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Fenugreek is a small annual herb with trifoliate leaves, meaning each leaf has three small leaflets. The plant has pale yellow to whitish flowers and slender pods containing hard yellow-brown seeds. The seeds are angular, slightly bitter, strongly aromatic and become mucilaginous when soaked in water.
India has revived strict health-screening procedures for travellers arriving from or transiting through Ebola-affected regions,
A major highlight was the transfer of 41 public health technologies from ICMR institutes and innovators to industry partners for further development, manufacturing and commercialisation. These technologies cover key areas such as diagnostics, vaccines, medical devices and biomedical solutions linked to major public health needs. This makes the initiative more than a conference; it becomes a practical bridge between publicly funded research and industrial production.
The new equipment is designed to improve access to modern cancer treatment for serving personnel, veterans and their dependents. Army Hospital R&R handles a significant patient load, and the induction of this technology is expected to expand in-house treatment capacity, reduce dependence on external facilities, and provide more advanced care within the military medical system itself.
In Ayurveda, coriander is valued as a gentle digestive, cooling and pitta-balancing herb. Classical Ayurvedic discussion links Dhanyaka with conditions such as atisara or diarrhoea, chardi or vomiting, daha or burning sensation, jwara or fever, trushna or excessive thirst, and ajirna or indigestion.
The advisory comes after the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern under the International Health Regulations, 2005. The decision was taken on 17 May 2026 in view of the spread of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain.
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India describes Narikela as the dried endosperm of Cocos nucifera, cultivated especially in the coastal and deltaic regions of South India. It gives Narikela the qualities of madhura rasa or sweet taste, guru and snigdha guna or heavy and unctuous qualities, shita virya or cooling potency, and madhura vipaka or sweet post-digestive effect. Its actions are described as balya, hridya, vrishya, vatahara, pittahara, brimhana and kaphakara, meaning it is strengthening, heart-supportive, nourishing, Vata-Pitta pacifying and Kapha-increasing when overused.
UMMID stands for Unique Methods of Management and Treatment of Inherited Disorders, a Department of Biotechnology initiative designed to address the burden of genetic diseases, especially among newborns and young children.
According to reports, the registry is being considered at a high level and is expected to create a centralised mechanism for collecting data from hospitals, manufacturers, suppliers and healthcare providers. In the first phase, the focus is likely to be on cardiac and orthopaedic implants, before gradually expanding to other categories of medical devices. This phased approach is practical because cardiac stents, pacemakers, joint replacements and spinal implants are among the most commonly used high-risk devices in Indian hospitals.
In classical Ayurvedic language, fennel is commonly identified as Mishreya, Mishi or Madhurika. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India identifies Mishreya as the dried ripe fruit of Foeniculum vulgare Mill., belonging to the Umbelliferae family, now commonly placed under Apiaceae. The plant is described as an aromatic herb, usually 1–2 metres high, cultivated widely in India and sometimes found wild. What we casually call fennel “seeds” are botanically the dried fruits of the plant.
