Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurates Central Facility for Recombinant Cells and Sensors at BRIC-RGCB Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam; developed at a cost of approximately Rs 60 cr, the new facility promises to boost Drug Discovery ...

• A ₹60 crore state-of-the-art Central Facility for Recombinant Cells and Sensors inaugurated at BRIC-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Akkulam, Thiruvananthapuram, on 1 March 2026 (National Science Day).
• Anchors India's push under the BioE3 Policy towards a $300 billion bioeconomy by 2030 and signals the operationalisation of the BRIC umbrella for DBT institutes.
• Relevance: GS-III (Sci-Tech, Biotechnology, Indigenisation), Prelims (institutions, policies, schemes).