in the very first instance in India of tribals getting intellectual property right (ipr), the Kani tribe in the agastyar hills in south Kerala has been awarded Rs 5 lakh for an anti-fatigue drug they have been making from a local herb. The scientific name of the herb is Trichopus zeylanicus . The Kanis are also getting a part of the royalty on the sale of the drug being marketed under the name
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/kudos-kanis
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tribals
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/herbal-medcine
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/intellectual-property-rights-ipr
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
