In a bid to boost its tourism sector, the south Indian state of Kerala has announced a bevy of new tourism projects, from the hilltop tourist centre Ponmudi in Thiruvananthapuram to the northern district of Kasargod.
The Ministry of AYUSH is all set to establish a ‘Strategic Policy & Facilitation Bureau’ (SPFB) for systematic planning and growth of the Ayush sector.
The Golden Chariot, the luxury train operated by the Indian Railway’s subsidiary IRCTC and the Karnataka Tourism department, is all to chug along the off-beat destinations of South Indian from the first week of 2021.
In Ayurveda, snehana nasya, or oiling of the nasal passages, has been used for thousands of years to prevent and treat many causes of physical and mental imbalance. In these times of covid-19 (and in a world now literally awash with air-, water-, and earth-borne toxins and stresses), snehana nasya has perhaps never been so important. Noted Ayurveda practitioner Dr Susie Colles writes…
The potential role of Ayurveda in management of Covid-19 pandemic will be the focus of this year’s ‘Ayurveda Day’ observation. The ‘Ayurveda Day’ is being observed every year on the occasion of Dhanwantri Jayanti. This year it falls on November 13.
Kerala, referred as God’s own country, on Monday opened most of its tourist destinations, including hill stations, back waters and Adventure Tourism centres, with strict adherence to Covid-19 protocols.
With an aim to promote the traditional medicinal system of Ayurveda in domestic and international markets, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has launched a ‘Task Force on Ayurveda Tourism’ headed by Sajeev Kurup, Managing Director, Ayurveda Mana Hospitals.
The Central Government on Tuesday launched the National Clinical Management Protocol based on Ayurveda and Yoga for the management of coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
An exhaustive scientific evaluation on effectiveness of Ayurvedic intervention in individuals under quarantine against the Covid-19, done by the Department of Indian Systems of Medicine (ISM) in the south Indian state of Kerala, has thrown up “promising results” however, the state government is allegedly “going slow” on the report despite rising cases.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has emphasised the importance of a healthy body and mind while exhorting citizens to follow the concepts of “Dinacharya” (daily regimes) and “Ritucharya” (seasonal regimes) as advocated in the traditional Indian medicinal science of Ayurveda.