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Framing the future: policies to catalyse India's innovation ecosystem
India’s research capability has a strategic role in achieving the country’s goals, from supporting its sustainability and net zero ambitions to delivering economic growth and better public health. To realise the potential of its scientific research, India needs policies and mechanisms that will build national research infrastructure, improve governance and translate discoveries into real‑world applications. In this collection prepared by the RSC’s India team, experts in science, technology, policy and regulation examine the opportunities and obstacles in India’s innovation ecosystem and propose ways that policy can empower India’s scientists to serve society.
Why chemistry must be governed as infrastructure
The way we view chemistry must change
Anticipating disruption: governing emerging chemistry-driven technologies in India
How to enable innovation ecosystems
Green chemistry and sustainable manufacturing in India
Pathways, policies and the role of chemists in building a circular chemical economy
Policies for advanced wound care dressings in India
India faces a growing crisis in wound treatment, driven by diabetes and an ageing population. A new policy approach could enable Indian innovation to meet this need.
Accelerating decarbonisation for India’s cement industry
Achieving net zero by 2070 demands improvements in how cement is produced and used, as well as carbon capture technologies
Chemical biomarkers as public health infrastructure: governing early detection of zoonotic threats
Public heath interventions are more effective with a proactive monitoring approach
Bridging the gap in the future of CRISPR Medicine in India
India has the ptoential to become a global leader in equitable gene therapy
Policies for an innovative ecosystem and sustainable manufacturing in India
Challenges, opportunities and pathways forward
Integrating computational and experimental approaches in India
To harness the power of computational tools we must invest in education and infrastructure
From Bench to Bureau: building a framework for better catalysts in India
Inida is rich in catalysis discovery, but poor in translating its knowledge into technologies. Here’s how that can change.
Photodynamic and sonodynamic therapies for anticancer and antibacterial applications
These emerging treatments require a supportive regulatory and policy approach
Anticipating disruption: governing emerging chemistry-driven technologies in India
A policy framework to bridge the gap between scientific discovery and innovation
Chemical speciation must become a part of India’s environmental policies
Better monitoring enables more effective regulation
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