State to give fillip to nano research
The State government, on Thursday, announced that it will be promoting nanotechnology in a big way, with enhanced financial support in the forthcoming budget of 2012-13.
As part of its venture to boost nano-research in the State, the government is on the verge of introducing a policy on animation and gaming to boost the promising sector, said Minister for Science & Technology and Fisheries, Anand Asnotikar.
State-of-the-art park
The government proposes to set up a state-of-the-art Nano Park near the Bengaluru International Airport and ‘Expression of Interest’ has already been invited for development of the park on a public-private partnership basis, he said.
“This initiative will give a major fillip to the nanotechnology sector in the State,” Asnotikar said.
Land for lab
The government will also provide an acre of land for the establishment of “Nano Lab” by the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research on the neighbouring premises of the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Rural Energy and Development at Jakkur.
Moreover, the government has taken up civil works for the Indian Institute of Nano Science and Technology, coming up on Tumkur Road. “We have already alloted 14 acres on Tumkur Road for setting up the Rs 100-crore institute,” Asnotikar added.
