Department of Biotechnology launched the first ever Industry-Academia mission “Innovate in India” to accelerate biopharmaceutical development in India.
It will be implemented by Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) - a Public Sector Undertaking of DBT.
The programme will specifically focus on the development of new vaccines, bio-therapeutics, diagnostics and medical devices to better address the rising burden of diseases in the country.
The programme will witness an investment of USD 250 million with USD 125 million as a loan from World Bank to promote entrepreneurship and indigenous manufacturing in the sector.
Survey by Airport Authority of India
Recently, Airport Authority of India has conducted survey among non-metro airports in the country in the category of Customer satisfaction.
Raipur airport in Chhattisgarh emerged on top among non-metro airports followed by Udaipur, Amritsar and Dehradun airports.
Tiruchi airport in Tamilnadu emerged as fifth best and top among AAI managed airports in southern region.
Various parameters were set to rate the airports which included cleanliness, toilet facilities, car parking, trolley facility and other infrastructure facilities and staff behavior.
Tirupati Varaha
It is the new cross-bred pig which suits the agro-climatic conditions of Andhra Pradesh.
It is the product of cross breeding between indigenous pigs and Large White Yorkshire (LWY) for efficiency of feed conversion, production and reproduction.
It is developed by the All India Coordinated Research Project, a unit of Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
Its characteristics will soon be registered with the National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources.
National database on Undertrials
The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) in collaboration with the National Informatics Centre (NIC) is working on a national digital database of undertrials.
The data will be uploaded from the district centres.
When operational, the database will make available at the push of key information on undertrials languishing in jails across the country.
Recently, Legal Assistance Establishments has been established which are one-point centres where undertrials or their kin or legal representatives can view information about their cases with video-conferencing facilities.
Three world records in a week
The Andhra Pradesh government has recently received official certificate form Guinness book of world records acknowledging 3 world records by students of A.P social welfare residential educational institutions’ Society.
The students’ dance performance in Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and Tirupati achieved these records.
