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4. Popular Biotechnology Lecture Series.

Modern biology is a multidisciplinary subject today.  The education in this field thus requires a much broader understanding of emerging areas of life sciences as well as their grass root and advanced applications.  In this context, the Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India’s programme titled ‘Popular Biotechnology Lectures’ aims at creating awareness on the basic concepts and recent advances of biotechnology and its applications among students and teachers of schools, colleges, universities as well as general  public. Under this programme, a series comprising three popular biotechnology lectures is organized every year by Punjab State Council for Science & Technology.  The Council organized 12th Popular Biotechnology Lecture Series this year on 28.3.06 at D.C. Model International Senior Secondary School, Ferozepur.  More than 150 students and teachers of various schools, colleges, and other educational Institutions participated in the programme. 

The lecture series covered popular lectures on “Biotechnology Applications in Post Harvest Technology” by Dr. Maninder Arora, Food Microbiologist, Department of Processing & Food Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana; “Grass root applications of Biotechnology – Apiculture & value addition through Honey Processing” by Dr. Madhu Gill, Chairperson, North India Beekeepers Association, Chandigarh and “Quality Management in food industry” by Dr. Ajit Dua, Senior Scientific Officer (Biotechnology), PSCST.

Contact Person: Dr. J.K Arora, jkarora@pscst.com