Twinning Network Programme on Chemical Ecology of NE; Herbi Chew; CSIR-NBRI Herbarium Online
Q. The Twinning Network Programme is the first of its kind in the country. It has been launched for which of the following areas of study?- Published on 22 Apr 16a. Microbiology
b. Environment
c. Chemical Ecology
d. Quantum Physics
ANSWER: Chemical Ecology
- Ministry of Science and Technology launched the Twinning Network Programme on Chemical Ecology of North Eastern Region (NER) at the Nagaland Science & Technology Council (NASTEC), Kohima.
- This programme is the first of its kind in the country and is expected to bring about huge impact for the North-East researchers.
- It is a Twinning Network Programme that would link institutes from the North-East with Bangalore-based scientists.
- The programme is envisaged for human capacity building for the North-East region, especially in Chemical ecology. It is expected to produce at least 15 PhDs from the North-East region at the end of the 5 year programme.
- Ministry of Science and Technology also launched the "CSIR-NBRI Herbarium Online" on the CSIR-NBRI website (www.nbri.res.in), thus making One Hundred Thousand Herbarium collections accessible worldwide.
- ‘Herbi Chew’ is a potentially useful product to replace the cancer causing tobacco-based GUTKA currently available in the market.
