IBSD organises seminar on 'Managing of Bio resources of NER for an Atmanirbhar Bharat'
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 10 2021:
Under the aegis of Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Bio Resource and Sustainable Development (IBSD) Takyel organised a National level seminar on "Managing of Bio resources of NER - for an Atmanirbhar Bharat' at its complex, today.
Education Minister S Rajen; Commissioner of PHED Planning and Tourism Devesh Dayal and IBSD Director Pulok K Mukherjee were the chief guest, guest of honour and president of the seminar respectively.
At the event, S Rajen stated that Manipur is nature's gift to India which is home to different communities.
'Our forefathers have a rich medicinal knowledge as they treated different ailments with locally available herbs only', he said and urged the scientists and resource persons to gain insight of the ancient methods of treatment through assessment and observation.
Professor GA Shantibala of Life Sciences Department, Manipur University (MU), Professor Nongmaithem Rajmuhon of MU Chemistry Department, scientist Dr Jatin Kalita of CSIR-NEIST Assam, Project Coordinator of MSME Imphal, Dr S Yoirentomba Meetei, Senior Director of MIDAS TOUCH Imphal, RK Tomba and Professor Pallab Kanti Haider of Jadavpur University Kolkata were the invitee speakers of the event.