Ayurveda

Alternative medicine with roots in India

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2025
Hamdard India
Signed an MoU with CCRUM & NRDC, Government of India, to bring research-based products to market and address unmet medical needs.
May 2025 The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) informed the Delhi High Court that Dabur's '100% fruit juice' claim is misleading, as the juices contain water and fruit concentrates.
March 2025 Patanjali Ayurveda inaugurated its juice processing plant in Nagpur, with the ceremony attended by Union minister Nitin Gadkari and Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.
March 2025 Patanjali Ayurved expanded its business portfolio by entering the insurance sector, acquiring a majority stake in Magma General Insurance Limited.
2024 Advertisement and sales promotion expenses increased by 145.46% to Rs 424.7 crore, demonstrating aggressive marketing and expansion strategy.
November 2024 Dabur acquired a 51% stake in Sesa Care, an Indian haircare company, for an enterprise value of 315-325 crore.
November 2024
National Council for Tibb
The Pakistan Tibbi Conference Khyber Pakhtunkhwa rejected the government's proposal to merge the National Medical Council and the National Homeopathic Council into a third council.
October 2024
National Council for Tibb
Traditional medical leaders in Pakistan, including Hk. Abdul Karim Nasir, Prof. Hk. Jafar Ali Abbasi, and Hk. Fazlur Rehman Azad, rejected the government's decision to merge the National Council for Tibb and the National Council for Homeopathy, viewing it as an attempt to eliminate Unani medicine and homeopathy.
September 2024
National Council for Tibb
The Government of Pakistan decided to merge the National Council for Homeopathy and the National Council for Tibb to form the National Council of Traditional, Alternative and Complimentary Medicine.
August 2024 Supreme Court closed contempt proceedings against Patanjali Ayurved co-founders Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna, accepting their apology after they took steps to rectify their mistakes, while warning them to comply with future orders.
February 2024 Supreme Court imposed a temporary ban on Patanjali's advertisements and issued a contempt notice to the company and its managing director Balkrishna, directing them to publish apologies in newspapers.
January 2024 Organic India was acquired by Tata Consumer for ₹1,900 crore, marking a significant milestone in the company's corporate history.
2023 The Victorian Department of Health issued a health advisory warning about unregulated ayurvedic products containing unsafe levels of lead, mercury, arsenic, and harmful plant compounds.
2023 Advertisement and sales promotion expenses were Rs 173.13 crore.
November 2023 Supreme Court cautioned Patanjali against misleading advertisements and threatened a fine of Rs 1 crore per product for deceptive claims.
October 2023 The Karnataka High Court ordered the reinstatement of Cyriac Abby Philips' Twitter account after he deleted nine tweets about Himalaya Wellness.
September 2023 Himalaya Wellness, represented by Udaya Holla, obtained an ex parte injunction order against Cyriac Abby Philips, restricting his social media posts criticizing the company's products.
May 2023 A Delhi-based law firm issued a legal notice to Patanjali Ayurved, accusing the company of using 'cuttlefish bones' in a dental care product and falsely marketing it as a vegetarian product, which allegedly violates legal standards for product labeling.
2022
Hamdard India
Hamdard India received the prestigious Sheikh Zayed Award for quality excellence, recognizing the organization's commitment to healthcare and medical innovation in traditional medicine systems.
2022 Dabur acquired a 51% stake in Badshah Masala, an Indian spices company, for 588 crore.
2022 Emami began his sporting affiliation with East Bengal football club, joining the team and continuing his association through the present time.
2022 A study of ayurvedic preparations purchased over-the-counter in Chandigarh, India, found that 83% exceeded the zinc limit, 69% the mercury limit, 14% the arsenic limit, and 5% the lead limit set by international health organizations.
August 2022 Newslaundry published a report alleging that Patanjali Ayurved forcibly took control of Dalits' lands in Teliwala village, Uttarkhand for establishing cow shelters and herb farms, effectively rendering local Dalits landless and forcing them to either work for the company or migrate for employment.
August 2022 Indian Medical Association filed a petition accusing Patanjali of disparaging allopathy and violating the Drugs and Other Magical Remedies Act, 1954 and the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
March 2022 Emami acquired the Dermicool brand from Reckitt for ₹432 crores (£43 million).
January 2022
Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh
Hamdard Museum was established.
2021
Hamdard India
Hamdard India established the Heritage Global Public School in Faridabad.
2021 Thirteenth Ibn Sina Memorial Lecture delivered by Dr. Taqi Abedi in Canada
2021 Company achieves record revenue of ₹59,318 crores, solidifying its position as a major player in the Indian consumer goods market
May 2021 Balkrishna, the co-founder and majority shareholder (owning 94% of the company), reached a significant net worth milestone.
May 22 2021 Indian Medical Association (IMA) in Uttarakhand sent a defamation notice to Patanjali Ayurved.
March 31 2021 Emami released its shareholding pattern, showing a composition of 53.85% held by promoter and promoter group, 36.91% by institutions, and 9.24% by non-institutions, totaling 100%.
February 2021 Patanjali Ayurveda CEO Balkrishna admitted on Twitter that their Coronil approvals were from the Drugs Controller General of India for export purposes, not as a certification of COVID-19 treatment effectiveness.
February 22 2021 The World Health Organization (WHO) publicly stated that it had not reviewed or certified any traditional medicine for COVID-19 treatment, directly contradicting Patanjali's claims.
2020 Sunil Kumar Joshi was appointed as the vice chancellor of Uttarakhand Ayurved University.
2020
Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery
World Health Organization reported on the history of combining allopathic and traditional medicine systems in India, highlighting the parallel nature of AYUSH and conventional medical systems.
2020 Patanjali Ayurved reaches ₹48,456 crores in revenue, potentially benefiting from increased health product demand during the COVID-19 pandemic
December 2020 A Centre for Science and Environment report revealed that Dabur Honey, along with other major brands, was adulterated with sugar syrup.
November 13 2020 Indian government announced the National Institute of Ayurveda as a Deemed to be University under De-novo category, with capabilities for teaching, clinical training, research, and patient care services in Ayurveda.
June 2020 The government of Maharashtra banned Coronil in the state, with home minister Anil Deshmukh threatening legal action against Patanjali Ayurved.
June 2020 Patanjali Ayurved announced Coronil, a purported COVID-19 treatment drug, claiming it could cure the disease, despite having no clinical data to prove its effectiveness or safety.
June 2020 The Ministry of AYUSH issued a statement denying authorization for Coronil and asking the company to stop selling and advertising the drug until trial results were examined.
2019 Abhimanyu Kumar was appointed as the Vice Chancellor of the university.
2019 Twelfth Ibn Sina Memorial Lecture delivered by Prof. Irteza Karim in Delhi
2019 Company experiences massive revenue jump to ₹30,000 crores, demonstrating significant market penetration
December 2019 Patanjali acquired the bankrupt Ruchi Soya Industries in a significant business expansion move.
March 2019 Emami Group reported a skin care division revenue of 2,655 crores and an annual profit of 639 crores for the financial year 2019-20.
February 2019 Emami acquired the German personal care brand Creme 21 for 100 crores.

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