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The Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), an institute of the Department of Biotechnology, is located at:
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Answer: Option A — Thiruvananthapuram
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The Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) is located at Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), the capital of Kerala.
About RGCB:
- It began as a research centre of the Kerala state government, the "Centre for Development of Advanced Technology" (C-DAT), set up in 1990.
- It was renamed the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology in 1994.
- In 2002, it became a national institute under the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.
- DBT's autonomous institutes have since been grouped under the "Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council" (BRIC).
Its research areas:
- Disease biology, including cancer, infectious diseases and cardiovascular diseases.
- Molecular medicine and genetics.
- Plant biotechnology and plant disease.
- Neurobiology and reproductive biology.
- It offers DNA fingerprinting and molecular diagnostic services to courts, police and hospitals.
- It has a second campus at Akkulam in Thiruvananthapuram, which includes a bio-innovation centre.
About the Department of Biotechnology (DBT):
It was set up in 1986 under the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Its other institutes include:
- National Institute of Immunology: New Delhi.
- Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD): Hyderabad.
- National Centre for Cell Science: Pune.
- National Brain Research Centre: Manesar (Haryana).
- Institute of Life Sciences: Bhubaneswar.
Other research institutes in Thiruvananthapuram:
- Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) of ISRO.
- Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology.
Why not the other options?
- ✗Hyderabad has CDFD and the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB).
- ✗Bengaluru has the Indian Institute of Science and other biotech institutes.
- ✗Pune has the National Centre for Cell Science.
Quick tip
Remember: RGCB = Thiruvananthapuram (a DBT institute since 2002); CDFD = Hyderabad; NII = New Delhi; NCCS = Pune; DBT = 1986.
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