Time for Ayurveda-led 'health revolution': Modi

Underscoring the importance of Ayurveda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said time has come for a 'health revolution' under the aegis of the traditional medicine system and pitched for......

'Will you get surgery done by an Ayurveda doctor?'

'The Ayush minister (Shripad Yesso Naik) himself was suffering from COVID-19 and got treated in a modern hospital.' IMAGE: Doctors from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and the Lok......

NIH clears grant to study plants used in Ayurveda

The National Institutes of Health has cleared a $6 million grant to set up a center to study red grapes, ginseng and hemp, plants used in Ayurveda and other systems, for their medicinal value. Dr......

'This Isn't About Rejecting Our Heritage'

'...but subjecting our heritage to rigorous evidence-based understanding.' Kindly note that this image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Parth Sanyal/Reuters  ......

Why Sri Sri is laughing all the way to the bank

Yoga, wellness, meditation, Ayurveda, software and toothpaste -- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has successfully merged business with spirituality, reports Nikita Puri. IMAGE: Art of Living now offers......

Tough rules for AYUSH treatment make health cover difficult

IRDA’s condition that treatment under AYUSH has to be at a government hospital or an institute recognised by the government makes insurance cover difficult. Insurance companies have started......

For India's cannabis industry the grass could be greener

'The government wants farmers to diversify from rice and wheat, and create another green revolution. Cannabis can play a big part in that' For long, cannabis has been a contested territory in......

How 'gurunomics' is fueling India's consumer boom

Be it consumer products, lifestyle or entertainment, spiritual gurus are stepping into business and are finding success Amritha K is a homemaker based in the central suburb of Ghatkopar in Mumbai.......

'Male directors are obsessed with movies about male bonding'

'We went around with the story, but no one came forward to finance it. They would say 'Who would want to watch this?' Or they would say 'Ek to ladka dal do is me.' We said no, we didn't want to......