Bureau of Indian Standards holds PRAGATI 2026 at Belagavi and a Sowa-Rigpa session at Leh

19 October 2026

The AYUSH Department of the Bureau of Indian Standards held two national events on standardisation in Ayurveda, Yoga and Sowa-Rigpa. Over 600 experts, practitioners and industry representatives took part. PRAGATI 2026, the National Seminar on Standardization in Ayurveda and Yoga, was held at Belagavi in Karnataka with the KLE Shri BMK Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya and the KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research. The second event was a brainstorming session at the National Institute of Sowa-Rigpa, Leh, in the Union Territory of Ladakh, alongside the 5th Sowa-Rigpa Sectional Committee meeting. Sessions covered standardised practice and education, support for industry and start-ups, raw material quality and safety, and intellectual property over traditional knowledge. Vaidya Jayant Deopujari, Chairperson of the BIS Ayurveda Sectional Committee, was among the speakers.