• About Us
  • Copyright Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Authors
  • Career
  • Contact Us
Assamese |   Bengali |  
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
NORTHEAST NOW
  • HOME
  • NORTH EAST
    • Assam
    • Meghalaya
    • Tripura
    • Mizoram
    • Manipur
    • Nagaland
    • Arunachal
    • Sikkim
  • Neighbours
    • Nepal
    • Bhutan
    • China
    • Myanmar
    • Bangladesh
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Environment
  • Citizen Journalists
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • NORTH EAST
    • Assam
    • Meghalaya
    • Tripura
    • Mizoram
    • Manipur
    • Nagaland
    • Arunachal
    • Sikkim
  • Neighbours
    • Nepal
    • Bhutan
    • China
    • Myanmar
    • Bangladesh
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Environment
  • Citizen Journalists
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
NORTHEAST NOW
Assamese
Home Northeast News Assam

Assam: NE centre for Agricultural Biotechnology inaugurated at AAU

Five satellite laboratories would also be constructed in five states of the north east apart from the one in Assam

NE NOW NEWS by
JORHAT , November 19, 2018 4:31 pm
North East Centre for Agricultural Biotechnology inaugurated at Assam Agricultural University

North East Centre for Agricultural Biotechnology inaugurated at Assam Agricultural University Photo: Northeast Now

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The Vice chancellor of Assam Agricultural University (AAU) KM Bujarbaruah on Monday relaunched the Centre for Biotechnology as the North East Centre for Agricultural Biotechnology.

The ceremony was held in presence of TJ Higgins, world expert in the field of genetic engineering from CSIRO, Canberra, Australia and chairman of the scientific advisory committee of the Centre, Mohd Aslam, advisor, DBT , government of India and T Madhan Mohan, consultant advisor, NERBPMC.

The VC said that the department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and technology, government of India, had sanctioned  Rs 24 crore in the second phase for the Centre which would cater to the north east with extended functioning.

Five satellite laboratories would also be constructed in five states of the north east apart from the one in Assam.

Bujarbaruah said that the centre would  facilitate and strengthen biotechnology and human resource development in the north east region.

“The prime focus would be on modification of rice for tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses, use of gene technology for grain legume improvement,  gene prospecting from soil microbes for acid tolerance and promotions organic farming through provisioning of efficient and novel bio fertilizers and biopesticides, ” he said.

Furthermore the Centre will have provisions for scientific exchanges for students and researchers of the region through which they will be trained in the developed laboratories of international repute

Earlier B K Sarmah, director, DBT centre welcomed the signatories and others.

The earlier DBT centre was for a period of five years which is over.

Ramesh Pathak

Assam’s renowned linguist, educationist Dr Ramesh Pathak passes away

PM Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Modi to visit Assam again on February 7

Indian Parliament

Menu expanded at Parliament canteen, prices hiked; buffet lunch to cost Rs 700

Lifeline Care Home

Republic Day: Assam CM Sonowal spends time with inmates of Lifeline Care Home in Guwahati

NORTHEAST NOW

Northeast Now is a multi-app based hyper-regional bilingual news portal. Led by a group of professionals, the digital news platform covers every inch of the eight states of northeast India and the five neighbouring countries. It is the first of its kind new media initiative in the northeast, and is based in Guwahati. As the political dynamics in the northeast is intricate and fluid, Northeast Now is always politically neutral.

 
Our Properties
 
  • NORTHEAST NOW ASSAMESE
  • NORTHEAST JOBS
  • NORTHEAST TENDERS
  • INNFINITY
  • About Us
  • Copyright Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Authors
  • Career
  • Contact Us

© 2019 - Maintained by EZEN Software & Technology Pvt. Ltd

No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • NORTH EAST
    • Assam
    • Meghalaya
    • Tripura
    • Mizoram
    • Manipur
    • Nagaland
    • Arunachal
    • Sikkim
  • Neighbours
    • Nepal
    • Bhutan
    • China
    • Myanmar
    • Bangladesh
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Environment
  • Citizen Journalists
  • Opinion

© 2019 - Maintained by EZEN Software & Technology Pvt. Ltd