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Profile photo AIIMS Bhubaneswar A brain bio-bank will soon be established at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bhubaneswar to aid neurobiology research. The ICMR will fund the establishment of this one-of-a-kind facility in eastern India. The brain bank will be the second state-of-the-art facility as part of the national task force initiative, following the advanced molecular and diagnostic center for fungus, which is being established at the Microbiology department's mycology laboratory.      A brain bank is a place where human brain tissues are stored.  The facility will be located at the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and the brains will be available for research purposes.      AIIMS Director Dr. Gitanjali Batmanabane said the institute has received Rs 47 lakh from ICMR in the first phase to establish the brain bank. The assistance may be enhanced further as per requirement. "This will be the first such fa...

     As part of the ongoing goodwill visit to Europe and Africa, the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Tabar participated in a Maritime Partnership Exercise with the Algerian Navy ship 'Ezzadjer' on August 29. Indian Naval Ship (INS) Tabar, commenced its prolonged deployment on June 13 to visit various ports in Africa and Europe till the end of September. The landmark exercise conducted at the Algerian coast saw the participation of 'Ezzadjer', a frontline Algerian warship. The objective of the exercise was to enhance interoperability, understand the concept of operations followed by each other, and opened the possibility of increasing interaction and collaboration between the two navies in the future. INS Tabar is a Talwar-class stealth Frigate built in Russia for the Indian Navy. The ship is a part of the Indian Navy’s Western Fleet, based in Mumbai.      The drill included a variety of activities such as synchronized maneuvering, communication procedures, and a st...