Patanjali Ayurved

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Justice delayed but a ton of bricks await

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Analysis Op-eds Science Baba Ramdev contempt of court Coronil COVID-19 pandemic Dr Harsh Vardhan Manmohan Singh Nitin Gadkari Patanjali Ayurved Prime Minister Narendra Modi Supreme Court of India Uttarakhand State Licensing Authority

From 'SC declines Ramdev, Patanjali apology; expresses concern over FMCGs taking gullible consumers ‘up and down the garden path’', The Hindu, April 10, 2024: The Supreme Court has refused to…

Government by Supreme Court

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Analysis Op-eds Acharya Balkrishna Advertising Standards Council of India Ayurveda Baba Ramdev Indian Medical Association Ministry of AYUSH Patanjali Ayurved pharmacovigilance Pushpa Mitra Bhargava Ritwick Dutta Supreme Court of India TN Godavarman

On February 27, a bench of the Supreme Court upbraided Patanjali Ayurved and its chairman Acharya Balkrishna for continuing to disparage systems of medicine other than Ayurveda (technically, what it c…

Anti-softening science for the state

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Op-eds Scicomm Science Bharatiya Janata Party COVID-19 pandemic free press Gautam Adani government communication report Group of Ministers report independent media Mukesh Ambani neglected tropical diseases Patanjali Ayurved Principal Scientific Adviser research and development S.S. Bhatnagar Award science journalism soft topics tigers vaccine apartheid vaccine nationalism yoga

The group of ministers (GoM) report on "government communication" has recommended that the government promote “soft topics” in the media like “yoga” and “tigers”. We can only speculate what…

The government's enblightenment

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Op-eds Baba Ramdev Coronil genetic engineering genetic modification genetically modified crops genetically modified organisms genetically modified seeds GMO healthcare Indian Medical Association Monsanto Patanjali Ayurved transgenics whataboutery

The GMO debate is a fascinating object, even though participating in it often amounts to nothing but pain, frustration and lost time – especially if you're pro-GMO foods. It's fascinating beca…