India's first tribal genome project

• Gujarat has become the first state in India to launch a genome sequencing project focused entirely on tribal communities.

• The project was announced at a consultative meeting chaired by state Tribal Development Minister Kuber Dindor.

• It aims to identify genetic health risks for the tribal population and enable precision healthcare.

• It was confirmed that the genomes of 2,000 individuals from 17 tribal districts will be sequenced under the initiative.

• The project is titled "Creation of Reference Genome Database for Tribal Population in Gujarat" and is being led by the Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre (GBRC).