India has jumped from 7th to 3rd global ranking in scientific publications. This was disclosed by Union Minister for Science & Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh.
Key points
- Dr Jitendra Singh informed that as per the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s Science & Engineering Indicators 2022 report of the United States, India’s position globally in scientific publications, has improved from 7th position in 2010 to 3rd position in 2020.
- He also added that India’s scholarly output increased from 60,555 papers in 2010 to 1,49,213 papers in 2020.
- The National Science Foundation is an independent agency of the United States government that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering.
- He was also apprised of the fact that the number of patents granted to Indian scientists at India Patent Office (IPO) during the last three years has also increased from 2511 in 2018-19 to 4003 in 2019-20 and 5629 in 2020-21.
- It may be recalled that as per the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2022 brought out by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), India’s GII ranking has also improved significantly from 81st in 2014 to 40th position in 2022.
- The Government has allowed corporate sector to make R&D investments under the provision of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
- Corporates can invest in technology business incubators or contribute in research efforts carried out by institutions and national research laboratories as a part of their CSR.
