Ministry of AYUSH

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By Publicly Endorsing a Commercial Drug, Did the Health Minister Cross a Line?

Dr Jammi Nagaraj Rao 23/02/2021

In 2010, then health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad had...

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Fact Check: Patanjali’s Coronil Neither WHO Certified nor Approved

Pooja Chaudhuri 21/02/2021

The WHO has explicitly said that the unauthorised use...

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The Hidden Hand of Education in Ayurveda’s Irrational Practice

Shyama Rajagopal 15/02/2021

Many teachers and practitioners recognise that students that graduate...

India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stands next to Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur as she leaves her office to present the federal budget in the parliament in New Delhi

Budget 2021: Sitharaman Allocates 70K Cr for Health, Plus 35K Cr for Vaccines

The Wire Staff 01/02/2021

The government has announced a new healthcare scheme with...

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Let’s Not Be So Quick To Dismiss Ayurveda

Megha 30/12/2020

We are all better off acknowledging that modern medicine...

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Is Allowing Ayurveda Practitioners To Perform Surgeries a Step Too Far?

Aakash Sethi and Gayatri Laha 14/12/2020

There are a glut of practices that Ayurveda practitioners...

Medical workers treat patients infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a hospital in New Delhi

Million Indian Doctors Strike To Protest Surgeries by Traditional Practitioners

Shilpa Jamkhandikar 12/12/2020

The Modi’s government has introduced a rule that allows...