Q. With reference to the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It is collaboration between private industry and CSIR.
2. It manages a database of knowledge that exists in various local languages.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Answer: B
Notes:
Traditional Knowledge Digital Library is 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.
- It manages a database of knowledge that exists in various local languages such as Sanskrit, Urdu, Arabic, Persian and Tamil.
- TKDL has also converted the database into five international languages in patent application formats.
- So far, over 2lakh medicinal formulations have been transcribed and the database is present in 30 million A4-size pages.
Source: TKDL