Centre to formulate law for protecting Indian herbs soon
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01/07/1998
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Indian Express (New Delhi)
The much-awaited legislation on regulating access to the country's biological wealth, has been redrafted and sent to the chief ministers of all states for their comments. Disclosing this to The Indian Express, Environment Minister Suresh Prabhu said the legislation seeks to establish a National Biodiversity Authority with state boards to regulate access to genetic material by foreign companies or nationals. He said since this was the first such legislation in the world, extensive discussions would be required.