PCIM&H and IPC Renew 'One Herb, One Standard' MoU for Three Years

Exam-focused facts from the 15 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (PCIM&H) and the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) renewed their Memorandum of Understanding for the 'One Herb, One Standard' initiative for three years.
The initiative aims to create uniform and scientifically reliable quality standards for medicinal plants used across Ayurveda, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa, Unani and Homoeopathy.
The MoU was exchanged in New Delhi in the presence of Union Minister Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav and Ministry of Ayush Secretary Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha.
The first phase of collaboration since 2022 developed 50 medicinal plant monographs.
The renewed partnership will expand the work to additional plant-origin drugs used across India's traditional medicine systems.