CCRAS-NIIMH and SEMIRI MoU: Digitising Medical Manuscripts
Why in the news
A research body in traditional medicine has teamed up with a museum-cum-research institute to save old medical texts in digital form.
Key facts
- Signatories: CCRAS-NIIMH and Sevadhi Museum & Indological Research Institute (SEMIRI).
- Subject: digitisation of medical manuscripts.
- NIIMH role: technical and scholarly support.
- Output: a catalogue of the manuscripts.
| Catalogue field | Included? |
|---|---|
| Title | Yes |
| Author | Yes |
| Subject | Yes |
| Script | Yes |
| Language | Yes |
Significance
- Helps preserve India’s traditional medical knowledge.
- Makes the old texts easier to reach for scholars and researchers.
Exam angle
- Know the pair: CCRAS-NIIMH with SEMIRI.
- Purpose keyword: digitisation and cataloguing of medical manuscripts.
- Such MoUs appear as short PIB-style current-affairs questions.