It has come into the notice through media that an American Company has patented turmeric.
It has come into the notice through media that an American Company has patented turmeric. Our Indian Government has objected to it and is fighting against this patent.
Answer the following questions on the basis of above information :
(i) What name will you give to this act of American Company.
(ii) How would this patenting of turmeric would affect our country India.
(iii) What values were exhibited by media.
1 Answers
(i) Biopiracy.
(ii) This patenting would affect the domestic as well as the global market of our country India because our country's product would be commercially utilized by another country.
(iii) The values of awareness, justice and love for country were exhibited by the media.