India launches major nanotech programme:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
India is reportedly planning to invest Rs1,000 crore ($229m) to the Indian Institute of Science to fund a five-year nanotech manufacturing programme. One technology mooted to receive funds is a synchrotron facility, which produces X-rays and other radiation. The "national mission on nano science and nano technology" has been launched by the department of science and technology (DST), which has spent between Rs20m-30m per year for the past three years on fostering research in nanotechnology. The Hindu reports that the pledge follows a grant of Rs100 crore to make the institute a world class institution.