UGC brings out syllabus for yoga for NET exam
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has brought out the syllabus for NET examination for the subject of yoga. A 12-member committee headed by H R Nagendra, believed to be Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s yoga guru, has recommended that the NET exam, the qualification criterion for university teachers, should be held in the subject of yoga. The More...
Yoga-promoting institutions out of service tax net | Business Standard News
Yoga instructor Ramdev’s trusts and similar other institutions engaged in promoting yoga are not required to pay the service tax for a period, starting from June 20, 2012 to October 20, 2015, provided More...
MNS propses all corporators to do yoga
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has proposed that practising yoga should be made compulsory for all corporators in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). In a notice of motion, MNS corporator Sandeep More...
Govt mandates evidence-based research in Ayurveda to promote traditional systems of medicine in the world
he Union ministry of Ayush is now mandating the need for evidence based research in Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Unani and Siddha medicines. The move is to increase the adoption of traditional systems of medicines and More...
Heavy pouring prevents schools from organising Yoga programme
Maharashtra Education Minister Vinod Tawde had asked the schools across the state to observe the 21st of every month as yoga day. However, due to heavy pouring and exams, schools in Mumbai failed to organize yoga More...
Response to Idiots on what Scientific means by Rajiv Malhotra
IDIOT 1: “Yoga is scientific, therefore it is equally valid in any religion.” RESPONSE: Gravitation is scientific. But not all bridge designs are reliable. Some bridges collapse because their design in flawed More...
India’s Craze for Ayurveda Is Producing Billionaires – WSJ
A yoga teacher clad in white robes and often seen meditating on the banks of the Ganges is the latest to join the billionaires club in India. But Acharya Balkrishna is no ordinary yoga teacher. He controls Patanjali More...
Delhi govt teachers to go on yoga training at Ramdev’s school
The Delhi government will send physical education and yoga teachers for training to Ramdev’s Patanjali Yogpeeth (Trust) in Uttarakhand. The government has nominated teachers and said the training will help them More...
It’s time yoga became an Olympic sport
India’s grim performance at the Rio Olympics had me wondering why a nation of 1.3 billion only manages to procure two medals. Poor infrastructure and lack of government funding support are obvious reasons, but More...
Meditation, yoga and vegetarian diet linked to decline in risk of cardiovascular diseases
A recent controlled clinical trial represented a rare attempt to use metabolic biomarkers to assess the reported Healthbenefits of integrative medicine and holistic practices. During the study participants were More...