DBT India NIC
Introduction
The adjusting up of a break Department of Biotechnology (DBT), below the building of skill and Technology in 1986 gave a new drift to the development of the field of modern biology and biotechnology in India. In more than a decade of its being, the section has promoted and hastened the pace of development of biotechnology in the country. by various R&D projects, demos and creation of infrastructural facilities a clear seeable impact of this field has been seen. The department has made significant achievements in the growth and application of biotechnology in the broad areas of agriculture, health care, animal sciences, environment, and industry.
The affect of the biotechnology associated growths in agriculture, health care, environs and industry, accepts so soon been seeable and the efforts are now culminating into productions and processes. More than 5000 research publications, 4000 post-doctoral students, several technologies transferred to industries and patents filed including US patents, can be considered as a small beginning. Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has been acting with more than 5,000 scientists per year in order to apply the being expertness of the universities and other national labs. A very strong peer brushing up and supervising mechanics has been arisen.