Question: Consider the following statement:
- Dewormer is an indigenous herbal medication .
- It is in form of commercial product for livestock owners as an alternate to chemical method of treatment of worm.
Choose the correct one:
(a) Only(1)
(b) Only(2)
(c) Both (1) and (2)
(d) None of the above
Answer:(c)
Related facts:
- National Innovation Foundation India (NIF) has brought out an indigenous herbal medication (dewormer) in form of commercial product for livestock owners as an alternate to chemical method of treatment of worm.
- In order to make the indigenous herbal dewormer titles ‘wormivet’ available for livestock owners, NIF worked on a medication in treatment of endoparasite (worm) infestation among livestock.
- The anthelmintic activity of this medication in naturally infested helminthiasis was assessed.
- The results demonstrated successful impact of this medication.
National Innovation Foundation (NIF):
- It is an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.
- It was set up in February 2000 at Ahmedabad, Gujarat to provide institutional support for scouting, spawning, sustaining and scaling up the grassroots innovations across the country.
Links:
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1613211
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Innovation_Foundation_%E2%80%93_India