GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 799
TO BE ANSWERED ON 17-08-2007

NANO-TECHNOLOGY

799. SHRI RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state the details of the Institutes focusing on research and development in the field of nano-technology?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES
(KAPIL SIBAL)

Several research institutes and universities in the country are focusing on research and development in the field of nano-technology. Some of the leading institutes are Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Bombay, IIT-Kanpur, IIT-Madras, IIT-Delhi, International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), Hyderabad, S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology, Pune, Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, Pilani, National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi etc.