The Rajya Sabha passed the Biological Diversity Amendment bill, which exempts AYUSH practitioners and users of traditional knowledge from sharing benefits with local communities. Opposition MPs raised concerns about exploitation by corporations and the lack of benefit sharing with tribals and local communities. The bill aims to simplify coordination between the National Biodiversity Authority and the patents office and reduce compliance burden for AYUSH practitioners and patent applicants. The amendments were triggered by a court judgment against a company owned by yoga entrepreneur Ramdev. The legislation aims to promote AYUSH and encourage collaborative research. | Latest News India
Parliament on Tuesday passed the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which entails provisions for sharing benefits of biodiversity commerce with locals and also decriminalises biodiversity offences. The bill, which amends the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, was passed in Rajya Sabha with a voice vote. The Lok Sabha had cleared the legislation on July 25.
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Parliament passed a bill to rectify errors that had crept into the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, with Rajya Sabha giving its nod to it on Monday. The Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill-2021 was passed by Lok Sabha on December 13. Moving the bill in the Upper House for its consideration and passage, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman