Dr. Shreekar Pant, Coordinator, Centre for Biodiversity Studies, BGSB University, Rajouri, J&K, and his colleagues published a patent named “Parthenium-Based Laundry Soap Formulation” in The Patent Office Journal, Government of India. Dr. Pant and his team has devised a strategy for turning the ecological threat of Parthenium (Congress Grass, a well-known invasive plant) into an economic and profitable opportunity. This unique idea will provide economic opportunities for rural communities and young entrepreneurs. Furthermore, they have changed a detrimental intruder into a useful resource. This technology helps to save the ecosystem as well as will provide long term livelihood alternatives to local residents in future”
Dr. Shreekar Pant’s Team Develops Patent for Parthenium-Based Laundry Soap, Transforming Ecological Threat into Economic Opportunity
