NGC to set up DNA Club in Kerala

Kozhikode, Feb 29 (UNI) The National Geographic Channel (NGC) will set up a Natural Resources Awareness Club (DNA Club), in assocaition with the Deaprtment of Biotechnogy (DBT), in the city soon.

The new centre was first of its kind in Kerala. NGC had also palnned to set up 13 other centres across the country, a release said here today.

Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Nashik, Ahamedabad, Dehradun, Mysore and Jaipur were the main places identified for the proposed clubs, it said.

The main objective of establishing the clubs in schools and colleges was to raise awareness about the natural resources among the students in order to equip them with relevant skills for bioresource conservation, the release added.

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