GS-3 · 2) PDS (objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping, issues of buffer stocks & food security)

201512.5 marksQ8Traditional Knowledge (TKDL)

India’s Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) which has a database containing formatted information on more than 2 million medicinal formulations is proving a powerful weapon in the country’s fight against erroneous patents. Discuss the pros and Digital Library cons making this database publicly available under open-source