Bangalore, India, will host the country’s first nanotechnology park, according to scientist C.N.R. Rao, who said this week “[T]here have been some delays earlier. But, the Nano Park will come up by 2011. The park will host several industries related to nano science and technology. The park will provide opportunities for cutting-edge research work in these exciting fields.” Rao, who is chairperson of the Vision Group on Science, Technology and Nanotechnology, of the Government of Karnataka, speaking at the third annual Bangalore Nano-2010, added that “[N]ano science and technology is an exciting area. Nanotechnology-related research works have gone up hugely across the world in recent times. However, in India, very few people are engaged in the field. We need to bring in more young people in the area of nano science and research.” Ashok Kumar C. Manoli, principal secretary of the Department of Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science and Technology, said “[W]e are making all-out effort to make Bangalore the nano tech hub of India, just like as we have done in IT and BT. The event is an attempt to bridge the gap between research work and industry in the field of nanotechnology.”