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Alembic Pharmaceuticals has received final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for its generic Methotrexate Injection USP, a product used in the treatment of several cancers as well as serious autoimmune conditions.
Traditional and modern literature point toward possible roles in general weakness, recovery, immune support, oxidative-stress protection, kidney-urinary support, and even bone and nervous-system research interest.
The cultivated side includes well-known horticultural varieties such as NA-7, NA-10, Chakaiya and Krishna, among others. ICAR studies show that these varieties can differ in yield and quality traits
A major pillar of the programme is digital monitoring. The Poshan Tracker platform, launched on March 1, 2021, now enables near real-time tracking of service delivery across the country. As of March 2026, it was monitoring nearly 14.03 lakh Anganwadi Centres and about 8.95 crore eligible beneficiaries, including pregnant women, lactating mothers, children up to six years of age and adolescent girls.
That Ayurvedic profile explains why sugarcane and its juice have long been associated with cooling, nourishing, and refreshing functions, especially in hot weather or states of dryness, thirst, and internal heat.
It is botanically known as Plectranthus amboinicus and is widely cultivated across the tropics. As a household plant, it is valued because it is both medicinal and culinary, with leaves that release a powerful oregano-like smell when crushed.
The analysis used data from India’s National Sample Survey 2022–23 Household Consumption Expenditure Survey, covering 261,746 nationally representative households, around 59% of them in rural areas. Researchers examined household spending on tobacco products such as bidis, cigarettes, gutka, zarda, snuff, and other forms, and compared that spending with overall monthly consumption patterns.
Traditional use extends across the leaves, flowers, and at times the whole plant, with longstanding use in cough, cold, bronchitis, gastric upset, diarrhoea, dysentery, ringworm, and other skin complaints; the leaf oil is also described as antibacterial, insecticidal, and mosquito-repellent.
The name itself is revealing. “Punarnava” is commonly understood as something like “becoming new again” or “renewed,” and that poetic meaning fits the herb’s place in Ayurveda as a plant linked with restoration.
Vaccination has played a major role in reducing child mortality and in controlling diseases such as measles-rubella and tuberculosis, while also strengthening India’s ability to respond to newer public-health priorities. In 2026, the government launched a nationwide HPV vaccination campaign for 14-year-old girls to protect against cervical cancer, alongside the rollout of an indigenously manufactured tetanus-diphtheria vaccine, showing that India’s immunisation programme is not frozen in its older successes but is continuing to evolve with changing disease burdens.
