Niti Aayog releases compendium of Ayush practices to manage COVID-19
The HinduGovernment policy think tank Niti Aayog has released a compendium of Ayush-based practices from States and Union Territories for containing and managing COVID-19 outbreak, an official statement said. Releasing the compendium, NITI Aayog vice-chairman Suman Bery said it is critical to communicate the learnings from the testing times during the COVID-19 outbreak about how Ayush practices implemented at national- and State-level benefitted people. The compendium provides information focussed on practices adopted by various States and UTs of India for strengthening the country's fight against COVID-19, using Ayush's resources and interventions, Mr. Bery added. According to the statement, in preparing the compendium of Ayush-based practices, NITI Aayog reached out to all State governments and administrations of Union Territories, requesting them to share Ayush practices they have undertaken for COVID-19 mitigation and management.