National regulatory framework for nanotechnology soon

Updated on: Monday, October 18, 2010

Soon, a national level regulatory framework for nanotechnology will be drafted to sort out issues of ethics and copyrights, Prithviraj Chavan, Union minister for science and technology and earth sciences, said here on Thursday at the international conference on nanotechnology.

Chavan said, "The nanotechnology field is very exciting, and tremendous impetus will be given for the R&D in this area. A regulatory framework will help in sorting out issues of ethics and copyrights, which are currently being faced by experts in the country."

He said Rs 1,800 crore have been spent on nano mission and there are close to one thousand researchers working in nanotechnology across the country and a handful of discoveries have been made in the field. "Some potential discoveries from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and the Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), Hyderabad, have been successful and has been commercialised as well," Chavan said.

He told a lot of emphasis needs to be given for research and development, and India is looking to double its gross expenditure on it in the coming years.

National regulatory framework for nanotechnology soon

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