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UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS | THE PORTAL BIORRAP | 25TH MAY 2022 | PIB

/ May, 2022, UPSC Daily Current Affairs

SYLLABUS SECTION: GS III (Governance)

WHY IN THE NEWS?

Recently, the Ministry of Science and Technology under the Department of Biotechnology has launch a Single National Portal for Biotech researchers and Startups, i.e., Biological Research Regulatory Approval Portal (BioRRAP) | THE PORTAL BIORRAP.

SIGNIFICANCE OF BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH REGULATORY APPROVAL PORTAL:

  • The Department of Biotechnology have develop the Biological Research Regulatory Approval of The Portal (BioRRAP) to track the regulatory approvals for a research proposal on a single portal. This will provide more credibility and recognition to such biological research.
  • The portal will serve as a gateway and will help researchers to see the stage of approval of their applications for regulatory clearances.
  • It will bring accountability, transparency, and efficacy in the functioning of agencies regulating various aspects of biological research and issuing permits and also strengthen interdepartmental synergies.
  • The government have evolve a web system under which each research, requiring regulatory oversight, will be identify by a unique ID known as “BioRRAP ID”
  • It is a step towards ease of Doing Science and Scientific research and Ease of Startups in the Country.
  • This portal will strengthen interdepartmental synergies and increase efficacy in the functioning of agencies regulating various aspects of biological research.
BioRRAP ID:
  • BioRRAP ID is a unique ID generate when a research proposal is submitted on this portal.
  • The status of the research proposal application submitted to various regulatory agencies would be visible to the applicant using the BioRRAP ID.
  • A biological research proposal requires a BioRRAP ID for submission on portals of regulatory agencies.
  • A list of regulatory agencies issuing requisite approvals relevant to the submit biological research proposal is attached to the BioRRAP ID.
India’s Position and Potential:
  • India is among the top 12 destinations for biotechnology globally and, The 3rd largest biotechnology destination in the Asia Pacific region.
  • By 2025, the contribution of the Indian biotechnology industry to the global biotechnology market is expected to grow to 19% from a mere 3% in 2017.
  • Bio Economy’s contribution to the national GDP has also grown steadily in the past years to 2.7% in 2020 from 1.7% in 2017 and will touch new heights after 25 years of Bio-economy journey in the Centenary year of 2047.
What is Bio-Technology:
  • At its simplest, biotechnology is technology based on biology – biotechnology harnesses cellular and biomolecular processes to develop technologies and products that help improve our lives and the health of our planet.
  • We have used the Biological processes of Microorganisms. For more than 6,000 years to make useful food products, Such as bread and cheese. and to preserve dairy products.

Usage of Bio-Technology:

Biotech is helping to heal the world by harnessing nature’s own toolbox. and using our own genetic makeup to heal and guidelines of research by:

  • Reducing rates of infectious disease;
  • Saving millions of children’s lives;
  • Changing the odds of serious, life-threatening conditions affecting millions around the world;
  • Tailoring treatments to individuals to minimize health risks and side effects;
  • Creating more precise tools for disease detection; and
  • Combating serious illnesses and everyday threats confronting the developing world.

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Source: PIB