CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -New Delhi: The Ambassadors/High Commissioners and Diplomats from various Missions at New Delhi of 61 countries attended the Symposium on “Scope of Science of Ayurveda in Global Health being organised by Ministry of AYUSH in coordination with Ministry of External Affairs today at New Delhi.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ayurveda assists individuals to take control of their own health and increase self-reliance and re-establishes our connection to the environment. Ayurveda is not limited to medicine or therapy; instead it implies a holistic approach to life and living in harmony with nature.

Detailed explanation-3: -Holistic: The treatment approach in the Ayurveda system is holistic and individualized having preventive, curative, mitigative, recuperative and rehabilitative aspects.

Detailed explanation-4: -Practices of Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani are recognised under ‘The Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970’ (IMCC Act 1970) and practice of Homoeopathy is recognized under ‘The Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973’ (HCC Act 1973).

Detailed explanation-5: -National Ayurveda Day was first celebrated in India on October 28, 2016, on the occasion of Dhanwantri Jayanti (Dhanteras). The Ministry of AYUSH chose Dhanwantri Jayanti to celebrate Ayurveda Day as this day marks the birth anniversary of Dhanwantri, who is the God of Ayurveda.