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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Biotech-PRIDE Guidelines has been developed by which one department?
A
Department of Science
B
Department of Employment
C
Department of Biotechnology
D
Department of Housing
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Initially, these Guidelines will be implemented through Indian Biological Data Centre (IBDC) at Regional Center for Biotechnology supported by Department of Biotechnology.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jitendra Singh released “Biotech-PRIDE (Promotion of Research and Innovation through Data Exchange) Guidelines” on 30 July 2021. They have been developed by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology. The Minister also launched the website of the Indian Biological Data Centre, IBDC.

Detailed explanation-3: -Biotech-PRIDE Guidelines: These guidelines envisage to bridge other existing biological datasets/data centres with the IBDC, which will be called Bio-Grid. This Bio-Grid will be a National Repository for biological knowledge, information and data.

Detailed explanation-4: -All the Secretaries to the various departments of the government dealing with science were appointed as Members of this Board. A separate Department of Biotechnology (DBT) was finally set up in February, 1986 and the NBTB selected Dr S Ramachandran as the first Secretary of the department.

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