The Conference is organised by CSIR-IIIM, in collaboration with the Society of Ethnopharmacology (SFE), Kolkata on the theme "Ethnopharmacology in Development of Phytopharmaceutical Drugs", the officials said.
Sharing details on the efforts taken by the government, Dr Singh said, “The government is planning a unique PPP entity for which Rs 36,000 crore of the research funding is to come from the private sector whereas the government will put Rs 14,000 crore for the same, to ensure greater participation of industry. Dr. Singh was speaking at the third edition of Healthcare Leaders Summit organized by ETHealthworld on Thursday.
The Minister underlined that there is reason for hope because breast cancer is highly preventable and highly curative; the earlier it is detected, the better are the chances of effective treatment and survival.
The Bill, introduced on July 8, 2019, sought to regulate the use and application of Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) technology for the purposes of establishing the identity of certain categories of people, including victims, offenders, suspects, undertrials, those missing and unidentified deceased.
Addressing the inaugural session of the 42nd annual conference of the National Medicos Organisation (NMO) organised at AIIMS Kalyani, West Bengal, the minister mentioned that today we can evidently see patients from several other countries including Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and even European countries coming over to leading hospitals including government hospitals in India for treatment.
The minister urged the RandD Institutions to work in collaboration mode so that the DST can utilise the resources and manpower optimally and think of the revised mandate for the 'Amrit Kaal'. Singh said the 16 research institutions under the DST form a very special group as some are among the oldest in the country started by eminent scientists such as Mahendra Lal Sircar, C V Raman, Jagdish Chandra Bose, Birbal Sahni and D N Wadia.
Addressing the three-day World Congress of ‘Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics 2023’ (DTechCon 2023) in New Delhi, he said the country is being looked up to by the rest of the world in the field of healthcare after the successful handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. “Technologically and in human resources, we are much ahead of most other countries,” said Singh, the Minister of State for Personnel.
The agreement will remove red tape standing in the way of major collaborations while unleashing a raft of new joint research schemes aiming to deliver progress on some of the biggest issues facing the world, including climate change and pandemic preparedness through, Artificial Intelligence and machine learning.
The National Quantum Mission (NQM), approved at a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will accelerate quantum technology-led economic growth and nurture the ecosystem in the country. India will be the seventh country to have a dedicated quantum mission after the US, Austria, Finland, France, Canada and China.
The country's bio-economy was valued at $ 80.12 billion between January and December of 2021, according to the Indian Bio-economy Report 2022. Also, the report included some fascinating information about India's expanding bio-economy, such as the fact that three biotech startups were incorporated every day in 2021 (A total of 1,128 biotech start-ups set up in 2021), the industry crossed $ 1 billion in R&D investments, among others, reported Asian Lite International.
Addressing the gathering at an event at Government Medical College, Jammu, Jitendra Singh flagged two issues, the first is the shift from clinical medicine teaching due to an increase in diagnostic capabilities.
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