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India Opens Green Forge Facility for GM Crop Research
India has opened a new science facility called Green Forge.
It will help researchers study genetically modified crops.
The facility has special rooms where scientists can change light, humidity and temperature.
This lets them imitate different climates without depending only on outdoor field tests.
Researchers can see how crops might grow in different places.
The facility may also use artificial intelligence to help with research.
Minister Jitendra Singh said India’s biotechnology economy has grown greatly.
He also described projects involving manufacturing, carbon capture, aviation fuel and agricultural waste.
The Centre inaugurated the Green Forge facility at BRIC-NABI in Mohali on Monday.
Controlled chambers can vary light, humidity and temperature to simulate different climates.
Researchers will use the facility to assess GM crop performance before regional cultivation recommendations.
Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said the system could integrate artificial intelligence into agricultural and biomedical research.
Singh said India’s bioeconomy had grown from about US$10 billion to US$200 billion, alongside expanded biotechnology initiatives.
- Who
- The Centre, BRIC-NABI researchers and Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh.
- What
- A facility called Green Forge was inaugurated to test genetically modified crops under simulated environmental conditions.
- Where
- The National Agri-Food and Biomanufacturing Institute in Mohali.
- When
- Monday; the inauguration took place during the National Conclave on BioE3.
- Why
- To evaluate how GM crop varieties perform in different climates before recommending them for cultivation in specific regions.
Key facts
- Facility
- Green Forge
- Location
- National Agri-Food and Biomanufacturing Institute, Mohali
- Research focus
- Testing genetically modified crops under controlled environmental conditions
- Environmental controls
- Light, humidity and temperature
- Potential technology
- Artificial intelligence integration for agricultural and biomedical research
- Bioeconomy figure
- Jitendra Singh said India’s bioeconomy expanded from about US$10 billion to US$200 billion
- BioE3 infrastructure
- Officials said 22 manufacturing hubs and a National Bio-Foundry Network of eight specialised facilities had been established
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