BHARAT INITIATIVE – IISc BENGALURU

Current Context: IISc launched BHARAT—“Biomarkers of Healthy Aging, Resilience, Adversity, and Transitions”under its Longevity India program.

 About the Bharat Study

• Objective: Create the Bharat Baseline—India-specific biomarker database tracking genomic, proteomic, metabolic, environmental, and lifestyle markers.
• Scope: Multiparametric assessments, advanced clinical checks, multi-omics, and lifestyle integration; addresses diagnostic mismatch with Western standards.
• Outcomes: Aims to improve age-related disease interventions, refine public health diagnostics, and influence national standards for vitamin/mineral markers.