Traditional Knowledge Digital Library initiative between CSIR & Ministry of AYUSH
Q. Traditional Knowledge Digital Library is initiative of -
1. AIIMS
2. CSIR
3. Ministry of AYUSH
4. Ministry of Health - Published on 09 Nov 15a. Only 3
b. Only 4
c. 2 and 3
d. All
ANSWER: 2 and 3
- The Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) is an Indian digital knowledge repository of the traditional knowledge, especially about medicinal plants and formulations used in Indian systems of medicine. .
- Set up in 2001, as a collaboration between the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (Dept. of AYUSH), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India
- The objective of the library is to protect the ancient and traditional knowledge of the country from exploitation through biopiracy and unethical patents, by documenting it electronically and classifying it as per international patent classification systems.
- Apart from that, the non-patent database serves to foster modern research based on traditional knowledge, as it simplifies access to this vast knowledge of remedies or practices.
