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Odisha Govt urges Centre to include journalists as front line workers

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 17, 2021       The Odisha government on Wednesday requested the Union Health Ministry for inclusion of journalists and many categories of persons who are at risk of exposure to infection due to the nature of their work, as frontline workers for Covid-19 vaccination. In a letter to Union Health and Family Welfare Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, Odisha ...

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NMPB signs MoU with major AYUSH, herbal industry bodies to promote medicinal plant cultivation

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MARCH 15, 2021  The National Medicinal Plant Board (NMPB) has signed an MoU with major AYUSH and herbal industry bodies including Ayurvedic Medicine Manufacturers Organisation of India (AMMOI), Ayurvedic Drug Manufactures’ Association (ADMA), Association of Manufacturers of Ayurvedic Medicine (AMAM), Association of Herbal and Nutraceutical Manufacturers of India (AHNMI), PHD chamber of commerce and Industry (PHDCCI), ...

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Kidney disease management: Ayurveda shows the way

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 10, 2021 At a time when the Narendra Modi government has scaled up the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme (PMNDP) to bring relief to people suffering from kidney ailments, a team of researchers from Delhi-based Jamia Hamdard University has found evidence that certain ayurveda formulations can help rejuvenate cells of the ailing kidney by cutting down ...

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Women’s Day: Experts point out risk of chemical-ridden intimate hygiene washes

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 7, 2021 The chemical based intimate washes have too high level of germ killing activity, so use of these products to cleanse intimate area not only kills the bad bacteria but also destroys the protective good bacteria (Lactobacilli) that supports the healthy vaginal microbiome and balances pH of the vagina. Washing intimate area with chemical based ...

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Odisha CM receives first jab of Covaxin

TBB BUREAU Bhubaneswar, March 1, 2021            Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.           The 74-year-old BJD supremo came down to the Vidhan Sabha dispensary to receive the Covaxin jab, officials said.           Sharing a picture of him getting inoculated, Patnaik tweeted, “Happy to share that I took my first dose of #COVID19 ...

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PM Modi takes first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MARCH 1, 2021 Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his first dose of the COVID-19  vaccine today,  at AIIMS New Delhi. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “Took my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS. Remarkable how our doctors and scientists have worked in quick time to strengthen the global fight against COVID-19. I ...

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AIMIL launches ‘Ayouthveda’ beauty care products laced with natural fragrance from Kannauj

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/NEW DELHI, FEB 28, 2021 It is common practice for beauty brands to use ingredients that could potentially harm the body. These toxins may seem harmless, but can severely damage the skin in the long term. However, with the increase in awareness about the harmful effects of chemicals on health, used in the production of popular conventional beauty ...

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Rehabscape – one-stop rehabilitation clinic for elderly, special children

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 21, 2021 Keeping in view the increasing need for complete therapy and hearing solutions for special children as well as elderly in Odisha, a unique one-stop rehabilitation centre ‘Rehabscape’ clinic has been inaugurated at Tankapani Road, here today. Odisha State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Sulochana Das formally inaugurated the rehabilitation centre ‘Rehabscape’ while Ollywood superstar ...

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Tata Steel BSL dedicates mobile healthcare unit

TBB BUREAU GANDALPADA, FEB 18, 2021 As part ofd its CSR initiatives, Tata Steel BSL has dedicated a mobile primary healthcare unit in Gandalpada village under Joda Block in Keonjhar District. The mobile unit, manned by a doctor, pharmacist and nurse, will provide primary health care services and visit the village as per the prescribed schedule to provide health care ...

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Livinguard AG launches LivinguardCARES in India

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, FEB 17, 2021 Globally renowned hygiene brand Livinguard AG has partnered with PadSquad to donate 50,000 reusable antiviral Livinguard masks and 43,500 reusable, antimicrobial sanitary napkins ‘Saafkins’ as part of their global initiative, ‘LivinguardCARES’. The beneficiaries include several divisions of the Mumbai Police, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), State Women’s Development Corporation, Income Tax Department, Maharashtra Maritime Board, ...

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