Seminar on 'Bioeconomy from Bioresources'
Date : December 03 2021, IBSD, Imphal
Seminar on 'Bioeconomy from Bioresources'
Seminar on “Bioeconomy from Bioresources” organised by Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Imphal
Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India organized National Seminar on “Bioeconomy from Bioresources with special reference to North Eastern Region of India on December 03, 2021.
IBSD is organising a series of programmes for the development of bioresources of NER to promote in different context under the leadership of Prof. Pulok K. Mukherjee, Director, IBSD, Imphal. The seminar was inaugurated by Dr. Rajesh S. Gokhale, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi.
Dr. Gokhale highlighted about the various bioresources available in North Eastern Region of India and development of economy of the region using these local resources. He mentioned that these resources should be utilized to maximum capacity to benefit the local people of this region. Dr. Gokhale appreciated Prof. Pulok K. Mukherjee, Director, IBSD for taking such initiatives in NER and assured all kind of support from the Department of Biotechnology. On this occasion, Dr Gokhale released a booklet on “Biotechnology support in North Eastern Region”. The programme was addressed by Shri Devesh Deval, IAS,
Commissioner-cum-Secretary, science & Technology, Tourism/ Textiles, Commerce & Industries/Planning, Govt. of Manipur. He highlighted the efforts of IBSD in the development of bioresources in the state of Manipur to boost the economy and tourism in the region.
Many speakers/ experts including Dr. Jubilee Purkayastha, Dr. P. Albino Kumar, Dr. Rajkumar Tomba, Dr. Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, Dr. L. Dinachandra Singh, Dr. L. Nabachandra Singh and Prof. Kh. Ibohal Singh shared their ideas about bioeconomy from bioresources. The programme was attended by progressive farmers from different villages and discussed their ideas about importance of local bioresources.
Many students and scientists of IBSD also attended the programmes. IBSD is organizing such programmes to commemorate the 75 years of Independence as a part of the occasion “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”.
Seminar on 'Bioeconomy from Bioresources'
Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal
(Department of Biotechnology,
Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India)
Takyelpat, Imphal 795001, India
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