Question

Consider the following statements about Traditional Knowledge Digital
Library (TKDL).
1. It is an initiative to prevent exploitation and to protect Indian traditional
knowledge from wrongful patents. 2. Under TKDL Indian traditional medicine knowledge is digitized and made
available in five international languages.
3. Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) is the implementation
agency of the TKDL Project.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) is an initiative to prevent exploitation and to protect Indian traditional knowledge from wrongful patents.

The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) is the implementation agency of the TKDL Project.

These are the two statements which are true.

It was set up in 2001 with CSIR and the ministry of Ayush.