CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Foundation Stone of Institute of High-Altitude Medicinal Plants (IHAMP) laid in J&K.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kutki is a high altitude perennial herb that grows between 2, 500 and 4, 600 metres. Its many medicinal uses include treatment of inuenza, diarrhoea, jaundice and cirrhosis.

Detailed explanation-3: -The current version of UMPDB contains about 1127 medicinal plants species, which are widely distributed in different regions of Uttarakhand state.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cultivation of medicinal plant can decrease the amount to which wild populations are harvested, it will also help to preserve plant species from extinction and will promote socio-economic growth.