Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), an autonomous Institute of Department of Biotechnology , Government of India, organised an Open Day and Science Exposition on 21st October in its campus at 6th Mile, Upper Shillong on the theme of “Risen India- Research, Innovation and Science Empowering the Nation’.

A large number of school students and members of the public attended the programme and were taken to different activities such as tour of the Research Laboratories for exposure to advanced Technologies and Techniques, screening of documentaries of Eminent Scientists, a bioresources exhibition, tour of the mobile research laboratory, and a poster session among other events.

The Open Day and Science Exposition is being organised as a part of the India International Science Festival (IISF) 2019 which will be held at Kolkata during 5-8 November 2019, and will feature 28 events and over 12,000 participants, including 8000 students,  are expected from India and abroad. Started in 2015, IISF envisions to promote science and technology by showing the public how STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) provides us the solution to improve our lives.

The mandate of Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD) is the conservation and sustainable utilization of bioresources for the socio-economic development of the North Eastern region.