Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT) is a registered Public Trust and Charitable Society, which started its activities in 1993 under the guidance of Sam Pitroda and Anant Darshan Shankar.[1] The Indian Ministry of Science & Technology recognizes FRLHT as a scientific and research organization. The Ministry of Environment and Forests has designated FRLHT as a National Center of Excellence for medicinal plants and traditional knowledge.
The foundation plans to "revitalize Indian medical heritage” through creative applications of traditional health sciences for enhancing the quality of health care in rural and urban India and globally. The stated mission of the foundation is to demonstrate the contemporary relevance of Indian Medical Heritage by designing and implementing innovative programs on a size and scale that will have societal impact.
Core Objectives
The aim of the foundation is to make full use of India's rich and diverse medical knowledge.[2]
Awards and recognitions
The organization received the Norman Borlaug Award in 1998, Equator Initiative Prize of the United Nations in 2002 and the Columbia University Award from Rosenthal Centre of Columbia University and College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, in 2003.[1] Anant Darshan Shankar, the Director of the institution was honored by the Government of India in 2011 with the award of Padma Shri.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Columbia University honors FRLHT". Pharma Biz. 2003. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ^ Deccan Herald article -- Creating alternatives.
- ^ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
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- Central Zoo Authority of India
- National Biodiversity Authority
- National Tiger Conservation Authority
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands Forest and Plantation Development Corporation
- Animal Welfare Board of India
- Botanical Survey of India
- Central Pollution Control Board
- Environmental Information System
- Odisha State Pollution Control Board
- Delhi Pollution Control Committee
- Directorate of Forest Education
- Forest Survey of India
- Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy
- National Afforestation and Eco-Development Board
- National Board of Wildlife
- National Institute of Animal Welfare
- National Museum of Natural History
- National Zoological Park
- Zoological Survey of India
- Wildlife Crime Control Bureau
- Centre for Environment Education
- C. P. R. Environmental Education Centre, Chennai
- Centre for Animals and Environment, Bangalore
- Centre of Excellence in Environmental Economics, Chennai
- Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions
- Centre for Ecological Sciences, Bangalore
- Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystem, Delhi
- Centre for Mining Environment, Dhanbad
- Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History
- Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute
- National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management
- G. B.Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Almora
- Indian Institute of Forest Management
- Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute, Bengaluru
- Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
- Wildlife Institute of India
- CK Mishra (incumbent)
- Rajiv Gandhi
- Bhajan Lal
- Ziaur Rahman Ansari(As MoS, IC till 25 June 1988)
- V. P. Singh
- Nilamani Routray
- Maneka Gandhi(MoS, IC)
- Kamal Nath (MoS, IC)
- Rajesh Pilot (MoS, IC)
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Jai Narain Prasad Nishad
- Saifuddin Soz
- H. D. Deve Gowda I. K. Gujral
- Suresh Prabhu
- T. R. Baalu
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Ramesh Bais
- A. Raja
- Manmohan Singh
- Jairam Ramesh(MoS, IC)
- Jayanthi Natarajan(MoS, IC)
- M. Veerappa Moily
- Prakash Javdekar(MoS, IC)
- Anil Madhav Dave(MoS, IC)
- Dr. Harsh Vardhan
- Prakash Javdekar (incumbent)
- Mahesh Sharma
- Babul Supriyo (incumbent)