Dr Harsh Vardhan dedicated two national institutes to nation

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New Delhi : Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Science and Technology & Earth Sciences, Environment, Forest & Climate Change inaugurated the new Administrative and Research Buildings of two national institutes under the administrative control of Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, namely National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI) and Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB) in Sector 81, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali), Punjab, on August 6, 2017.

Dr K. Vijay Raghavan, Secretary, DBT, Prof Arun Kumar Grover, Vice Chancellor, Panjab University, Chandigarh, Dr T R Sharma, Executive Director, NABI, Dr Rajender Singh Sangwan, Chief Executive Officer, CIAB and other dignitaries were also present on the occasion.

Dr. Harsh Vardhan expressed his pleasure in dedicating both the institutes to the nation and emphasized the need for quality research work and output with optimal utilization of state-of-art equipment and infrastructure that can reach common man in a form that can be easily perceived in proper perspective, according to a PIB release. He encouraged scientists/students to exploit the biotechnological tools to address the problems related to quality of food and malnutrition with full enthusiasm and zeal getting inspiration from the legacy and contributions of champions in the field of science and technology.

He urged both the institutes to address the problems of hunger and malnutrition and to bring nutritional revolution in the country through biotechnology research and innovation for Food and Nutrition Security. Dr. Harsh Vardhan also said that young researchers and students should aim big and work hard to achieve their goals with sustained efforts, according to the PIB release.