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Thursday, September 25, 2025
TopicBiotechnology

Topic: biotechnology

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.

‘India largest genetic lab in the world’ — what completion of India Genome Project means

Completion of Genome India Project was announced at 38th Foundation day celebrations of Dept of Biotechnology. Initiative to conduct sequencing of 10,000 genomes was launched in 2020.

R&D investment in Indian biotech tripled in 2021 to cross $1 billion, says govt report

Released by Union minister Jitendra Singh, 'India Bioeconomy Report 2022' says country's biotech sector attained $80 billion in value in 2021, 14.1% growth over 2020.

India will lose on agri-tech, experts tell PM, seek quicker approval for gene-edited plants

Experts associated with IAAG have written to PM Modi claiming approvals for gene-edited plants have been ‘inordinately delayed’ as the regulatory body has sought opinion of states.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.