Hyderabad, Aug. 9 -- Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh, on Saturday inaugurated India's first-of-its-kind State-of-the-Art Animal Stem Cell Biobank and Animal Stem Cell Laboratory at the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad.

As per the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Minister also laid the foundation stone of a new hostel block and Type-IV quarters at NIAB, approved by the Department of Biotechnology at a total cost of Rs 19.98 crore. The infrastructure will cater to the needs of research scholars, faculty, and staff, fostering a vibrant academic and innovation ecosystem.

The cutting-edge facility of Animal BioBank, spread over...