Tag: DBT
India & UK launch 5 year bilateral research initiative on cancer
The India-UK Cancer Research Initiative is a collaborative 5-year bilateral research initiative by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India and Cancer Research UK (CRUK) that will focus on affordable approaches to cancer...…….
DBT-Wellcome Trust India Alliance celebrates 10 years of enabling biomedical research...
Having completed their 10 years of joint partnership to boost biomedical research environment in India, the Department of Biotechnology and Wellcome Trust are now looking at creating more better options within innovation ecosystem...…………...
DBT ties up with TERI to set up its 5th centre...
While the government is garnering efforts to make India the clean energy world capital, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has flagged clean energy and Swachh Bharat—waste to energy as two of its key missions...………………..
Innovate in India: DBT holds roundtable in Berlin to showcase India’s...
The meeting, organized by India's Department of Biotechnology on the sidelines of Annual Grand Challenges Meeting brought together development partners, donors and multilateral agencies to explore avenues for collaborations to innovate in India...……...
Now DBT’s institutes to provide open access to equipments at minimal...
In a major step that has addressed the long time pending demand of researchers from both academia and industry, the Department of Biotechnology has opened up its affiliated research institutes for providing access to various infrastructure facilities under SAHAJ programme……………...
Science festival opens in Lucknow
The four-day festival being held at Lucknow with focal theme “Science for Transformation” features 23 special events, and is being attended by about 10000 delegates...………...
Excessive N fertilizers hamper germination & root growth in rice, find...
The latest study shows that excess of nitrogen compounds such as urea and nitrate in the soil can increase the time required for germination of rice seeds and also limit their root length.................
Scientists open new avenue to study head muscle dystrophy
The study, done in mice and human stem cells, may help in future to test drugs developed for treating muscular dystrophies involving head muscles...……...
DBT Secretary calls for collective scientific efforts to transform society
Dr Renu Swarup was speaking at 4th session of India International Science festival (IISF) curtain raiser programme held recently at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) in Mumbai...………...
CSIR-CDRI connects students with scientists under JIGYASA programme
15 Kendriya Vidyalayas from Varanasi and Lucknow Mandal connected with CSIR-CDRI under Student-Scientist connect programme “JIGYASA” in last three months...………….