like Ananya Chatterjee, Ranjit Mullick ... Read more...
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NRI plans ayurveda medical college in UAE
September 10th, 2010 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 10 (IANS) Middle East-settled non-resident Indian industrialist B.R. Shetty Friday announced plans to start an ayurveda medical college at the upcoming Herbal City in Abu Dhabi in the UAE in ... Read more...
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Heated debate in Lok Sabha over Indian Medical Central Council (Amendment) Bill
August 31st, 2010 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.31 (ANI): Lawmakers of the treasury and the opposition on Tuesday engaged in a heated debate over the Indian Medical Central Council (Amendment) Bill 2010.The Lok Sabha, the lower house ... Read more...
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India wins patent dispute against China for flu medicine
August 6th, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) India has won a crucial patent dispute against China for treating influenza and epidemic fever through medicinal formulations using 'pudina' (mint) and 'kalamegha' (andrographis), the Lok Sabha ... Read more...
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Survey points to improvement in rural health service
July 21st, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) More than 15,000 health sub-centres and 28,000 nurses and midwives have been added in the rural health sector during the last five years, a health survey report ... Read more...
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Homeopathic drug may prevent swine flu
July 10th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Homeopathic medicines have been suggested to prevent swine flu by the The Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy.
At a meeting called by the department of AYUSH (Ayur ... Read more...
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Ranbir Kapoor’s Hush-Hush, First Party
July 7th, 2010 - 12:03 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 7, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): On Saturday, Ranbir Kapoor threw his first- ever bash at his bungalow Krishna Raj in Pali Hill.It looks like childhood friend, director Siddharth Anand can ... Read more...
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Cabinet approves setting up of Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine
May 13th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today approved the setting up of the Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine (PCIM) as an autonomous Society under the Societies Registration Act.It also approved ... Read more...
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Indian traditional medicine gets pharmacopoeia commission (Lead)
May 13th, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Indian traditional medicine received a major boost Thursday with the cabinet sanctioning Rs.14.08 crore for establishing a pharmacopoeia commission to set and maintain standards in the ... Read more...
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Pharmacopoeia commission for traditional medicine approved
May 13th, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The cabinet Thursday sanctioned Rs.14.08 crore for establishing a pharmacopoeia commission for traditional medicine to set and maintain standards in the sector.
"The union cabinet today approved ... Read more...
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‘Stop misuse of essential oils in health products’
May 6th, 2010 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The Essential Oil Association of India (EOAI) Thursday demanded a change in the Drug and Cosmetics Act in the country to stop the misuse of essential oils ... Read more...
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India ropes in US, UK to protect traditional knowledge
April 26th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) India has joined hands with the US and Britain to protect thousands of medicinal preparations based on traditional knowledge from piracy and patent controversies.
The government has made ... Read more...
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Indian systems of medicine to be mainstreamed
April 9th, 2010 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The government is making all efforts to mainstream Indian systems of medicine - Ayush (ayurveda, yoga and naturopathy, unani, siddha and homoeopathy) - through quality control and ... Read more...
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Firms to get impetus to set up hospitals in northeast
March 5th, 2010 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, March 5 (IANS) In order to encourage private investors to set up medical institutes in the northeastern region, the central government Friday announced special concessions for them.
"We have reduced the ... Read more...
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Global ayurveda summit in Kerala in March
February 25th, 2010 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 25 (IANS) Over 500 industry leaders and eminent experts from India and abroad are expected to participate in the first major international leadership forum on ayurveda. The global summit will ... Read more...
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Government adopts multi-pronged approach to correct uneven progress in health indicators
February 25th, 2010 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): The Economic Survey for 2009-10 presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in Parliament on Thursday has revealed that an assessment of the performance of the country's ... Read more...
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Chennai exhibition has Rudrakshas worth millions of rupees
February 4th, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by ANI
By JaikumarChennai, Feb.4 (ANI): A special exhibition of a vast variety of 'Rudrakshas', or the holy beads, has become a major draw for visitors here at the C.P. Art Foundation, Eldams Road, ... Read more...
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Ayurveda prevents swine flu, but no scientific data: minister
December 8th, 2009 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Ayurveda plays a "positive role" in preventing swine flu, which has claimed over 630 lives in India and infected around 20,000 people, but there is no scientific ... Read more...
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Ancient Indian medicines to be patented in 5 foreign languages
November 30th, 2009 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Medicinal formulations in the classical Indian texts of Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha are being transcribed and then would be patented in five international languages, including German and ... Read more...
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Rs.9.2 bn to promote Indian systems of medicine
November 20th, 2009 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The health ministry will spend Rs.9.2 billion this financial year for promoting Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) - the Indian systems of medicine ... Read more...
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Ginger, tulsi, black pepper keep flu away: Ayurveda experts
September 14th, 2009 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 14 (IANS) Afraid of flu and other respiratory aliments which often resemble swine flu? Use ginger, tulsi (basil) and black pepper as part of traditional preventive measures suggested by experts ... Read more...
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AYUSH to be integrated with mainstream health services
August 13th, 2009 - 4:04 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 13 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today approved the continuation of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for AYUSH Hospitals and Dispensaries.This was introduced during the 10th ... Read more...
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Government to announce policy guidelines for promoting health tourism
July 1st, 2009 - 11:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 1 (ANI): Union Tourism Minister Kumari Selja on Wednesday said that government would announce new policy guidelines for promoting health tourism to increase the number of foreign tourist arrivals ... Read more...
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