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Among pulses, black gram holds a special place because it is deeply nourishing. Green gram is light and gentle. Horse gram is sharp and heating. Bengal gram is dry and filling. Black gram is heavy, oily, strengthening and building. It is the pulse of strength, stamina, tissue nourishment and Vata control.
With the change now in force, cough syrups in these smaller villages will have to be sold and dispensed only through duly licensed pharmacies. This brings rural sale practices closer to the regulated pharmacy system that applies in larger towns and cities. The move is aimed at improving oversight, ensuring safer distribution, and making sellers more accountable under the country’s drug laws.
Few trees give as generously as the jackfruit tree. Its tender fruit becomes curry. Its ripe bulbs become sweet food. Its seeds become roasted, boiled and curried nourishment. Its leaves are used in traditional cooking and ritual life. Its wood has value in furniture, temple craft and classical instruments. Its latex and other parts have old folk uses. The entire tree stands as a symbol of rural abundance.
Ayurveda values green gram because it respects agni, the digestive fire. A food may be nutritious, but it becomes useful only when the body can digest, absorb and transform it properly. Mudga has the rare quality of giving nourishment while keeping digestion clean and steady. This makes it suitable for children, elders, recovering patients, students, workers and people seeking a sattvic daily diet.
The government’s Biopharma SHAKTI initiative is an important step in this direction. The initiative aims to support the launch of 100 biologics by 2047, aligning the sector with the larger goals of Viksit Bharat and Swasth Bharat. This target reflects a long-term vision where India becomes a major global hub for high-value biopharmaceutical innovation and production.
Clove is the dried flower bud of the Syzygium aromaticum tree. Its dark colour, intense aroma and piercing taste reveal its concentrated nature. In Indian homes, it is used in rice dishes, curries, masalas, herbal teas, kaashayams, pickles and festive preparations. It is also one of the most famous home remedies for tooth discomfort, bad breath, cold, cough and heaviness after meals. This wide use comes from its deep action on the mouth, stomach, lungs and channels of circulation.
The dried rind of Garcinia cambogia is dark, wrinkled, smoky and deeply sour. It carries a taste that instantly awakens the tongue. In traditional cooking, especially in fish curry, it gives the gravy its signature tang. This sourness is not merely for taste. In the food-is-medicine view, sour ingredients have a purpose. They stimulate appetite, improve salivation, awaken digestive fire and help heavy foods become more acceptable to the stomach.
Ahmedabad’s role as host adds symbolic weight to the championship. The city, recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage City, now becomes the starting point for a new chapter in yogasana’s international journey. The timing is also significant, as the championship comes just before global Yoga Day events, with this year’s main International Day of Yoga programme scheduled in Kolkata.
PGI Chandigarh has already completed procedures using the indigenous robotic platform in 10 living-donor cases. The institute now plans to complete 20 cases as part of the validation phase before expanding the protocol. This phased approach is important because transplant surgery demands strict safety, repeatability and clinical discipline. Each case adds valuable data on performance, outcomes, workflow, surgeon comfort and patient recovery.
The project has received funding support of up to US$8.6 million, giving momentum to the rapid development of the vaccine candidate. The support will help accelerate preclinical work, prepare the vaccine for early-stage human trials, and enable the production of clinical-grade doses. At a time when outbreaks can move quickly across borders, this kind of early manufacturing readiness has become a critical part of epidemic preparedness.
