President calls for blending tradition with science in Ayurveda
President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated an international seminar on Ayurvedic surgery and a new AI-enabled MRI facility at the All India Institute of Ayurveda. The event emphasized integrating traditional medicinal knowledge with modern diagnostic technology and increasing women's participation in the field.
Why it matters
It highlights the Indian government's strategic push to modernize traditional medicine through technology and global academic collaboration.
President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday (July 15, 2026) inaugurated Saushrutam 2026, a three-day international seminar on Ayurvedic surgery, at the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), organised on Sushruta Jayanti and attended by surgeons, researchers, and policymakers from India and abroad.
The article reports on a government event and official statements without editorializing or taking a political stance.
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