R&D and Innovation

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Intellectual capital is a prime mover of economic activity. India has been moving up the value chain from merely being the world’s back office to the world’s leading R&D destination. This change can be attributed to a number of mutually reinforcing factors such as - availability of high quality human resource, improved infrastructure for research & development and proven excellence in bringing new innovation.
 

Realizing the promise and potential that India has to offer in the field of R&D, FICCI instituted a special desk dedicated to science, technology and innovation. Since the inception of the desk in 2007-08, FICCI’s S&T/Innovation division has carved a niche among the scientific community


Intellectual capital is a prime mover of economic activity. India has been moving up the value chain from merely being the world’s back office to the world’s leading R&D destination. This change can be attributed to a number of mutually reinforcing factors such as - availability of high quality human resource, improved infrastructure for research & development and proven excellence in bringing new innovation.
 
Key Objectives
  • Involving all stakeholders namely the Government, Industry, Academia and NGOs to bring S&T and Innovation in the mainstream
  • Popularizing S&T and strengthening research infrastructure and capabilities
  • Facilitating investments in S&T and innovation by initiating required policy changes
  • Encouraging innovation networks between Indian companies, Indian research institutes and multinational corporations
  • Helping Indian companies to adopt best global practices of networking with knowledge generating centres in order to advance their innovation intensity

Team Leader

Barada Prasad Panigrahy

Director
2026
Oct
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Call for Application - FICCI R & D Awards

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Jul
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Industry Outreach Programme on RDIF

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Feb
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FICCI Mercedes-Benz Bharat Innovation & Business Ideas Challenge Programme Demo Day & Award Ceremony

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2025
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Launch of FICCI Mercedes-Benz India: Bharat Innovation & Business Ideas Challenge Programme

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Nov
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DST-FICCI Workshop on National S&T Survey 2024-25

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DST-FICCI Workshop on National S&T Survey 2024-25

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Oct
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DST-FICCI Workshop on National S&T Survey 2024-25

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DST-FICCI Workshop on National S&T Survey 2024-25

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Sep
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FICCI Study:FICCI Compendium of Research Work/Technologies for Commercialization

FICCI Compendium of Research Work/Technologies for Commercialization

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FICCI Bharat R&D Summit 2025

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FICCI Study:FICCI-EY report on innovation and critical technologies

FICCI-EY report on innovation and critical technologies

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2024
Oct
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FICCI Study:FICCI Compendium of Research Work/ Technologies for Commercialization

FICCI Compendium of Research Work/ Technologies for Commercialization

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FICCI Bharat R&D Summit 2024

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Sep
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Future of work- Innovative, Inclusive and Purpose-driven workplaces: FICCI-BCG HR Report ‘India’s HR Revolution’

2022
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Roundtable Discussion on CV Raman International Fellowship For African Researchers (CVRF) program with African Missions in India

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2021
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International Workshop on Energy Technology and Sensor Systems TENSYS-2021

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Jul
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Science and Technology one of the important tools besides culture, sports that brings communities together: Head, International Cooperation Division, DST, GoI

Apr
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Chat with Chair, FICCI Science & Technology Committee Mr Jagdish Mitra

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Industry Meets Science Series

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2020
Nov
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Triple Helix - Industry, Academia & Government need to work together: Prof Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST

Feb
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FICCI Round table on Wastewater Management - Industry & IIT Madras Collaboration, Center of Excellence - SUTRAM

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Jan
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Lecture on Entrepreneurship for Youth by Mr. Vijay Mahajan, Founder of Basix, PRADAN, and CEO of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation

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FICCI Events: Lecture by Mr H. K. Mittal, Head, Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC),Department of Science and Technology, Government of India and Mr Yogesh Andlay, Co-Founder, Nucleus Software and Polaris Financial Technology

Role of Government in Entrepreneurship Programs for budding entrepreneurs

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2019
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Meeting with Mr. Frank Le, First Secretary and Trade Commissioner, High Commission of Canada

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Interactive meeting with Prof. K. Vijay Raghavan, Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Prime Minister at IIT, New Delhi

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Aug
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Prelude to 2nd India ASEAN Innotech Summit - India ASEAN S&T Counsellor Meet

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Press Release

Local semiconductor ecosystem to make Indian manufacturing competitive: Professor Yee Shi Chang, National Tsing Hua University of Taiwan

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Talk by Prof. Yee Shi Chang National Tsing Hua University of Taiwan

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Jul
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Govt plans matching grant to industry-supported startups: DST Secretary

Apr
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Global Women Leaders' Roundtable EBW2020-MILAP

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Feb
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India-Ethiopia Innovation, S&T Commercialization Programme launched Global R&D Summit 2019 expands India-Africa collaboration for Sustainable Growth

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Global R&D Summit 2019: International Collaboration in Research and Development for Sustainable Growth

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2018
Dec
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Meeting on R&D Ecosystem in India at NITI Aayog

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Nov
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India, ASEAN countries must intensify collaborative research in S&T and innovation to address economic and social challenges: Dr. Harsh Vardhan 2-day India-ASEAN InnoTech Summit gets underway

Oct
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Indian tech-led innovations for socio-economic impact development in Rwanda

Aug
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DST & FICCI launch ASEAN-India Research Training Fellowship Scheme (AIRTF) and ASEAN-India Innovation Platform for young researchers (AIIP)

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Launch of ASEAN India Innovation Platform & ASEAN India Research Training Fellowship

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Jul
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Empowering Women: Fostering Entrepreneurship, Innovation & sustainability

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Jun
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Millennium Alliance Awards Announced at Innovation Expo in New Delhi

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Millennium Alliance Round 5 Awards ceremony

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May
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FICCI-NASSCOM Interactive Meeting on Collaboration for MIT Media Labs and CMU RISS Program

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20th Technology Day 2018

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FICCI Events: Networking Dinner with Silicon Valley VCs and investors, Silicon Valley,May 2, 2018

FICCI Technology Led Business Delegation to the United States

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Apr
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Interactive meeting with Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Mr. Trivendra Singh Rawat

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Mar
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Govt. of Uttar Pradesh Joins Hands with FICCI to Foster Disruptive Innovations GoUP aims to build the largest incubator in the country

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Roundtable Discussion on Disruptive Innovations,Start-Ups & Entrepreneurship

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SERB FICCI Initiative to Promote Industry Relevant R&D with Academia

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Feb
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FICCI inks MoU with Government of Uttar Pradesh to set up world class Innovation Ecosystem in the state

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FICCI launches ASEAN-India Research Training Fellowship (AIRTF) in partnership with Department of Science and Technology

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Industry- Interaction Session with Ethiopian Delegation

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SERB FICCI Initiative to Promote Industry Relevant R&D with Academia

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Meeting with CEO Andhra Pradesh Innovation Society, Government of Andhra Pradesh

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Jan
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SERB FICCI Initiative to Promote Industry Relevant R&D with Academia

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FICCI & DST launch Coffee Table Book on the C V Raman International Fellowship for African Researchers to celebrate successful journey of African Research Scholars in India

2017
Dec
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Interactive Workshop on Industry Academia Collaboration

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Meeting with Ethiopian Officials for S&T Cooperation

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Jun
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FICCI joins the nation to congratulate ISRO on the Successful launch of communication satellite GSAT-19

Apr
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FICCI Study:Harnessing private sector investment in R&D

Harnessing private sector investment in R&D

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FICCI Study:Towards Making BENGALURU The R&D Capital of India

Towards Making BENGALURU The R&D Capital of India

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Mar
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India Innovation Growth Programme (IIGP) 2.0 to support Industrial and Social Innovations

Feb
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Breakfast Meeting with US Congressional Staffers on India Innovation Ecosystem

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2015
Dec
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Focus on agri sector, convert knowledge to wealth throughintensive R&D and innovation: Nitin Gadkari

Oct
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India to begin Technology & Innovation sharing with Rwanda

Jan
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FICCI congratulate Dr Prahlada on being conferred the Padma Sri

2014
Nov
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Government mulls innovation fund to boost R&D in micro, small & medium enterprises: Kalraj Mishra

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FICCI suggests PPP, new business models and tax benefits to give a fillip to science, technology & innovation sector

Policy

FICCI's Recommendations for the Science, Technology & Innovation Sector

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Sep
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Indian industry feels proud of ISRO's success of Mars Orbiter Mission

2013
Aug
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India's S&T policy should be output-driven, wealth creating and based on venture funding model: FICCI President

Jul
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FICCI Study:FICCI Battelle Knowledge paper on Global R&D Summit 2013

FICCI Battelle Knowledge paper on Global R&D Summit 2013

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2009
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FICCI Study:FICCI Pacific Council Report - Enhancing India US Cooperation in the Global Innovation Economy

FICCI Pacific Council Report - Enhancing India US Cooperation in the Global Innovation Economy

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Jan
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FICCI Study:ICT Innovation

ICT Innovation

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