Ayurveda
Alternative medicine with roots in India
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| 2024 | Advertisement and sales promotion expenses increased by 145.46% to Rs 424.7 crore, demonstrating aggressive marketing and expansion strategy. |
| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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. |
| 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 | 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.
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| 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 | Patanjali Ayurved reaches ₹48,456 crores in revenue, potentially benefiting from increased health product demand during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 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 | 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. |
| 2018 | The Maharashtra government initiated a probe into the Divya Putrajeevak Seed drug to investigate potential legal violations, with Congress leaders demanding a ban on the product. |
| November 2018 | Patanjali Ayurved opened Patanjali Paridhan, a clothing store in Delhi, expanding their business into retail apparel. |
| January 2018 | Villages in Haridwar district complained about Patanjali's Padarth factory polluting Ganges channels and local water bodies, with surface runoff reportedly killing several animals. Local residents from 40 villages threatened agitation over the environmental damage. |
| January 2018 | The Uttarakhand Environment Conservation and Pollution Control Board ordered a clean-up of waste flowing through the area around Patanjali's Padarth factory, following previous notifications about untreated industrial effluent releases. |
| 2017 | Eleventh Ibn Sina Memorial Lecture delivered by Dr. Naresh in Panchkula, Haryana |
| 2017 | Global ayurveda market reaches a valuation of US$4.5 billion, demonstrating significant commercial growth and international interest. |
| September 2017 | Delhi High Court ordered Patanjali to stop airing an advertisement for chyavanprash that disparaged a competitor's product. |
| 2016 | Tenth Ibn Sina Memorial Lecture delivered by Dr. Ather Farouqui in Delhi |
| 2016 | A World Health Organization report revealed significant concerns about medical qualifications in India, finding that only 31 percent of those claiming to be doctors in 2001 were educated beyond secondary school. |
| 2016 | A report by India Infoline (IIFL) highlighted that Patanjali's success was expected to affect at least 13 listed companies, including major consumer goods brands like Hindustan Unilever, Colgate, Dabur, ITC, and Godrej Consumer Products. |
| 2016 | The Uttarakhand health department declared that the Divya Putrajeevak Seed drug violated the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994. |
| 2016 | Patanjali Ayurved estimated its annual turnover for the 2016–17 fiscal year, indicating significant business growth and market impact. |
| 2016 | Recognized by CLSA and HSBC as one of the fastest-growing Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) companies in India. |
| 2016 | Patanjali Food and Herbal Park was granted security from 35 full-time, armed Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) commandos, becoming the eighth private institute in India to receive such paramilitary protection. |
| July 2016 | End of the period where 33 complaints were received against 21 misleading advertisements, with seventeen violating ASCI advertising standards. |
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