Grand Challenges India

What is Grand Challenges India?

With a focus on encouraging research to develop scientific and technical solutions, the Department of Biotechnology, GOI and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation united to form a Program Management Unit at Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council.

PMU-BIRAC manages a wide-ranging portfolio of projects that are located across the country. Including collaborations with Wellcome Trust UK, among others.

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We are a movement rooted in solutions

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Sanitation & Hygiene

Sanitation is one of the key building blocks for development. Clean water and sanitation have been recognized as a basic human right by the UN General Assembly in 2010.

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Agriculture & Nutrition

By promoting and backing innovations in agriculture through Agriculture and Nutrition (AGN) and KnIT, we aim to provide young mothers with the right nutrition.

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Creating change with our partners

Getting the right support at the right time is all that is needed in times of a crisis. Our partners are guided by the belief that every life has equal value, and all lives deserve to be healthy, nourished, and safe.

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