Ayurveda

Leading meditation retreats in India to help you bust stress and keep calm

Some courses are run solely on voluntary donations by the practitioner. For most others the average price is Rs 3,000 a day, and includes stay and meals

Will India become a global hub for traditional healing after AYUSH push?

PM Narendra Modi recently announced a set of measures to boost traditional medicines. The govt is now introducing a special AYUSH visa category along with a marking system to authenticate quality

Awareness holds key to success of AYUSH mark, says industry

PM Modi had said that India would soon introduce the AYUSH mark, which will give authenticity to quality AYUSH products of the country.

Mandaviya meets WHO chief; discusses promoting Ayurveda for global wellness

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya interacted with WHO chief Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus during the latter's visit to Delhi, and discussed promoting Ayurveda to further global health and wellness

Ayush ministry, WHO sign pact for global centre of traditional medicine

Ayush Minister Sarbanand Sonowal said that his Ministry was able to get this due to the initiative and efforts of our illustrious Prime Minister Narendra Modi

In last 7 years, attention has been paid to promotion of Ayurveda: PM Modi

Hailing the contribution of the Ministry of AYUSH in the country, PM Modi said that in the last seven years a lot of attention has been paid to the promotion of Ayurveda in the country.

Beauty takes natural turn, demand for ayurveda products soars in India

A 2018 report by Research and Markets, which pegged the ayurveda market in India at Rs 300 billion, expects it to touch Rs 710.87 billion by 2024

FSSAI to soon finalise the draft regulations on Ayurveda Aahar

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) CEO Arun Singhal said the regulator is also setting standards for usage of recycled plastics in food products

Rejuvenating sessions at India's finest retreats for the stressed urban lot

Want some time off to reflect, renew and restore? Visit a meditation retreat or a yoga and mindfulness resort to find your inner zen

Dr P K Warrier, doyen of Ayurveda medicine, passes away at 100

In hislifetime spanning a century, he treated tens of thousands of patients from across the globe and his patients included former presidents and former prime ministers of India and abroad.

When future's in the past

Sunanda K Datta-Ray discusses the double standards that pervade the Indian political establishment's embrace of unproven scientific nationalism

'Commercial interests of lobbies to be behind Ayurveda- Allopathy debate'

VHP international president Vishnu Sadashiv Kokje on Sunday said a tussle among different lobbies over their commercial interests could be behind the ongoing debate between Ayurveda and Allopathy

Ministry of Ayush issues Covid guidelines for Ayurveda, Unani practitioners

Responding to the need for fresh guidelines amid the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Ayush has released revised guidelines for Ayurveda and Unani practitioners

Situation right for Ayurveda, traditional medicine to be more popular: PM

Inaugurating the fourth edition of the Global Ayurveda Festival 2021, he said Ayurveda could rightly be described as a holistic human science

eBay India partners with Kerala Ayurveda to build authentic product lineup

E-commerce major eBay has partnered with Kerala Ayurveda that will allow the latter to build an exclusive showcase of its authentic Ayurvedic products on the online platform.

Opposition to surgeries by Ayurveda doctors surprising: UP CM Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said he was surprised when the decision to allow Ayurveda doctors perform surgeries faced criticism

CCMB to assess Ayurveda formulations' efficacy against coronavirus

Standardised Ayurveda formulations provided by AVS in Kottakkal would be tested on the lab-grown coronavirus in the cell culture system, the premier research institute here said on Friday

Colgate extends naturals portfolio, launches Vedshakti Oil pulling

Leading oral care products maker Colgate-Palmolive (India) on Wednesday announced the launch of ayurveda-based oil pulling, extending its portfolio in the naturals segment. Oil pulling is a simple method of swishing oil in the mouth for a few minutes after waking up. Colgate Vedshakti Oil Pulling is based on centuries-old practice in ayurveda combined with the company's oral care expertise, it said in a statement. Researched and designed in India, the product is an antioxidant rich blend of eucalyptus, basil, clove, sesame and lemon oils, to detoxify mouth of overnight impurities, it added. We are very excited to launch Vedshakti Oil Pulling - an antioxidant rich blend of 5 oils that everyone should add to their daily health regimen and enjoy a plethora of benefits, Colgate-Palmolive (India) VP Marketing Arvind Chintamani said.

Kerala's Ayurveda hospitals expect 2021 to bring back medical tourists

The Ayurveda industry - the mainstay of Kerala's tourism sector - has taken a severe beating due to the Covid-19 pandemic

IMA moves SC on allowing Ayurvedic doctors to perform surgeries

The central government had allowed PG students of Ayurveda to perform various kinds of general surgery and medical procedures