Q. The ‘ICMR-National Institute of Virology (NIV), South zone’ is set to be established in which city?
Answer:
Bengaluru
Notes: The President of India Droupadi Murmu laid the foundation stone for ICMR-National Institute of Virology (NIV), South zone, Bengaluru.
The laboratory will be equipped with state-of-the-art infrastructure and expertise in handling infectious agents of various risk groups. Under Prime Minister Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM), funds have been approved to set up multi-sector national institutions and platforms including 4 Zonal National Institutes of Virology (NIVs).