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Topic: biotechnology

‘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.

Moderna shares fall from all-time high as euphoria around Covid vaccine data wears off

Moderna's shares, which nearly made an MIT professor a billionaire, began to slide after a report from the health publication Stat highlighted the early nature of the vaccine data.

MIT professor’s stake in biotech firm Moderna Inc on brink of topping $1 billion

Bob Langer’s 3.2% holding rose to $934.3 million Monday after the firm reported encouraging early trial results for an experimental Covid-19 vaccine.

Introducing biotech trees to help stop disappearing forests is easier said that done

Releasing genetically engineered trees into forests to counter threats to forest health represents a new frontier in biotechnology. 

The key to the future of biotechnology is you, and your body

As developments in technology and medicine race forward, our body data such as biomarkers and lifestyle logs could help accomplish advanced healthcare systems.

India is not just a premier vaccine manufacturer, it can develop new vaccines too

Dr Renu Swarup, secretary of the government’s Department of Biotechnology, talks about the state of Indian health technology and what the future holds.

Shekhar Mande, leading expert on DNA fingerprinting, to head scientific research in India

Mande has been appointed director general of CSIR, having served as director at the National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune, since 2011.

The bajra that can fight India’s iron deficiency problem

Study shows consumption of biofortified bajra can improve learning and mental abilities among school-going children.

On Camera

Iran-Israel conflict will now be shaped by 3H—Houthis, Hamas, Hezbollah

Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.