The ninth World Ayurveda Congress (WAC) was inaugurated on Thursday at Panaji, Goa.

• The World Ayurveda Congress & Arogya Expo 2022 will be held in Goa from 8-11 December .
• The main objective is to provide a global platform to stakeholders, including industry leaders, practitioners, traditional healers, educationists, students, medicine manufacturers, etc. for networking and engaging in intellectual exchange to strengthen the Ayurveda sector, envision its future, and facilitate interaction between professionals and consumers to boost Ayurveda commerce.
• The market size of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) in the country has grown from $3 billion in 2014 to over $18 billion now.