New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- The Ayush Ministry today inked two significant pacts with the National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), to boost the conservation and increase public awareness of medicinal plants in the country.

The first MoU was signed between the NMPB and IshVed-Bioplants Venture, Maharashtra, and the second tripartite MoU was signed among NMPB, All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.

Union Minister Prataprao Jadhav said the inking of the MoUs represents a significant milestone in conserving and promoting India's rich medicinal plant heritage.

"By integrating traditional knowledge with modern science, we are making meaningful progress toward realising this ambitious vis...