New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports and Labour & Employment, Mansukh Mandaviya, launched an indigenous Chemical Reference Material - Methandienone Long-Term Metabolite (LTM) - a critical chemical standard essential for anti-doping analysis in all World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)- accredited Laboratories, at National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL), New Delhi, on Thursday.

The development of this new Reference Material (RM) jointly by NDTL, New Delhi and National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Guwahati, is a testament to the spirit of Atmanirbhar Bharat and a significant milestone in the advancement of anti-doping science in the country, said the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports....