Who's Who	Events	Legislation	Biosecurity Code Examples

India

Who's Who Top

Government

Governmental actors with a direct or indirect role in biosecurity and scientific oversight are included here. This is not a guide to overall governmental structure. Some departments listed here may have only a marginal interest or role in biosecurity. This is a “living” document and comments about the content or any potential omissions are welcome. Please contact webmaster@biosecuritycodes.org.

 

Department of the Prime Minister

Comment: COMING SOON

 

Department / Ministry / Agency:

Defence

Comment: COMING SOON

Division(s) within the Defence Establishment with a role or interest in biosecurity:

• Defence Research and Development Establishment
  
  • Defence Institute of Physiology & Allied Sciences
    
  • Defence Agricultural Research Laboratory
    
  • Defence Bioengineering and Electromedical Laboratory
    
  • Field Research Laboratory

 

Indian Council of Agricultural Research

Comment: COMING SOON

 

Science and Technology (DST)

Comment: COMING SOON

Division(s) within DST with a role or interest in biosecurity:

• State Department of Biotechnology

 

Health and Family Welfare (MHFW)

Comment: COMING SOON

Division(s) within MHFW with a role or interest in biosecurity:

• Haffkine Institute
  
  • Department of Antitoxins and Sera
    
• Central Drug Research Institute in Lucknow

 

National Academies & Academia

Though research is ongoing, we currently have no information regarding Indian universities or national academies actively working on biosecurity. Any information that should be included on this site can be sent to webmaster@biosecuritycodes.org.

 

Industry

This list of companies, with significant life sciences interests, illustrates the breadth of impact on industry that any changes in regulations governing the availability of life sciences information would have. This may include limitations on publication openness, control or review of experiments and research, or various other factors arising from the sensitive, dual-use nature of some life sciences work. This is a “living” document and comments about the content or any potential omissions are welcome. Please contact webmaster@biosecuritycodes.org.

 

Ranbaxy Laboratories

Comment: Coming Soon
Contact: + 91 - 124- 5135000

 

Research Institutes & Non-Profits

Institutes and organisations with a direct or indirect role in biosecurity and scientific oversight are included here. Some groups listed here may have only a marginal interest or role in biosecurity. This is a “living” document and comments about the content or any potential omissions are welcome. Please contact webmaster@biosecuritycodes.org.

 

Society for the Study of Peace and Conflict (SSPC)

Comment: COMING SOON
Contact: + 98 7132 1997 or + 98 9959 4088

 

Events Top

Though research is ongoing, we currently have no information regarding biosecurity related events in India. Any information that should be included on this site can be sent to webmaster@biosecuritycodes.org.

 

Legislation Top

Below is a select list of laws in India. As biosecurity is a relatively new and rapidly developing field, many countries have yet to devise or implement laws specific to biosecurity. Since biosecurity has much in common with national security, biosafety, bioterrorism, biological weapons, import / export of dual-use materials, and biodiversity, some countries may develop biosecurity legislation by adapting existing laws within these other areas. Therefore, biosecurity legislation and other laws that could potentially be used as background for biosecurity legislation are included here.

• The Weapons of Mass Destruction and Their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Bill

  • Date: May, 2005
  • Comment: This bill prohibits all activities unlawful activities real ted to WMD in India, including their means of delivery and dual-use materials, equipment, and technology.
     
• Rules for the Manufacture, Use/Import/Export and Storage of Hazardous Microorganisms/ Genetically Engineered Organisms or Cells

  • Date: 5 December, 1989
  • Comment: These rules layout a framework for the use, import, and export of various microorganisms. It also identifies the authorities competent to ensure implementation of the rules and provides guidelines on the ethical and social responsibilities of the scientists, industries, institutes and funding bodies which are involved with the biological sciences.
     
• Environmental Protection Act
  • Date: 23 May, 1986
  • Comment: This Act fives the Indian Government the authority to protect the environment by establishing procedures and safeguards for handling and distributing hazardous materials.

 

 

Biosecurity Code Examples Top

Though research is ongoing, we currently have no information regarding biosecurity codes in use or development in India. Any information that should be included on this site can be sent to webmaster@biosecuritycodes.org.