A report by French consulting firm, Capgemini, ranks India as the most preferred destination for innovation in Asia and third biggest globally, with the ‘Silicon Valley’ of East Bengaluru leading. Within a year, India has attracted nine new innovation centres, bringing a total of 25 centres. The US leads the list with 146 centres, followed by…
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India’s dismal innovation performance
India has one of the most hostile environments in the world for driving innovation according to a recent report by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), a technology policy think tank.
Four points about higher education in India
The recently released rankings of the Times Higher Education for Asia paint a grim picture of Indian Higher Education. The country the size of India has managed only 9 varsities in the top 100 education institutions in Asia. Four points merit attention with respect to India’s higher education system amid this not so good performance.
India’s challenge is science, not pseudo-science
The country needs to strengthen its weak patents regime and improve what remains a hostile environment for foreign businesses
Science in the time of elections
Science and Technology may not form part of the daily vitriol that is spewed in election speeches, but scientists need not despair By Pallava Bagla In the science section of their manifestoes, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) draws inspiration from an Islamic scholar, the Congress has almost forgotten about Jawaharlal Nehru’s ‘modern temples’ and the Aam…
Silent transformation of India’s R&D
Authors: Eugene Sebastian and Mohan Krishnamoorthy Over the next decade India’s research and development (R&D) sector is expected to undergo major changes as the Indian government progressively reforms and scales up public investments into science and technology. India along with China is set to drive global R&D. According to latest data, global R&D spending is expected…
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