AYUSH, Yoga - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

ANSWER: Mauritius

Explanation:
India has signed an MoU with Mauritius on cooperation in the field of traditional system of medicine and Homoeopathy. The MoU was signed during the visit of Minister of State for AYUSH(Independent Charge) and Health & Family Welfare, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik to Mauritius.

• This MoU will promote cooperation in the field of traditional system of health and medicine between the two countries which already share these traditions due to unique historical and cultural ties.
• It envisages exchange of experts, supply of traditional medicinal substances, joint research and development and recognition of the traditional systems of health and medicine in both countries.
• It also aims at popularising AYUSH.

ANSWER: 21st June

Explanation:
PM Narendra Modi celebrated the second International Day of Yoga at Chandigarh on 21st June where he joined around 30,000 participants in mass Yoga demonstration

• PM said all people have been connected with Yoga and the world is coming together to promote this ancient Indian art
• PM Modi also said that with zero budget, Yoga provides health assurance and does not discriminate between the rich and the poor.

ANSWER: Convergence of modern and traditional Indian medicine

Explanation:

• The Centre for Integrative Medicine and Research is a pioneering initiative by AIIMS, New Delhi in the quest for convergence of contemporary medicine with India’s ancient and traditional medical practices.
• It has been envisioned as a “state of the art” research center where top experts from various disciplines of contemporary medicine will collaborate with Yoga and Ayurveda specialists, both for disease treatment, and for preventive healthcare.
• This step shall witness an integrated approach to healthcare, where the focus shifts from treatment to well being and prevention of diseases.
• The Centre will provide a potent platform for integrating the contemporary allopathy with the benefits of traditional knowledge in healthcare such a Yoga and Ayurveda.
• The Centre will seek scientific validation of Indian ancient medicine systems with a focus on Yoga. It has been designed as a perfect platform for rigorous research to establish the efficacy of our traditional methods of healing, which in turn should pave the way for their greater international scientific acceptability

ANSWER: Only a and c

Explanation:
The first International Exhibition and Conference on AYUSH and Wellness sector- AROGYA 2017 was held in New Delhi. It was inaugurated by AYUSH Minister Shripad Naik.

It was organised by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in collaboration with Union Ministry of AYUSH and Ministry of Commerce & Industry and Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council (Pharmexcil).

Its theme was 'Enhancing the global potential of AYUSH'.

AROGYA 2017 witnessed participation of thousands of delegates from India as well as abroad including delegates from over 60 countries across the world.

More than 250 manufacturers of alternative medicine also showcased their products and services at the exhibition.

India has long history and culture running over 5000 years of using traditional medicines for health care and developing them with modern scientific outlook.

AYUSH is the acronym of tradition medical systems that are being practiced in India such as Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy.

AROGYA, 2017: Objectives

• Showcase strengths and scientific validation of Indian System of Medicine in global context. Promote and strengthen awareness and interest about AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa and Homoeopathy).
• Facilitate international promotion, development and recognition of AYUSH. Foster interaction of stakeholders and market development of AYUSH at international level.
• Give boost to AYUSH Products in International Market. Exhibit research and latest developments in AYUSH sector and harness its potential.

ANSWER: AYUSH

Explanation:
The Minister of State for AYUSH Shri Shripad Yesso Naik formally inaugurated the North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Homoeopathy (NEIAH), an autonomous Institute under Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, in Shillong, Meghalaya on 22nd Dec 2016.

With this, it became the second Ayurvedic College in the North East Region with a Homeopathy college and the only Central Academic Institute of Ayush.

The NEIAH will also work with priority to popularize Panchakarma and Yoga along with production of para-medical staff for development of skill for youth of this region, the minister said.

The NEIAH has started functioning with one College of Ayurveda and one College of Homoeopathy from the academic session 2016-17.

The objective of the NEIAH is to provide good quality medical graduates in traditional medicine generate employment and promote tourism in the North East.

It is an autonomous Institute under Union Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH).

With this inauguration, the institute has become the second Ayurvedic College in the North East Region with a Homeopathy college.

The establishment of this Institute will solve the problem of scarcity of doctors in remote areas of

the North Eastern regions to a great extent.

The NEIAH helps in preserving folk and traditional health practices of the region which is home to rich flora.

It helps in scientific validation of these health practices based on ethnobotanical and scientific research with practical suitability for clinical practices.

The research and development activities of the institute will help in the development of herbal-agro based industry which ultimately promotes the cultivation of medicinal plants in this region.

NEIAH

• It is the only Central Academic Institute of AYUSH in the North East Region.
• Its primary aim is to produce quality human resource in the area of AYUSH in general and the Ayurveda and Homeopathy in particular.
• The institute will suitably help in implementing and improving the execution of national health policies.

ANSWER: Tanzania

Explanation:
Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved an MoU between India and Tanzania in the field of traditional systems of medicine and homeopathy.

• MoU will provide structured framework for cooperating between two countries for propagating indian traditional systems of medicine and homeopathy in Tanzania.
• There were no additional financial implications associated with this and financial resources needed to conduct research, training courses, conferences and meetings from allocated budget and plan schemes of AYUSH ministry.

ANSWER: Gujarat

Explanation:

• Lakulish Yoga University, in a lotus-shaped building, has been set up by the Surendranagar-based Life Mission Trust, which already runs several yoga training centres across Gujarat as well as in Canada and Mauritius.
• The university will soon start admissions to courses in yoga, Indian culture and Indology.
• It is claimed to be the first ever such private sector self-financed institution in the country.
• It is said to be the first ever Yoga University in the country which will award full-fledged degrees after three years' course
• During the three years, degree course students will be taught subjects of Ashtang Yoga, karma, knowledge, Bhakti Yoga, philosophy, psychology, anatomy, ayurveda and naturopathy.

ANSWER: Jaipur

Explanation:

• India’s first Yoga OPD has been opened in the Sawai Mansingh hospital in Jaipur on the occasion of International Yoga Day.
• This will be helpful for the patients in fast recovering from their illness.

ANSWER: All of the above

Explanation:

• The eight component of the Yoga path as per the Yoga sutras of Patanjali are – Yamas, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyan and Samadhi.

ANSWER: Jainism

Explanation:

• Yamas are ethical rules in Hinduism and can be thought of as moral imperatives. The five yamas listed by Patanjali in Yogasutra are – Ahimsa, Satya, Asteya, Brahmacharya, Aparihara.
• Jainism encourages spiritual development through cultivation of personal wisdom and self-control through five main vows. These are very similar to what Patanjali proposes - Ahimsa, Satya, Asteya, Brahmacharya, Aparihara.