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Publisher’s PageWhat stops India from being an R&D power and technology transfer need close working with research house? We have many ingredients for success centres. Industry people are disconnected from the science that can catapult India into a global R&D education in the country which is not conducive forplatform, like our resourceful and competent scientific success on the R&D front.human resources and the well laid out government R&Dinfrastructure we have setup. Equally, there are many Excepting for a stray applauding of a successful Marslegacy issues that continue to constrain R&D, from measly mission or a missile launch, overall the informationinvestments to our educational system to our lingering ambience in the country through print and TV is veryfeudal mindset that disallows independent thinking. parsimonious on science matters. The media is saturated only with political news and to some extent sports and thatIndia's investment in R&D has been lagging behind that of too only cricket. Our aspiring young generation thereforeChina, South Korea and many other BRIC countries too. do not find science fascinating due to the lack of sufficientWhile the US leads the world in R&D - in outcomes as well recognition in our society.as in investments, Asian R&D investments, particularly ledby China, have been rising. While India's investment hovers Our political class as Prof. CNR Rao himself lamented isaround more or less a stagnating 1% of GDP, China's is five not sincerely supportive of science, though there may be atimes more than India’s with China increasing its R&D lot of lip service. And not surprising too as very few of ourinvestments by an average of over 20% year on year since legislators have a basic science background not to speak ofthe last 5 years. The Global Innovation Index, 2014 says higher fields like engineering.that India has fallen by 10 notches among the BRIC nations.This despite, apart from government led research, the Our educational system though dense in content is veryIndian private sector slowly waking up from its slumber and theoretical, far removed from a practical and/or applicationincreasing its R&D investments in Pharma, Chemicals and orientedness. Being exam centred through rote learning itIT. And as for the government research labs, we have a lab has little time or patience to allow inquiry or free thinking.in every area one could think of, from chemicals to mining Besides, most Indians come from a background ofto agriculture to sheep farming and even for potatoes. This conservative and feudal setup where questioning isis in addition to our space, nuclear and defence R&D frowned upon. Though this is changing – the process is veryestablishments which by themselves are huge networks of slow, confined to urban areas. Only when there is anresearch centres. We have indeed a lot to be proud of like enabling atmosphere of thinking differently, only whenour space missions (the recent Mars flight), GSLV, the Agni diversity of thought and expression are encouraged canmissiles and even in nuclear weapons technologies. In innovative ideas flourish and incubate. Our R&D has torecent times our pharma companies have excelled in address the problems we face and provide solutions. Forgenerics through cost competitive alternate process routes, this existing systems, processes, products and ideas have toin vaccine technology, the launch of the Nano car by Tatas be challenged through thinking differently.and of course in software development. We are also famedfor incremental improvements and developments in a host Our higher centres of learning are disconnected fromof industries through the much 'acclaimed' jugaad industrial and real life situations except for a fewphilosophy. But perhaps that's about all what we can show universities like ICT in Mumbai and IIT's. Like smart citieson the R&D front. the government should also set up clusters consisting of universities next to industrial establishments and otherMany issues continue to plague our performance in R&D. R&D centres with, if required, an institutional mechanism to foster industry-academia interaction on a symbioticIndian industry still doesn't realize that R&D can drive basis.business growth phenomenally. Due to this, R&D is largelyignored by large sections of Indian industry; even those who The chemical industry should take a lead as there is no otherhave the financial muscle take recourse to technology industry where outcomes impact and impinge every otherpurchase rather than technology development. Indian industry. According to a report from the Battelle Company,companies look for quick returns in short time spans. R&D R&D spending by chemical companies has a multiplieroperates on longer time frames. It cannot provide quick fix effect that generates more innovation and expansion ofbusiness returns. But when it does, R&D and innovation other industries. New substances created through thewill always give tremendous bonanza. It is only through chemical process catalyse application in automotives,innovation that companies can have the first mover aviation, in energy, in pharma, electronics and in myriadadvantage, stay ahead and be globally competitive too. As other areas. Multidisciplinary knowledge and inter-disci-industry itself is not interested in R&D, there is very little plinary integrated working are important today for success.interaction with R&D institutes and universities/academicinstitutions for cooperative research and scale up, except by Once mindsets change in the political class, in industry anda few companies. Industries look for readymade in our centres of learning, then India be-coming a globalcommercially scaled up technology packages from research platform for R&D will be a reality – as R&D is essentiallyinstitutions which is difficult and unfair to expect. Scale up a 'mind' game.Chemical Industry Digest. February 2015 7CMYK

NENWewSs &&VVieIwEsWSIndia’s ambitious renewable energy plan receives 266 GW boost PM Narendra Modi addressing the first Renewable Energy have committed to generate 266,000 megawatts (or 266 Global Investors Meet (RE-Invest) in New Delhi gigawatts) of solar, wind, mini-hydel and bio-mass based power in India over the next 5-10 years. At a likely aver-Ambitious renewable energy plans of the Narendra age cost of `7-8 crore per megawatt, the 266-GW com- Modi government have captured the imagination mitment would translate into an investment of close toof investors. Close to 300 global and domestic companies `18-21 lakh crore or $310-350 billion. “Around 293 firms have shown interest to set up renewable power plants in the country and some have assured to manufacture equip- ment as well,” Secretary of ministry of new and renewable energy, Upendra Tripathi, revealed at the first Renewable Energy Global Investors Meet (RE-Invest), in New Delhi. In line with Modi’s ‘Make in India’ plan, the government has also got assurances for setting up close to 50,000 mw of manufacturing and EPC facilities for solar and wind power. “Renewable energy is one of the 25 sectors identified under ‘Make in India’ campaign. To create jobs in India, we have to drive the manufacturing sector. I want to see India becoming a renewable energy hub,” said power, coal and renewable energy minister Piyush Goyal. “What we inherited is a mere 6% share of renewable energy in the India energy basket...and we are looking to expand (it) to over 15% in the next 10 or 12 years,” he said. India’s total renewable energy capacity is around 34,000 mw at present, and Modi is targeting a five-fold capacity in- crease, he added.ONGC and 7 IITs join hands to bolster innovation in energy sectorResponding emphatically to the IIT-Delhi, IIT-Guwahati and IIT-Roor- moting internships, visiting and ad- Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s kee. The MoC was signed in the pres- junct faculty programs, research ori-‘Make in India’ initiative, India’s fore- ence of Union Minister of HRD Smriti ented career programs through anmost energy major Oil and Natural Zubin Irani and Minister of State (I/C) ONGC Scholar Programme. WithinGas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) and Petroleum & Natural Gas, Dharmen- the ambit of this collaboration, whilePan-IIT entered into a Memorandum dra Pradhan by CMD, ONGC Dinesh ONGC will make its high-tech lab-of Collaboration (MoC) in New Delhi. K Sarraf, and Director, IIT-Kharagpur, oratories available to the studentsThe objective is to work towards a Coordinating Director for the Pan-IIT and research scholars of IITs, ONGCcollective R&D programme for de- Forum, Prof Partha P Chakrabarti. geoscientists and engineers will al-veloping indigenous technologies to so have the opportunity of workingenhance exploration and exploitation Under the MoC, ONGC’s R&D with IITs. To begin with, seven the-of hydrocarbons and alternate sources Institutes and the IITs shall jointly matic research areas in the domainof energy. Pan IIT is a consortium of undertake advanced research and de- of geoscience, reservoir character-seven premier Indian Institutes of velopment projects for the E&P sec- ization, enhanced production of oilTechnology namely, IIT-Kharagpur, tor of the country in general and oil- and gas, exploiting unconvention-IIT-Kanpur, IIT-Madras, IIT-Mumbai, field specific activities of ONGC in al sources of hydrocarbons, software particular. The MoC also ideates pro-8 CChheemmicicaallIInndduussttrryyDDigigeesstt..FFeebbrruuaarryy22001155

NNeewwss&&VViieewwssONGC CMD Dinesh K Sarraf (right) and IIT Kharagpur Director Partha P Chakrabarti signing the MoC. Seen in the picture areUnion Minister of HRD Smriti Zubin Irani (3rd left), Minister of State (I/C) for P&NG Dharmendra Pradhan (3rd right), SecretaryP&NG Saurabh Chandra (2nd right) and Additional Secretary HRD Amarjeet Sinhadevelopment, engineering solutions lectual expertise of the IITs, the actual to supplement each other by apply-and alternate energy resources have work will be done at the ONGC’s in- ing their mind on cutting-edge tech-been identified. With this collabora- house R&D Institutes and oilfields to nologies to boost oil & gas produc-tion, while ONGC will use the intel- enable the best talents of the country tion in the country. Aditya Birla Chemicals and Grasim Industries to merge ICT, Mumbai launches Dr. Ramesh Y Mantri FellowshipAditya Birla group announced a restructuring under which Aditya Birla Chemicals (India) Ltd (ABCIL) will merge with Grasim Industries as it for Perfumery and Flavourlooks to consolidate similar businesses under one roof. The proposed merger Technologyis part of the $40 billion group’s attempt to transform Grasim Industries intoa chemical conglomerate and fits in well with the group’s chairman Kumar Institute of Chemical Technology,Mangalam Birla’s plan of consolidating similar business one umbrella. The Mumbai, recently launched thegroup had earlier shifted cement business from Indian Rayon to Grasim which Dr. Ramesh Y. Mantri Fellowshipin turn got merged with Ultratech. Ultractech is now the group’s vehicle for for M.Tech Perfumery and Flavourthe cement business. Similarly, copper business of Indo Gulf got consolidated Technology course. The fellowshipunder Hindalco. has been established to honour the distinguished alumni of ICT, Dr. Ra- The proposed merger will consolidate Aditya Birla Group’s chlor - alkali mesh Y. Mantri for his contributionsbusiness into Grasim and strengthen its existing portfolio of viscose staple fi- to Perfumery and Flavour field. Thebre, caustic soda and allied chemical businesses. It will also lead to geograph- main objective of this fellowship is toical diversification for Grasim through the addition of ABCIL’s manufacturing generate future technologists in thefacilities spread across the country. “Grasim will be the vehicle for all chemical perfumery and flavor field. Eminentbusinesses. The merger will enable the business to capitalize growth opportu- dignitaries present for the launchnities by bringing in operational and financial synergies, backed by Grasim’s of the fellowship included Padmastrength,” said Adesh Gupta, director, Grasim Industries. Chemical Industry Digest. February 2015 9

News & ViewsEminent dignitaries from Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai at the launch of Dr. Ramesh Y Mantri Fellowship for Perfumery and Flavour TechnologyBhushan and Padma Vibhushan Prof. ICT. The alumina of Perfumery and two students from each year will beM. M. Sharma, Vice Chancellor of Flavour Technology course were also awarded a stipend of `10,000 perICT, Prof. Dr. G. D. Yadav, Pushpal present at the event. month. Thus the fellowship wouldMantri, the sponsor of the fellowship, be granted to four students each year.Prof. Pradeep Owalekar, Prof. V.R. Speaking on the occasion, Prof Dr. Prof. M. M. Sharma spoke about theKanetkar, former Head of Dyestuff G. D. Yadav thanked Pushpal Mantri dedication of Dr. Mantri towards thisDepartment and coordinator of M. for her generous donation of `1.25 course. He also enlightened the scopeTech. Perfumery & Flavour Technol- crore to the course and Institute. He of this course.ogy at ICT, Prof. S. S. Lele, Registrar, informed that the fellowship will commence from June 2015. and that SGS Life Science Services to expand Mumbai facility Shantha Biotechnics to set up `460-cr insulin manufacturing fa-SGS Life Science Services, the leading pharmaceutical clinical and bioanalyti- cility in Telangana cal contract solutions provider, announced that it will invest in its Mumbaifacility, in a move which will see the current laboratory more than double Hyderabad-based Shantha Bio-in size. The expansion is being driven by increasing demand for Full Time technics, a subsidiary of FrenchEquivalent (FTE) activities for key pharmaceutical customers, as well as more pharmaceutical company Sanofi, isstability projects from both local operations of MNCs and overseas organisa- setting up an insulin manufacturingtions. The expanded laboratory will act as a dedicated cGMP pharmaceutical plant at an investment of `460 croretesting site and is due for completion and validation in Q2 2015. The Mumbai in Telangana. The plant is expectedfacility, which is focused on stability studies and dedicated FTE models, will to be operational by 2019. The facilityfeature three new 100 m3 capacity stability chambers, HPLCs, dissolutions, gas will manufacture Insuman, a humanchromatographs and additional general laboratory instruments. Capacity at insulin product from the portfoliothe site will grow from 423 m3 to 723 m3, while the current 88 strong workforce of Sanofi’s diabetes treatments. Thiswill ultimately be augmented by an additional 39 members of staff. “The ex- will be the French global pharma ma-pansion will bring additional facilities, expertise and personnel to serve our jor’s second Insuman manufacturingcustomers’ requirements in Asia,” commented Paul House, Managing Director plant in the world. Chief Minister Kof SGS India Ltd. “Upon completion, the Mumbai laboratory will be the largest Chandrasekhar Rao laid the founda-stability testing facility in our Life Science Services network.” tion stone for the plant. The project is coming up in his home constituency10 CChheemmicicaallIInndduussttrryyDDigigeesstt..FFeebbrruuaarryy22001155