India's First Plant Cell Fermentation CoE Set Up at IIT Madras
This facility stands as India's very first dedicated Centre of Excellence built to advance translational research and development in plant cell fermentation.
The center was inaugurated in the presence of Dr. N. Kalaiselvi, Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
Pioneering research hubs launched by elite institutions like IITs consistently appear in scientific-innovation awareness segments of state and national recruitment exams.
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IIT Madras Director: V. Kamakoti
Practice Quiz — 30 June 2026
Q1. Mahesh Dixit, who has been appointed as the new Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) in June 2026, belongs to which cadre of the Indian Police Service (IPS)?
Q2. Former Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has been appointed as the Part-Time Chairman of which major Indian private sector bank?
Q3. Who has been appointed as the Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala?
Q4. Consider the following statements regarding the 'Air Suvidha 2.0' portal: 1. It was developed by the Ministry of Civil Aviation in partnership with Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL). 2. The portal serves to strengthen health screening at Points of Entry (PoE) in response to a declared Ebola virus emergency. 3. It was designed with backing from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q5. Which state has been selected for the launch of the pilot project of the 'PM Family Care Tracker (PM-FCT)', a digital platform to track maternal and child health records?
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