A national seminar on advancing farm-gate quality assessment of medicinal plants, organised by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) on 8-9 January at the IIT Delhi, brought national focus on India’s medicinal plant sector — assured quality, traceability, and standardisation of raw materials at the point of origin.
The Ayush Ministry on Monday signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) aimed at conserving the country’s endangered medicinal plants and establishing a national nursery for therapeutic species.
Swain, a meritorious student throughout his career, had visited Oxford University. After his superannuation in 2008, he pursued his research on the glorious Maritime History of Kalinga.
"So far, studies have been done only on 21 herbal plants including Vijayasar, Jamun, Cumin, Daruharidra, little gourd, bael, fenugreek, neem, amla and turmeric, " said the researchers from JIPMER, Puducherry and AIIMS, Kalyani in a study published in the World Journal of Diabetes.
Inaugurating the start-up summit in Srinagar, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said, the government’s job mindset is proving an impediment to start-up culture, mainly in North India.
Heavy metal contamination also has implications on human health, while the climate crisis could greatly alter the habitats of plant species.
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