India, March 1 -- Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology (S&T), Dr Jitendra Singh said that Bio-Economy and Space Economy are going to spearhead India's future growth story, with India's economic growth already being highest in the world today at more than 6%.

Announcing the GenomeIndia Flagship Programme of 10,000 Genome Sequencing, Dr Jitendra Singh said that the Biotechnology Sector has seen a rapid growth in the last 10 years and India is now being rated among top 12 bio-manufacturers in the world.

In her address, Advisor, Department of Biotechnology (DB)T, Dr Suchita Ninawe said, the "Reference Genome for Indian Population" created under the project will lead to a better understanding of the nature of dis...