Dr Renu Swarup gets one-year extension as DBT Secretary
April 02, 2020 | Thursday | News
The move assumes significance as the country is working upon containing the spread of coronavirus
Dr Renu Swarup has been given one-year extension as the Secretary of the Department of Biotechnology, according to a Personnel Ministry order.
The move assumes significance as the country is working upon containing the spread of coronavirus.
The Department of Biotechnology under the Ministry of Science and Technology is mandated to promote large-scale use of biotechnology among others.
She took over as the secretary of the department on April 10, 2018, for a two-year term.
