Tag: Ayush

Barring Delhi, West Bengal and Odisha, all other states and union territories have agreed to co-branding of the cards which will be renamed 'Ayushman Cards', it said.

The WHO director general added that the AYUSH industry is projected to reach USD 23 billion by the end of this year.

The union minister announced as many as 1000 new Health & Wellness Centres (HWC) to be opened in the NE states as part of the National Ayush Mission (NAM) Scheme for growth and development of Ayush systems.

Bhubaneswar: Admission to various AYUSH (Under Graduate) courses will now be conducted through the National Eligibility-cum Entrance Test (NEET) instead of OJEE from the academic year 2018-19. Odisha Health Department on Tuesday wrote a letter in this regard to the OJEE chairman and said admission into AYUSH UG courses shall be done compulsorily through NEET […]

Bhubaneswar: More than 50 Ayush doctors agitating near the National Health Mission (NHM) office were detained by the Nayapalli police today on charges of disrupting work of the government office. The doctors have been on strike since three days in front of the NHM office demanding regularisation of jobs and payment of wages as per […]

New Delhi: Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik on Wednesday urged all state governments to consider amending their state medical practioners act to enable AYUSH system to deal with medical emergencies. According to Naik, several states including Maharashtra, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal have already made such amendments in their respective medical Practitioner […]

New Delhi: Healthcare services at many private hospitals in the country are likely to be hit tomorrow as the  Indian Medical Association  has called for suspending routine services for 12 hours to protest a Bill seeking to replace the  Medical Council of India (MCI) with a new body. Services at outpatient departments (OPDs) of many private […]

Bhubaneswar: The Centre would soon come up with a new National Health Policy with special emphasis on AYUSH – Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy system – Union Minister Shripad Naik said here on Sunday. The new health policy being prepared by the central government would accord adequate importance to AYUSH system, Naik, […]

New Delhi: In a relief to medical students wanting to pursue post-graduate courses, the Union Health Ministry has proposed to do away with NEET-PG and instead the final MBBS examination would be enough for admission to MD and MS programmes. The amendment has been incorporated in the revised draft National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill which […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release on Friday commemorative stamps on 12 modern masters in the field of traditional Indian systems of medicine and yoga to celebrate their unsung legacy, officials said on Thursday. The stamps will be released by the Prime Minister at an event at Vigyan Bhawan here, said officials from […]

New Delhi: The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and the Ministry of AYUSH have signed an agreement to jointly promote the nutraceuticals industry in India. MSME Minister Pratap Chandra Sarangi who was at an Assocham event in New Delhi announced the joint venture. “My department MSME and Ayush have also signed an […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: In view of the hardships faced by parents and the students due to COVID-19 pandemic and consequent nation-wide lockdown, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has advised National Testing Agency (NTA) to extend/revise the dates for submission of online application forms for various examinations. Accordingly, the National Testing Agency has further extended/ revised […]

New Delhi: The AYUSH Ministry has claimed that there has been decline in the incidence trendline for COVID-19 among the users of ‘Ayuraksha kit’ as compared to trends of general population in the national capital. As per the ministry “positive feedback is being reported from the personnel with decreased anxiety levels, feeling of general well-being […]

New Delhi: If you have come across terrible effects of long-term sleep deprivation and missing out recommended seven to eight daily hours of sleep, there is some re-assurance coming your way from India’s traditional healthcare regime Ayurveda. Citing a study report, AYUSH Ministry on Tuesday said that the Ayurveda treatment has led to a remarkable […]

Panaji: Yoga, Ayurveda and other systems will be greatly helpful for the entire world in dealing with the post-COVID-19 difficulties, said Union Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Naik. In a series of tweets on Saturday, Naik said a new model of healthcare delivery with more emphasis on preventive measures is needed for effectively countering […]