India’s first state-owned Wildlife DNA testing facility unveiled in Maharashtra

India’s first state-owned Wildlife DNA testing facility unveiled in Maharashtra

Question: India’s first state-owned Wildlife DNA testing facility unveiled in which of the following state?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Uttrakhand
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:

  • India’s first state government-owned Wildlife DNA analysis laboratory has been inaugurated at Regional Forensic Science Laboratory in Maharashtra.
  • Currently there are two central government-owned Wildlife DNA laboratory.
  • These two laboratory are located at Dehradun and Hyderabad.
  • The new facility will enable the authorities in Maharashtra to promptly get DNA reports of animals hit by man-wildlife conflict or menaces such as poaching, which until now, were sent to laboratories in Hyderabad or Dehradun for testing and authorities had to wait for months to get the report.

BY: AMIT GUPTA

Reference: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/maharashtra-to-soon-get-its-first-facility-for-dna-testing-of-animals-7385100/