For most of 2020, India’s scientists had a tough time accessing some critical scientific equipment, such as genome sequencing machines and reagents but as the situation continues to be volatile in Europe, India’s science Ministries say that they don’t, yet, expect such a shortfall at least for laboratory equipment.
India primarily relies on the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, Netherlands and China for its research equipment.
Heads of India’s top scientific Ministries say that while flight disruptions could cause delays in procurement, there’s no significant shortage anticipated. There hasn’t yet been any discussion in the Department of Science and Technology (DST), the Department of Biotechnology and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, which together fund most of the country’s research labs and work in the universities.
