Phenome India' Project

05.06.2024

Phenome India' Project

Why in the news?

Recently, CSIR concluded the first phase of its longitudinal health monitoring project, Phenome India, and organized a special event, Phenome India Unboxing 1.0.

About 'Phenome India' Project:

• Phenome India-CSIR Health Cohort Knowledgebase (PI-CheCK) is an initiative by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), launched on 7th December 2023.
• Objective: The project aims to develop India-specific risk prediction models for cardio-metabolic diseases including diabetes, liver diseases, and cardiac diseases.
• This is the first-ever pan-India longitudinal health monitoring study focused on cardio-metabolic diseases.
• Participants: Nearly 10,000 participants including CSIR employees, pensioners, and their spouses from across 17 states and 24 cities have contributed to the study.
• The collected data includes clinical questionnaires, lifestyle and dietary habits, anthropometric measurements, imaging/scanning data, and extensive biochemical and molecular data.
• Importance: The study is crucial for understanding the risk and incidence of cardio-metabolic disorders in the Indian population which may differ from those in Western populations due to ethnic diversity and varied lifestyle patterns.
• Precision medicine initiative: Through this project, CSIR is promoting Predictive, Personalized, Participatory, and Preventive (P4) healthcare, tailored specifically to the Indian phenotypic and genetic profiles.

Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)

• It is the largest R&D organization in India. CSIR has a pan-India presence and has a dynamic network of 38 national laboratories, 39 outreach centers, 3 Innovation Complexes and 5 units.
• It was established in Sep 1942 with HQ at Delhi.
• It is funded by MoS&T and it operates as an autonomous body through the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
• It covers a wide spectrum of streams – from radio and space physics, oceanography, geophysics, chemicals, drugs, genomics, biotechnology and nanotechnology to mining, aeronautics, instrumentation, environmental engineering and information technology.

                                                                      Source: PIB

With reference to the 'Phenome India' Project, consider the following statements:

Statement-I

 It is an initiative by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

Statement-II

It aims to develop India-specific risk prediction models for cardio-metabolic diseases.

Ques :- Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

A.Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I.

B.Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I.

C.Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect.

D.Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct.

Answer A