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India is the world’s second-largest cement producer, manufacturing 391 million tonnes in 2023, with >99% consumed domestically. It is crucial to India’s development and growth and is projected to grow at around 5% compound annual growth…

Any time a toxic metal reagent is replaced with an enzyme, I cheer. Anytime a seven-step chemical synthesis is replaced by a single enzymatic transformation, I cheer because it’s good for our planet.

Frances Arnold, Nobel laureate in…

For a developing country like India, with its large pool of scientific talent, growing industrial base and demographic advantage, building a robust innovation ecosystem is necessary for self-reliance and global competitiveness. Yet despite a…

Emerging medical treatments based on molecules that are activated by light and ultrasound could play an important role in the treatment of various cancers and bacterial infections. India needs to adopt supportive regulatory and policy…

India stands at the cusp of a technological transformation driven by advances in deep-tech chemistry that encompass sustainable materials, new battery chemistries, renewable energy, green hydrogen and carbon-negative processes. These innovations…

India’s aspirations for clean energy, sustainable materials and a robust bioeconomy are increasingly driven by advancements in chemistry. Sectors such as biomass valorisation, green solvent design, smart materials and precision therapeutics are…

India is rapidly emerging as a hub of research in catalysis. Between 2018 and 2023, Indian researchers contributed over 5300 papers in electrocatalysis, covering oxygen reduction, carbon dioxide conversion, nitrogen fixation and beyond.¹ Yet…