Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur has launched six new and rare Reference Materials (RMs) developed by the National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL).<br />''<br />''Speaking at an event, Mr. Thakur said that this development will make India self-reliant in anti-doping science. He said, the availability of these RMs would help the entire anti-doping community to strengthen their testing capabilities. Mr. Thakur said that this would also help in mutual cooperation among countries for promoting fair play in sports policy world over.<br />''<br />''The NDTL said that these RMs are indigenous and purest forms of chemicals required for anti-doping analysis in all WADA-accredited Laboratories across the world.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;"> It said that these RMs have been developed in less than a year by NDTL in association with the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research and the CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine.</span><br />