Archive · 4 Aug 2025
NMPB Signs Agreements to Conserve Medicinal Plants
The Indian government is working to protect and grow important medicinal plants.
They signed two agreements: one with a company to help save rare plants and another to create a special garden at a hospital in Delhi.
These efforts aim to make people more aware of medicinal plants and to ensure they are available for healthcare, supporting a healthier India in the future.
NMPB signed two MoUs to promote conservation and cultivation of medicinal plants.
The first MoU is with IshVed-Bioplants Venture for conserving rare plants.
The second MoU is with AIIA and AIIMS to establish a medicinal plants garden at AIIMS-Delhi.
The MoUs aim to conserve germplasm and raise public awareness about medicinal plants.
The initiative aligns with the vision of a healthier and self-reliant India by 2047.
- Who
- National Medicinal Plants Board, IshVed-Bioplants Venture, AIIA, and AIIMS.
- What
- The National Medicinal Plants Board signed two MoUs.
- When
- Monday, August 4th
- Where
- Delhi, India
- Why
- To promote conservation, cultivation, and awareness of medicinal plants.
- Parties Involved
- NMPB, IshVed-Bioplants Venture, AIIA, AIIMS
- Purpose of MoUs
- Conservation, cultivation, and awareness of medicinal plants
- Key Initiatives
- Establishing a medicinal plants garden, conserving germplasm
- Focus
- Rare, endangered, and threatened medicinal plants
- Supporting Goal
- Building a healthier and self-reliant India by 2047
