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surprised to know that in this,
investment proposals of about
ten thousand crore rupees have
been received. Another very
important happening during
the Corona period is that, there
has been a lot of increase in
research on medicinal plants.
Many research studies are being
published on this. It is definitely a
good start.
Friends, another great effort
has been made in the country
in the field of varied medicinal
plants and herbs. The Indian to them are available on this
Virtual Herbarium was just Virtual Herbarium. In the Virtual
launched in the month of July. Herbarium, a rich picture of the
It is also an example of how Botanical Diversity of India is
we can use the digital world also visible. I am sure the Indian
to connect with our roots. The Virtual Herbarium will become an
Indian Virtual Herbarium is an
important resource for research
interesting collection of digital
on Indian flora.
images of preserved plants
or plant parts, which is freely My dear countrymen,
available on the web. More every time in ‘Mann ki Baat’
than one lakh specimens and we discuss successes of the
scientific information related countrymen which bring smiles

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