The Indian Biological Data Centre is being set up in which state?

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This question was previously asked in

UPPSC PCS Prelims 2023 General Studies Paper-I (SET - C) (Held On 14 May)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Haryana.

Key Points

The Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh dedicated India's first national repository for life science data, the Indian Biological Data Center (IBDC), in Faridabad, Haryana.
The IBDC has accumulated over 200 billion bases from more than 50 research labs across India through 2,08,055 submissions.
It provides customized data submission, access, data analysis services, and real-time SARS-CoV-2 variant monitoring through its dashboard.
The IBDC is mandated to archive all life science data generated from publicly-funded research in India and operates under the BIOTECH-PRIDE guidelines.
It has a data storage capacity of about 4 petabytes and houses the 'Brahm' High-Performance Computing (HPC) facility.
The IBDC offers nucleotide data submission services through its data portals and hosts an online dashboard for genomic surveillance data.
It follows the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) and encourages data sharing and collaboration.
Users can contact the data center for support, workshops, and orientations related to data submission and analysis.