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Another significant milestone is the emergence of 160 districts that reported zero indigenous malaria cases during 2022–2025. Indigenous cases refer to infections acquired through local transmission rather than cases imported from another area, making sustained zero indigenous transmission an important indicator of progress towards malaria elimination.
Botanically, Karanja is Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre, a member of the Fabaceae family. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew currently accepts Pongamia pinnata as the botanical name and treats Millettia pinnata as a synonym. The tree is native across tropical and subtropical Asia and extends eastwards into the western Pacific.
Instead of requiring a blood sample, Healthstring uses DNA collected from cells inside the cheek. The sample can be collected using a home kit and then sent for sequencing and computational analysis. SugarStrings.ai combines next-generation sequencing with bioinformatics and machine-learning-assisted interpretation to identify potentially significant genetic variants.
Sophorolipids are produced by certain yeasts through fermentation using suitable carbon sources such as sugars, oils, fatty acids or related compounds. These molecules contain both water-attracting and oil-attracting regions, giving them the ability to reduce surface tension and interact with oily or hydrophobic substances that ordinary water may struggle to remove.
Ayurveda values Ashoka primarily for its stem bark. Classical traditions use it especially in conditions associated with excessive menstrual bleeding, uterine disorders and disturbances of Rakta and Pitta. It also appears in traditional management of diarrhoea, burning sensations, certain urinary disorders and excessive bodily discharge. An Ayurvedic teaching resource lists Ashoka under the Kashaya Skandha and describes it as particularly important in Rakta Pradara.
Its reputation extends far beyond Maharashtra. Alphonso mangoes command premium prices in Indian cities, travel as prized seasonal gifts between families and are sought by buyers overseas for their intense fragrance, smooth flesh and distinctive balance between sweetness and acidity. Yet the qualities that created this reputation are closely connected with geography. This connection ultimately resulted in Alphonso receiving Geographical Indication registration on 3 October 2018, formally recognising an agricultural identity that had developed over centuries.
AD is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by memory loss, cognitive decline, and behavioural impairment. Central to its pathology is the misfolding and aggregation of amyloid-β (Aβ), which self-assembles into fibrils and deposits as extracellular plaques that trigger neurotoxic cascades leading to synaptic dysfunction and neurodegeneration.
Modern botany recognises the species as Terminalia arjuna (Roxb. ex DC.) Wight & Arn., a member of the Combretaceae family. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew records its native range from the Indian subcontinent into Myanmar. The Ministry of Ayush’s e-Charak database specifically identifies the bark as the principal medicinal raw material obtained from Terminalia arjuna.
This process is already taking place on a substantial scale. By the end of December 2025, 59,202 micro food-processing enterprises had been formalised under PMFME, while more than ₹17,015 crore of investment had been mobilised through the wider programme. The scheme had generated approximately 5.18 lakh direct and indirect employment opportunities, demonstrating how relatively small processing units can collectively create significant economic activity across rural and semi-urban India.
Ayurveda knows the banyan as Vata or Nyagrodha. Botanically, it is Ficus benghalensis L., an accepted species in the Moraceae family. Kew’s Plants of the World Online identifies its native range as the Indian subcontinent and records medicinal, environmental, food and social uses for the species.
