Ministry of AYUSH: News
27 Sep 2024
AyurvedaAYUSH ministry to include ayurveda treatment in Ayushman Bharat scheme
The Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) will soon incorporate ayurveda treatment packages into the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) scheme.
05 Nov 2023
Border Security Force (BSF)Why BSF is 'deploying' bees on the India-Bangladesh border
The Border Security Force (BSF) has installed beehives on the India-Bangladesh border fence in West Bengal in a first-of-its-kind project, PTI reported.
02 Feb 2021
AyurvedaIMA begins hunger strike over surgery permission to Ayurveda doctors
Members of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Monday started a relay hunger strike at over 50 spots across the nation over the permission given to Ayurveda doctors to perform general surgical procedures.
11 Dec 2020
IndiaDoctors protest Centre's move allowing Ayurveda doctors to perform surgery
Thousands of doctors across the country today staged protests against the central government's decision to allow post-graduate Ayurveda doctors to perform surgeries.
02 Nov 2020
IndiaAyurvedic medicines helpful in treating mild coronavirus cases, claims study
While the world awaits a vaccine to give respite from coronavirus, the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), which falls under the Ministry of AYUSH, has claimed that a couple of Ayurvedic medicines can treat mild and moderate cases.
09 Oct 2020
Harsh VardhanHealth Minister promotes AYUSH's coronavirus treatment protocol, IMA asks questions
On Tuesday, Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan released the AYUSH standard treatment protocol for coronavirus patients, only to be at the receiving end of pointed questions by the Indian Medical Association (IMA).
24 Jun 2020
Coronavirus"Cure" for coronavirus: Case filed against Patanjali's Ramdev and Balkrishna
Soon after Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev, who is the head honcho of Patanjali Ayurved, claimed the organization has found a cure for coronavirus, a case was filed against him in a court in Muzaffarpur, Bihar.
26 May 2020
Madhya PradeshBhopal: Doctors claim homeopathy cured coronavirus patients, experts unhappy
At a time when the world is scrambling to produce a vaccine for coronavirus, a state-run homeopathy hospital in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, claimed it has treated six patients, drawing fire from health experts.
14 May 2020
Shripad NaikCoronavirus: Trials for 4 AYUSH formulations to start within week
Union Minister Shripad Y Naik on Thursday said that the AYUSH Ministry and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) are working on four AYUSH formulations against COVID-19.
29 Jan 2020
Press Information BureauCoronavirus: Netizens slam AYUSH Ministry for recommending Ayurveda, Unani
As a novel coronavirus outbreak continues to rapidly spread throughout China and other nations, India's AYUSH Ministry on Wednesday issued a health advisory for the viral infection.
21 Oct 2019
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCows and BJP: 5 times its ministers made silly remarks
Recently, Goa minister Michael Lobo said cows in the coastal state have turned "non-vegetarian," baffling all of us.
08 Sep 2019
BhopalHealth Minister says ex-PM Morarji Desai consumed cow urine
On Sunday, the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey said that the former Prime Minister Morarji Desai used to drink cow urine for its medicinal properties.
18 Jul 2019
Narendra ModiIs chicken veg or non-veg? Shiv Sena MP demands clarification
You might have heard of "chicken is vegetarian" claims in a Punjabi household, but the notion has now entered the political discourse.
25 May 2018
Bombay High CourtCannot allow student to write exam due to low-attendance: Bombay-HC
The Bombay HC today said it cannot allow a homeopathy student to appear for her first-year repeat examinations as she was held ineligible by the college due to poor attendance.