Tag: Science
India, UK to establish joint crop science centre for research &...
The aim of the memorandum of understanding signed between the two nations is to develop a long-term partnership between India and UK in plant sciences..........
India spends dismal 0.88% of GDP on R&D
The number of research and development professionals per million population in India are just 164. However, the government says it is working towards boosting R&D through various programs..........
“Biotech is an intrinsic component of 21st century knowledge economy”
Government funding through grants can only provide initial ignition. It is imperative we create necessary enablers, which will improve availability of risk capital, writes the union minister of state for S&T, Mr Y S Chowdhary........
“Need for greater innovation in institutes like NRDC”
The Minister for Science & Technology, Dr Harsh Vardhan mentioned this while presenting NRDC Meritorious Invention Awards at New Delhi..........
‘Grand Challenges India Meeting’ on improving public health begins at Delhi
The mission-directed research initiative was collaboratively launched in 2012 under the umbrella of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between DBT and BMGF. Read details.........
BIRAC celebrates its 5th birthday amid resolve to make India a...
The intense discussions at the 2-day event to celebrate the 5th foundation day of the Biotechnology Research Assistance Council, were focused around the theme “BIRAC@5: Impacting the Biotech Ecosystem”........
DBT to popularize Prakash Labs’s ‘Foldscope’ as a research tool in...
Proposals requested from schools, colleges, research organisations and citizen scientists for use of the Foldscope as a education, training and research tool.........
“ICGEB has always excelled in translational research”
Mentioned Dr Dinakar Salunke, Director, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi in an exclusive interaction with the BioVoice News. Click to read details:
Vigyan Prasar & DBT to hold national seminar on women leadership...
Vigyan Prasar in collaboration with Department of Biotechnology will organize the National Seminar on
'Women Leadership in S&T' on the occasion of International Women’s Day on 8 and 9 March, 2017........
Biotech overseas associateship for North East scientists
Under its policy to promote the biotech in the North-Eastern India, the Department of Biotechnology will be sending the researchers from various states of region for overseas training....