In news Recently, Biotech-PRIDE (Promotion of Research and Innovation through Data Exchange) Guidelines was released by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology.
Further, a website of Indian Biological Data Centre (IBDC) was also launched.
About Biotech-PRIDE Guidelines
These guidelines envisage to bridge other existing biological datasets/data centres with the IBDC, which will be called Bio-Grid.
This Bio-Grid will be a National Repository for biological knowledge, information and data.
Also, Bio-Grid will be responsible for enabling its exchange, developing measures for safety, standards and quality for datasets and establishing detailed modalities for accessing data.
These guidelines will be implemented through Indian Biological Data Centre (IBDC).
Currently, India ranks number 4 amongst the top 20 countries contributing biological databases.