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Sunday, March 8, 2026
TopicBiotechnology

Topic: biotechnology

Govt planning regulatory sandboxes for pharma sector to fast-track approvals & drug development

On the sidelines of the Bio Asia event in Hyderabad, BIRAC MD Jitendra Kumar says biotechnology department is planning the sandboxes to 'reduce regulatory uncertainty'.

Centre’s Rs 1 lakh cr fund is meant to power India’s R&D revolution. How it’ll help sunrise start-ups

Announcing the corpus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Research, Development, and Innovation fund scheme will be a game changer in the world of research and innovation.

Startups to govt policies—India wants to lead the lab-grown meat revolution

Once limited to science fiction films like Star Trek, cultivated meat is on the brink of hitting restaurant plates and grocery stores.

SubscriberWrites: Focus on education

India’s education overhaul needs honest feedback, clear Centre-State roles, and global best practices, else degrees rise, but jobs, quality, and equity continue to fall behind.

India’s BioE3 policy focuses on enzyme biomanufacturing, aims to lead in bio-based innovations

Enzymes are a vital component of sustainable industrial practices, offering environmentally friendly alternatives to chemical catalysts.

DBT, BIRAC launch webinar series on biomanufacturing

The fortnightly webinar brings together a diverse range of stakeholders, including industry leaders, scientists, researchers, startups, and small and medium enterprises to discuss key developments in biomanufacturing.

Mission Mausam, space & biotech projects just start of govt’s big science plans—minister Jitendra Singh

Gaganyaan robotic mission by early 2025, human spaceflight likely by end of 2025, science and technology minister says in interview.

Muscle regeneration in microgravity to microalgae growth at ISS, India pushes to advance space biotech 

ISRO & Department of Biotechnology have come together to conduct a series of biotech experiments in space, some of which are likely to make it on-board Gaganyaan & Axiom-4 missions.

Lab-grown food to fabrics, what’s bio-manufacturing & how India’s BioE3 policy could give it a boost

Dept of Biotechnology says the new policy will enable India to lead global bio-revolution & help supplement demands of growing population. Industry players sceptical about implementation.

India’s bioeconomy to hit $300 billion by 2030

Policy aims to make India a global leader in biotechnology and innovation.

On Camera

A ship attack has shaken Asia’s faith in the US

Why should the US care? Because in the end, as its wrangle with Britain this week should have reminded them, America still needs bases, friendly ports, & overfly rights.

Amid the new war in Middle East, ‘God’ surfaces in oil and commodities contracts

Multiple companies have invoked the principle of ‘force majeure’, which lets a party off the hook in case of unforeseen ‘acts of God’, to avoid penalties.

Iranian naval ship Lavan with crew of 184 docked in Kochi same day US torpedoed IRIS Dena

IRIS Lavan was in the region for the International Fleet Review held last month and ‘sought urgent docking in Kochi citing technical issues,’ it is learnt.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.