National Test House to venture in nano-technology

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Last Updated09/09/2021

NTH, the state-run industrial testing laboratory, is planning to venture into nano-technology through products like cosmetics, electronic consumer items & digital appliances for homes.
NTH plans to develop a Nano material testing laboratory to help in assessment of the risks associated with such products.
NTH is expanding its testing services for packaged drinking water, testing of solar panels, supporting no. of Government programmes.

It is a subordinate office under the administrative control of Department of Consumer Affairs and is a premier Scientific Institution of the Country, established way back in 1912 at Alipore in Kolkata.
Since then it has grown into a laboratory of national importance in the field of testing, quality evaluation and ensure the quality of almost all sorts of industrial and consumer products except drugs, arms and ammunition by issuing test certificate in accordance with the national / international or customer standard and specification.
National Test House has its Headquarters at Kolkata and has a network of 6 regional offices at Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Ghaziabad, Jaipur and Guwahati.

NTH has dedicated its services to various nation building projects over the last seventy-five years and has carried out scientific testing and quality assessment of various Bridges, Airports, Steel Plants,Road & Highways, Refineries, Power Plant etc.
NTH has six laboratories that provide quality assurance for the country’s industrial and economic progress.
It has made significant contributions to scientific theory, discovery, and practical product development.

NTH will also award scholarships to deserving Engineering and M.Sc. students.
In this regard, each student would receive a grant of Rs. 25,000 per year to do research in the fields of Nanotechnology, electrical short-circuit technology, food safety, and civil engineering vibrations studies of bridges and structures.