India’s bio economy grows from $10 billion to 190 billion in 12 years: Dr Jitendra Singh

June 15, 2026 7:45 PM

India’s bio economy grows from $10 billion to 190 billion in 12 years: Dr Jitendra Singh

India’s science, technology and innovation landscape has undergone an unprecedented transformation, with a twenty-fold expansion of the bioeconomy to over $190 billion from nearly $10 billion in 2014, Union MoS Science & Technology, Earth Sciences Dr Jitendra Singh, said on Monday. India has a target of reaching $300 billion by 2030, he said, adding that the country has emerged as a global biotechnology hub through indigenous innovations in healthcare, genomics, diagnostics and biopharmac...

India emerging as global hub for precision medicine and biomanufacturing: Jitendra Singh

March 13, 2026 7:26 PM

India emerging as global hub for precision medicine and biomanufacturing: Jitendra Singh

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said India is entering a transformative phase in healthcare, with advances in biotechnology, genomics and multi-omics research positioning the country as a global leader in precision medicine, biomanufacturing and medical innovation. Speaking at the Multi-Omics Summit 2026 organised by the Proteomics Society, India with advocacy partnership of the IHW Council, the minister said India has moved from a stage where patients travelled abroad for advanced trea...

India entering era of personalised and precision medicine driven by genomics and AI: Jitendra Singh

March 13, 2026 7:23 PM

India entering era of personalised and precision medicine driven by genomics and AI: Jitendra Singh

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said India is entering a transformative era of personalised and precision medicine, powered by genomics, artificial intelligence and advanced biotechnology, which will enable early detection of diseases and targeted treatment even before symptoms appear. Addressing the NXT Summit 2026 in New Delhi, Singh said India’s vast genetic diversity and expanding genomic databases are opening new opportunities for predictive healthcare, precision diagnostics and ...