Opinion and commentary

In December 2021, Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav tabled a series of amendments to India’s Biological Diversity (BD) Act, 2002. In part, the changes can be better explained as the Centre’s ongoing efforts to promote Indian Systems of Medicine (ISM). The Centre intends to promote international collaborations and investments for the manufacturing and export of ayurveda, yoga, naturopathy, unani, siddha, sowa-rigpa and homeopathy (Ayush), which are largely based on codified traditional knowledge.

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