Ministry of Tribal Affairs Signed MoU with CSIR-NBRI for Conservation of Rare, Endangered, & Threatened (RET) Medicinal Plant Species, and to Safeguard Traditional Knowledge Empowering Tribal Communities

India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

In a major initiative to drive tribal welfare, foster sustainable livelihoods, and preserve traditional knowledge, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA), Government of India, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI), Lucknow. The primary objective of this three-year partnership is to establish a sustained, synergetic linkage between the two organizations to promote research and development for the conservation and ethnobotanical assessment of tribal bioresources across India.

The MoU was signed by Shri Manish Thakur, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, and Dr. Ajit Kumar Shasany, Director, CSI...