New Delhi, July 29 -- In a major initiative to drive tribal welfare, foster sustainable livelihoods, and preserve traditional knowledge, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA), Government of India, on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI), Lucknow.

As per the release, "The primary objective of this three-year partnership is to establish a sustained, synergetic linkage between the two organisations to promote research and development for the conservation and ethnobotanical assessment of tribal bioresources across India."

The MoU was signed by Manish Thakur, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, and Ajit Kumar Shasany, Director, CSIR, in the presence ...