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BIMSTEC health ministers agreed in Colombo on 11 November 2026 that India will host a Centre of Excellence in Traditional Medicine at ITRA, Jamnagar.

A University of Antioquia case report, covered on 5 November 2026, rated an ashwagandha supplement the probable cause of liver injury in a 27-year-old woman in Colombia.

Uttarakhand's first Herbal Kumbh ran on 4-6 November 2026 in Pauri Garhwal, where ministers pitched medicinal plant farming as hill income and a curb on migration.

On National Unity Day, 31 October 2026, the Ayush Ministry promoted 'Yoga for Unity' as part of its year-round Yoga 365 campaign.

After AACCC's Ayush UG round 3 reporting ended on October 31, 2026, Stray Vacancy Round I registration runs November 3 to 9, with the result on November 12.

The Consulate General of India in Los Angeles held an Ayurveda Day 2026 event on October 24 on the theme People, Planet, Prevention, with talks, panels and wellness sessions.

At a Mysuru seminar on October 25, 2026, former Union minister Ananthkumar Hegde called for clinical research, quality standards and nanotechnology studies of Ayurvedic medicines.

On October 28, 2026, the Supreme Court told Rajasthan to pay an AYUSH doctor retired at 60 the dues owed under earlier judgments before arguing its appeal.

Round 3 of AYUSH UG counselling opened on October 28, 2026: MP choice filling closes October 30 and Bihar registration November 1.

Rajasthan's Ayurveda university revised a BNYS final-year paper result reported on October 26, 2026: 85% had failed; after a full recheck over half passed.

An AIIA Ayurveda programme for 5,594 older people in Faridabad reported better quality-of-life scores, the Ayush ministry said on October 27, 2026.

AACCC on October 26, 2026 withheld AIAPGET postgraduate Ayush counselling until further notice, the day round 1 registration was due to open.

India's Ambassador Prashant Pise opened an India-Oman AYUSH Information Cell at KIMS Health Hospital, Muscat, on October 25, 2026, to share Ayush information.

An agreement signed at the Kazan India-Russia Business Forum will give Russia's Tatarstan its first Ayurvedic centre, a pilot due by 2028, a report said on October 24, 2026.

New Zealand's India Iconic Work Visa, in force from October 20, 2026, offers up to 200 places for Indian Ayush practitioners and 100 for yoga instructors.

A 12-week study of 2,000 mg a day of an ashwagandha root extract, reported this week, found no serious side effects, but it had no placebo group and is maker-backed.

NAFDAC said on 22 October 2026 it found an illegal herbal factory in Agege, Lagos, selling bitters under a cough syrup's registration number; a manager was arrested.

CCRAS has invited NET-qualified non-Ayush science postgraduates to apply for 20 PhD fellowships in Ayurveda and yoga research; the last date is December 9, 2026.

Brazil's regulator Anvisa said on October 21, 2026, that ashwagandha supplements are prohibited in the country, after a liver failure case in England drew attention.

Ghana's FDA ordered a 14-day recall of Franko Herbal Mixture and shut its factory after tests found undeclared diazepam and paracetamol.

AIIA Goa has signed an MoU with Maharishi International University in Iowa to set up an Academic Chair in Ayurveda, it was reported around October 18, 2026.

Kerala police said on October 21, 2026 that Ayurveda doctors whose registrations are used to run illegal spas could be charged as co-accused.

NCISM has allowed the National Institute of Ayurveda's Panchkula campus to start 14 postgraduate courses with 70 seats from 2026-27, it was reported on October 14, 2026.

The Bureau of Indian Standards held sessions in Belagavi and Leh in mid-October 2026 on common standards for Ayurveda, Yoga and Sowa-Rigpa, a government release said on October 19.

An AIIA-RAV agreement signed at KAUMARACON 2026 makes AIIA's Delhi and Goa paediatrics units centres of excellence, with a Swarnaprashan SOP and research planned.

Goa CM Pramod Sawant said on October 16, 2026, that the 50-bed integrated AYUSH hospital at Monte Hill, Margao, should open in about a month, seven years after its foundation.

On October 18, 2026, the Ayush ministry urged preventive menopause care via CCRAS and said classical Ayurvedic remedies are still being tested for safety and effect.

Australia's TGA removed andrographis (kalmegh) from low-risk medicines over anaphylaxis and began enforcement from mid-October 2026 as recalls spread.

AIIA's decade report, released on October 16, 2026, says it served 37,74,524 patients from October 2016 to September 2026; yearly visits rose from 1.23 lakh to over 5.4 lakh.

A pilot trial published October 14, 2026, found 12 weeks of twice-weekly online yoga improved cough and quality-of-life scores in people with lung fibrosis.

Uttar Pradesh will take its draft AYUSH Policy-2026 to the cabinet in November, aiming to widen access, test medicines and lure investors, reports said on October 16.

AACCC Round 3 for BAMS, BUMS and BHMS seats opened October 14, 2026; registration closes October 20 and the allotment result is due October 23.

Central Sanskrit University issued NEET-PA admit cards on 15 October 2026 for the 18 October test for its new Class 10 entry route into Ayurveda.

Two six-month courses in acute care and lifestyle counselling for Ayush doctors were launched at the Indo-UK Health Conclave in Delhi on 9 October 2026.

Ayurveda interns in Ujjain locked their hospital's gates on October 12, 2026, demanding a stipend of Rs 21,500, up from Rs 9,383, to match MBBS interns.

Work on three government Ayurvedic hospitals in UP's Kushinagar has stalled as only half of Rs 29.94 lakh sanctioned for each was released, reports said on Oct 14, 2026.

Nigeria's advertising regulator ARCON has warned sellers of unapproved herbal remedies on TikTok after an AI-made ad used the health minister's face and voice.

NCISM has approved 70 postgraduate Ayurveda seats in 14 disciplines at NIA Panchkula from 2026-27, reports said on October 14, 2026.

MADITSSIA's Ayush 2026 exhibition, with about 90 traditional-medicine stalls and free entry, runs in Madurai from October 16 to 18, 2026.

On 13 October 2026 the Ayush Ministry released standard guidelines for treating skin disorders such as psoriasis and vitiligo across Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy.

Dutch draft rules reported on October 6, 2026 would ban ashwagandha and Huperzia in supplements; consultation runs until December 7, 2026.

NCISM has withheld 2026-27 recognition from 61 Ayurveda colleges over inspection, hospital and staffing gaps, with 494 recognised, according to reports by 13 October 2026.

Registration for UP's BAMS, BUMS and BHMS counselling closed on 12 October 2026; the merit list is due on 13 October and choice filling ends on 19 October.

The Health Ministry on 12 October 2026 asked states to enforce display of clinic charges, including at Ayush centres, and urge clear package rates for Ayush-visa patients.

Andhra Pradesh trained 1,870 teachers from 935 PM SHRI schools in a three-day yoga course ending October 7, 2026, to lead daily student sessions.

Kerala's entrance commissioner published the second-phase final allotment for Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Siddha and Unani courses on October 10, 2026; joining runs to October 14.

A small ITRA Jamnagar trial, reported in early October 2026, found children given Ayurvedic herbs plus yoga had larger cuts in bedwetting than herbs alone.