India and Austria plan to expand collaboration across tech, defence and workforce mobility, with a renewed push for trade, innovation partnerships and stronger global supply chain roles.
He said this approach makes the Budget inherently futuristic and places a responsibility on informed stakeholders, including the media, to effectively communicate its long-term benefits to citizens.
Shah laid the foundation stone of the BSL-4 Bio-Containment Facility of the Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre in Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat.
The government had launched the Biopharma Mission at the national level, while other programs included Bio AI Hubs, Bio Agriculture and Bioenergy, Prof. Sopory said while addressing the inaugural session of the three-day International Conference on ‘Biotechnology for Sustainable Development and Circular Economy’ at the SOA Deemed to be University here.
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.
