CCRAS-CARI and University of Delhi sign MoU to document medicinal plant diversity of DU North Campus

The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) – Central Ayurveda Research Institute (CARI), New Delhi and the University of Delhi signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to undertake a collaborative project titled “Inventory of Phyto-diversity of Medicinal Importance Used in Ayurveda of North Campus of Delhi University.”

The MoU was formally signed by Prof. (Vd.) Rabinarayan Acharya, Director General, CCRAS, and Dr. Vikas Gupta, Registrar, University of Delhi, at the VC Office, North Campus, New Delhi.

The project aims to systematically document, identify and conserve the medicinal plant diversity available across the 250-300 acres of the University of Delhi’s North Campus. The initiative seeks to explore the rich botanical heritage of the campus and document plant species of medicinal importance described in Ayurveda.

Prof. K. Ratnabali, Dean of Academic Affairs, Delhi University; Prof. (Dr.) Shobha Bagai, Director of the Cluster Innovation Centre (CIC), Delhi; Dr. Hemanta Panigrahi, Director in Charge, CARI, New Delhi; Dr. Sakshi Sharma, Research Officer and PI of the Project, CARI, New Delhi; Prof. (Dr.) Suresh Kumar, PI of the Project, Cluster Innovation Centre (CIC), University of Delhi; and Prof. (Dr.) Vandana, Department of Chemistry, Dyal Singh College, Delhi University, were also present on the occasion.(UPDATED ON 12TH NOVEMBER 2026)