The government has launched an initiative to study electromagnetic field radiation exposure from mobile towers, handsets and electronic devices can impact people and human life in India. The study will last two or three years and the budget is to be determined.
“According to guidelines issued by DoT, the specific absorption rate (SAR), a measure of radiation, on mobile phones sold in India should not exceed 1.6 watt/kg averaged over a mass of 1 gram of human tissue. Most countries allow an SAR of 2 watts from mobile phones.”
The Ministry of Science and Technology has received over 158 applications from institutions who want to participate in this study by offering funding and they have selected proposals from over 79 institutions that they will look into further. A few of these institutions include IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras, IIT Roorkee, JNU and AIIMS.
