Question

Maintaining record of ............... knowledge is very necessary. *​

Answer 1

Maintaining record of traditional knowledge is very necessary.

Explanation:

⇒ Ignoring traditional knowledge can cause a great deal of disaster.

Traditional Knowledge:

• The knowledge base created by the tribal, local or aboriginal community is preserved and passed down through the generations and becomes the hallmark of such a community.

• Traditional knowledge can be found in various concepts such as timing, food item, plant properties, spice applications, yoga exercises.  

• The most essential factor of traditional knowledge is that it has ancient roots and it is mostly oral.  

Importance of protecting traditional knowledge:

• The need to preserve traditional knowledge has increased over time, especially in order to stop the unauthorized and commercial misuse of such knowledge.  

• It is important to protect the tribal people from such losses and to help them to preserve such ancient customs.  

• Security for traditional knowledge will promote its wide and efficient use.  

• Traditional knowledge security is rooted in the bio-piracy problem.  
• Theft of life occurs when traditional knowledge is used commercially without the formal recognition of the tribes or local people associated with such knowledge.