Science TechnologyTuesday, 24 March 2026·The Hindu
GARBH-INi pregnancy cohort: India’s largest study with 12,000 women and AI tools
Dr. Jitendra Singh unveiled outcomes of GARBH-INi, India’s largest pregnancy cohort study involving 12,000 women.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In March 2026, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh unveiled the outcomes of GARBH-INi in New Delhi, where the Department of Biotechnology-led pregnancy cohort involved 12,000 women and generated more than 1.6 million biospecimens.
Key specifics
- GARBH-INi stands for Interdisciplinary Group for Advanced Research on Birth Outcomes.
- The cohort includes 12,000 enrolled women, making it South Asia’s largest pregnancy cohort.
- It has generated over 1.6 million well-characterised biospecimens.
- More than 1 million ultrasound images were created for research use.
- The initiative includes GARBH-INi-DRISHTI, AI-based pregnancy dating models and rapid diagnostic kits.
Exam lens
Science & health research, March 2026, New Delhi, 12,000 women, 1.6 million biospecimens, AI models — TNPSC may ask the expansion of GARBH-INi and its acronym.