Women’s Leadership in STEM Entrepreneurship, launched collaboratively by the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), an enterprise under the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, Grand Challenges India, and WomenLift Health, is a part-time leadership development programme designed to strengthen the power and influence of mid- to senior-career women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields across India.
This fully funded, 12-month programme provides talented mid- to senior-career women entrepreneurs and innovators in STEM and public health with the safe space to explore their authentic leadership through vulnerability and reflection, an inclusive and diverse network which fosters a strong sense of belonging, tools and strategies for enhancing their voice, presence, and influence—all the while being supported by a powerful group of peers, mentors, and coaches. The programme imparts contextualized tools and frameworks to address the individual, organizational, and societal challenges that women leaders in STEM and public health in India face today. It is tailored for women professionals and crafted for participants to be fully present and engaged while recognizing the importance of work-life harmony.
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]]>The North Eastern Region (NER) of India is home to an extraordinary diversity of mushrooms with immense cultural, culinary, medicinal, and economic value. From traditional uses in food and medicine to new possibilities in biotechnology, nutraceuticals, and sustainable livelihoods, mushrooms of the Northeast offer vast untapped potential. Mushroom offers a sustainable solution to many of the challenges faced by rural farmers, providing them with new opportunities for income generation, employment, and agricultural diversification. Given its wide-ranging advantages, mushroom cultivation has a crucial role to play in the socio-economic development of the North East, helping build a more resilient and prosperous future for its communities.
Recognizing the potential of the mushrooms in the North-East region, the call for proposals invites innovative Research & Development initiatives for North East Region of India that can strengthen advance cultivation practices, and create value-added products. The aim is to transform Northeastern mushrooms into a source of scientific discovery, economic empowerment, and global recognition.
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]]>The North East Region of India is a treasure house of plant, animal and microbial resources. The biodiversity of the region includes not only tropical and sub-tropical biota but those of temperate and alpine regions due to its altitudinal gradient. The Himalayan Bio-resource Mission, a flagship initiative of the Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India was launched in the year 2021. Department of Biotechnology have been at the forefront of funding research in Himalayan Region of India to scientifically address challenges specific to these regions.
In order to further promote the bio-resources of the Himalayas of Northeast Region of the country, the Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India invites Proposals in the “Himalayan Bio-resource Mission Programme of NER”.
The Aim of the Call is to invite and support “translational and transformative proposals creating opportunities for increasing productivity in the region.
Initially for 3 years
Interested and eligible researchers should submit proposals online through DBT electronic project management system, “eProMIS‟ (http://dbtepromis.nic.in/Login...) under the “Submit Proposal under Calls” selecting the area, “NER Programme”
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