21st Century Belongs to Bharat; Bio-Economy to Reach $1 Trillion by 2047, Says Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh

• Statement by Union MoS (IC) S&T Dr. Jitendra Singh at IIT Roorkee Vision 2047 Conference (Apr 2026) projecting India's bio-economy at $1 trillion by 2047, anchored by the BioE3 Policy.
• Signals a strategic pivot to a biology-led economy — biotech, Genome India, CAR-T, mRNA platforms, with the startup base crossing 11,000.
• UPSC relevance: maps to GS-III (S&T, economy) and is a prime source of Prelims-grade numbers on India's bioeconomy trajectory.