Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt of India
Short Term Training Programme for mid-career scientists and UG & PG teachers
DBT junior research fellowship (DBT- JRF) Programme
Star College Scheme
Postgraduate Teaching Programme
Development and Incubation of technologies by BIRAC
A not-for-profit Section 8, Schedule B, Public Sector Enterprise, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), set up by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India as an interface agency to strengthen and empower the emerging Biotech enterprise to undertake strategic research and innovation, addressing nationally relevant product development needs.
Training and Development in the North East Region (NER)
Programmes-North-East Region
The North East Region (NER) of India is a biological treasure trove that has not been fully explored. There are, for instance, around 800 medicinal plants and herbs in a remote area of Sikkim alone, their properties known to only a fast vanishing population of local shamans, and their active ingredients largely uncharacterised. Occupying just eight per cent of the country's geographical area, the region is home to about 50 per cent of its entire floristic wealth. Biotechnological research & development work in NER holds the promise of yielding highly profitable patents on endemic specie
New programme for brucella-free villages
The launch of "Brucella Free Villages" was announced for implementation on pilot scale in 50 villages covering 10 states. Brucellosis is zoonotic disease and causes economic losses of about ` 28,000 crores per year. Participants from 26 countries deliberated on brucellosis challenges in The International Conference organized by DBT incollaboration with ICAR during Nov 2017-19. Three new Brucella diagnostic kits were launched.
Nobel Prize Series India 2017
The Department signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nobel Media AB of the Nobel foundation to bring the Nobel Prize Series to India from 2017 to 2022. The first Nobel Prize Series India 2017 was trilateral partnership among Department of Biotechnology, State Government of Gujarat and Nobel Media. The first edition of Nobel Prize series was inaugurated by Hon'ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi on January 9, 2017 at the Science City in Ahmedabad as a prelude to Vibrant Gujarat 2017.
DBT Smart India Hackathon
- DBT participated in Smart India Hackathon initiated spearheaded by MHRD.
- Seventeen problem statements were posed.
- Student teams from engineering institutions were requested to provide digital solutions.
- Thirty student teams selected problems posed by DBT.
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