In a step towards fostering sustainable biotechnology and high-performance biomanufacturing, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and the Government of Assam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under the BioE3 (Biotechnology for Economy, Environment, and Employment) Policy.
He underscored the rise in DBT’s Budget from 1,485 crores in 2013-14 to 3,447 crores in 2025-26 almost marking 130% increase.
The Assam state Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Sunday approved major investments, urban development projects, healthcare reforms, and policy updates in the textile and biotechnology sectors.
The year 2025 will witness India assuming critical role in the global biotechnology revolution, and the first Bio-E3 policy has already paved the way for it, Minister of State for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, said on Wednesday.
Even though he avoided limelight throughout his life, last week he was a headline in all Kolkata newspapers including The Statesman. And, in all international newspapers earlier in the month.
International Conference on biotechnology and biological sciences, Biospectrum 2024, a premier conference in biotechnology and biological sciences, was organised by the department of biotechnology, University of Engineering and Management from 14-16 November in collaboration with University Apollonia, Iasi, Romania.
A two-day programme was held by the department of science and technology and biotechnology on applications of geoinformatics in agriculture recently.
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Vigyan Prasar was set up in 1989 and during its short span of existence, what it has achieved so far in taking science to people with a skeletal staff of only 10 scientists and some 25 administrative staff is unbelievable. It has published 400 books by renowned scientists and science writers, books that command readership far beyond the borders, and not only in English. It publishes a monthly bilingual journal called Dream 2047 in English and Hindi
In the study published in Nature Aging, the scientists report that gene expression 'memory' can persist across the lifespan, and may present a novel target for improving late-life health.
