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The Ayurveda Experience (TAE), a direct-to-consumer company focused on Ayurvedic beauty and health products, raised $27 million in a funding round led by Singapore-based venture investment firm Jungle Ventures.The round also saw participation from investors like SIDBI Ventures, Anicut Capital and Sharrp Ventures (part of the Mariwala Family Office that runs consumer goods major Marico). Of the $27 million, about $15 million came in primary funding, with the proceeds going to the company, while the rest were towards…

Direct-to-consumer Ayurveda brand The Ayurveda Co has raised Rs 100 crore in Series A funding round for expanding offline presence, improving product manufacturing, expanding research and development and accelerating digital awareness around the company.The funding round was led by venture capital fund Sixth Sense Ventures. The round also saw participation from actress Kajal Agarwal, a few notable startup founders and venture debt funds, the company said in a statement.“This Series A funding is a significant milestone for…

SAURAV ANAND, NEW DELHI : National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) and Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) under ministry of Ayush on Monday launched…

NEW DELHI : The Ministry of Ayush on Tuesday announced the Ayurveda Academic Chair at Western Sydney University’s NICM Health Research Institute, with tenure for a period of three years.…

For most of us, a doctor’s orders are sacrosanct; stick to the prescription, don’t miss a dose, and complete that course of antibiotics. The ritual cannot and should not be altered. It isn’t until the side effects of a particular drug begin to surface that the individual feels compelled to deliberate on the intricacies of medical science, and more importantly, the composition of the bitter pill they have been asked to swallow. In The Truth Pill: The Myth of Drug Regulation in India, chemical engineer Dinesh S Thakur and…

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The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued an advisory to e-commerce platforms warning that Ayurveda, Siddha or Unani drugs should not be sold online through their platforms without a valid prescription.E-commerce platforms have been advised that the sale or facilitating the sale of such drugs shall be done only after a valid prescription of a registered Ayurveda, Siddha or Unani practitioner respectively is uploaded by the user on the platform. Consuming such drugs without medical supervision can lead to…