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Establishment of a
Regional Biotechnology Training Centre in India
UNESCO has approved
setting up a regional Bio-technology Centre in India to promote
capacity-building through education and training and research
and development in bio-technology for sustainable development.
This activity is still going on. A lot of consultations are
taking place currently for establishment of this Centre at New
Delhi. The 33rd session of the General Conference of UNESCO had
approved the establishment of a regional centre for
biotechnology training in India under UNESCO auspices. This was
a result of over four years of negotiations between UNESCO and
the Government of India led by Department of Biotechnology. This
approval by the General Conference marks the recognition of the
dynamism in the field of biotechnology training and research in
India and addresses the need for providing greater impetus in
the field to the whole of the region, including South and
Southeast Asia.
Biosphere Reserves on
World Network
The following biosphere reserves have been included in the
World Network:-
1. Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
2. Sundarban Biosphere Reserve
3. Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
4. Nandadevi Biosphere Reserve
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