TG 01 : Access to Knowledge and Resources
Open science is the key to a better scientific research and innovation ecosystem. Research publications, data, open source software, educational resources, library and research facilities generated from public funds should be accessible to everyone. This thematic group addresses the challenges the country is facing in terms of access to scientific output by devising a sharing mechanism.
Member Composition
| Chair | Prof. Rahul Siddharthan
Professor, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai |
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| Co-chair | Prof. Arul George Scaria
Associate Professor, National Law University, New Delhi |
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| Member | Dr Alka Suri
Director, Defence Scientific Information Documentation Centre (DESIDOC), DRDO |
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| Member | Shri Madan Muthu
OA Scholar; Librarian, Azim Premji University, Bangalore |
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| Member | Dr Francis Jayakanth
Scientific Officer, JRD Tata Memorial Library, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
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| Co-opted Member | Prof. Jyotsna Dhawan
Chief Scientist at CCMB and Professor, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research |
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| Co-opted Member | Prof. Sudeshna Sarkar
Professor, Head, Computer Science & Engineering Department, Head, Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur |
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| Special Invitee | Ms Anubha Sinha
Senior Programme Manager |
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| Special Invitee | Miss Purnima Rao
Library Activist and Film Maker |
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| Convenor | Dr Moumita Koley | |
| Co-Convenor | Dr Radhika Trikha | |
| Co-Convenor | Mr Satyam Prakash Tripathi |
TG 02:Agriculture, Water and Food Security
This thematic group addresses the creation of a strong nexus in agriculture, water and food security through a robust STI enabling environment. Creating world-class S&T institutions, promoting usable science through science communication, enabling STI for better management of resources and infrastructure, and promoting public-private-civil society consortia for enabling innovation is of urgent importance for attaining the required ecosystem that ultimately contributes to answering questions of societal relevance.
Member Composition
| Chair | Prof. P.P. Mujumdar
Interdisciplinary Centre for Water Research, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore |
| Co-Chair | Prof. V. Geethalakshmi
Director, Directorate of Crop Management, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore |
| Member | Dr Laxman Singh Rathore
Former Director General, India Meteorological Department, New Delhi |
| Member | Prof. A.K. Gosain
Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi |
| Member | Dr Rasheed Sulaiman
Director, Centre for Research on Innovation and Science Policy (CRISP), Hyderabad |
| Member | Prof. Anamika Barua
Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati |
| Member | Dr Veena Srinivasan
Senior Fellow, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Bangalore |
| Convener | Dr. Suchiradipta Bhattacharjee |
| Co-convener | Dr. Lakshya Katariya |
| Co-convener | Ms Famida Khan |
TG 03: Capacity Development
This TG deals with providing recommendations for developing capacity of all stakeholders in the Indian STI ecosystem. In order to develop STI capacity, a robust policy is needed with financial components embedded in it. Capacity development rests on building a nurturing environment that focuses on education, educators role as researchers, training, strengthening linkages and partnering with the private sector.
Member Composition
| Chair | Prof. Vinod K Sharma
Senior Professor, Environment and Disaster Management, Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi |
| Co-Chair | Prof. Disha Nawani
Professor and Dean, School of Education, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai |
| Member | Prof. Sugra Chunawala
Professor and Dean, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai |
| Member | Dr. Jyoti Sharma
Associate Professor, Cluster Innovation Centre, Delhi University |
| Member | Ms. Vandana Bhatnagar
Chief Program Officer, National Skill Development Corporation, Gurgaon, Haryana |
| Convenor | Dr Lakshya Katariya |
| Co-Convenor | Dr Suchiradipta Bhattacharjee |
| Co-Convenor | Ms Famida Khan |
TG 04: Data and Regulatory Frameworks
In increasingly knowledge-based societies and economies, data is a key resource. This thematic group delves upon the creation of an ‘Open data ecosystem’ of data networks in India to promote ST&I. There is an urgent need for strategic Management of Data to enhance accessibility of the R&D outputs for effective re-use and commercialization. Additionally, rationalized, harmonized, enabling and transparent ‘Regulatory Frameworks’ are required for speedy translation of ideas to the marketplace
Member Composition
| Chair | Dr. Geeta Gouri
Distinguished Fellow, India Development Foundation, Gurgaon |
| Co-Chair | Prof. Ruchi Sharma
Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Indore |
| Member | Dr Vasantha Muthuswamy
Former Senior Deputy Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) |
| Member | Dr Gopichand Katragadda
Founder & CEO, Myelin Foundry, Bangalore |
| Member | Smt. Garima Sodhi
Senior Fellow, CUTS Institute for Regulation & Competition (CIRC), New Delhi |
| Member | Prof. Prabuddha Ganguli
CEO, Vision IPR, Mumbai |
| Member | Dr Suchita Ninawe
Adviser, Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India |
| Convener | Dr Nidhi Thakur |
| Co-convener | Dr Nimita Pandey |
| Co-convener | Ms Ashwini Dayama |
TG 05: Disruptive and Futuristic Technologies
This thematic group deals with enabling the establishment of a Self-sustaining ecosystem in India through development of indigenous technology. This can be achieved through a roadmap for identifying issues related to disruptive technologies that can empower self-reliance. It also addresses critical infrastructures and outlines goals that we should work towards.
Member Composition
| Chair | Prof. V. Kamakoti
Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai |
| Co-Chair | Prof. Brejesh Lall
Head, Bharti School of Telecom Technology and Management, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi |
| Member | Prof. Ashish Verma
Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore |
| Member | Dr Rajamani Vijayaraghavan
Associate Professor, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai |
| Member | Prof. Shubha Tole
Professor, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai |
| Member | Dr Uma Ramakrishnan
Associate Professor, Senior Fellow, Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance,National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR, Bangalore |
| Convenor | Dr Bhupendra Sharma |
| Co-convenor | Dr Sheeraz Ahmed Alaie |
| Co-convenor | Ms Amrita Mukherjee |
TG 06: Education
School education, higher education, technology and vocational education are the main focus areas of this thematic group . TG- Education focuses on recommendations to accelerate research and innovation in the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the country, improve the education system and teaching-and-learning through research, and make education at all levels more inclusive and connected with the economy and society.
Member Composition
| Chair | Prof. Pankaj Jalote
Distinguished Professor, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, New Delhi |
| Co-Chair | Dr Pratibha Jolly
Academic Consultant, NAAC and Former Principal, Miranda House, University of Delhi, New Delhi |
| Member | Prof. N.V. Varghese
Vice Chancellor, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi |
| Member | Prof. T.A. Abinandanan
Professor, IISc and Coordinator, DST-Center for Policy Research, Bangalore |
| Member | Prof. Usha Natesan
Advisor-I, Approval Bureau, All India Council for Technical Education |
| Member | Prof. Gautam Menon
Professor, Departments of Physics and Biology, Ashoka University, Sonepat |
| Member | Dr Shakila T Shamsu
Formerly OSD(NEP), Secretary to the Committee to Draft National Education Policy, MHRD |
| Member | Prof. Neeta Inamdar
Jean Monnet Chair, Head – Manipal Centre for European Studies, Manipal |
| Convenor | Dr Saumya Pathak |
| Co-Convenor | Dr Mohua Chakraborty |
| Co-Convenor | Mr Saurabh Kumar |
TG 07: Energy, Environment & Climate Change
This thematic group focuses on the Science, Technology and Innovation scope in the new and emerging energy sectors, to reduce dependence on conventional energy sources that create a safe environment, and increase resilience against climate risks. Broadly, the baseline is to enable transition to a cost-effective carbon future and bring to the front environment and human wellbeing by fostering scientific temper and stakeholder collaboration.
Member Composition
| Chair | Shri Mukul Sanwal
Former Executive Director, United Nations, Environment Programme; Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| Co-chair | Dr Arunabha Ghosh
CEO, Council on Energy, Environment and Water, (CEEW), New Delhi |
| Member | Dr Sanjay Bajpai
Head/Adviser, Technology Missions Division, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India |
| Member | Dr Ulka Kelkar
Director – Climate, World Resources Institute, India |
| Member | Dr Lakshminarayana Rao
Assistant Professor, Center for Sustainable |
| Convener | Dr Rashmi Verma |
| Co-Convener | Dr Moumita Koley |
| Co-Convener | Mr Saurabh Kumar |
TG 08: Entrepreneurship
Science, Technology, and Innovation enabled entrepreneurship is not only critical for creating, shaping, and sustaining the future industrial sectors of the nation but also crucial for delivering the benefits of scientific research for economic development of the society at large. Keeping these benefits in mind, TG Entrepreneurship recommended that STIP 2020 should create an enabling ecosystem for seeding, sustenance, and the growth of STI-enabled entrepreneurship in India.
| Chair | Shri Harkesh Mittal
Adviser, DST, Govt. of India |
| Co-Chair | Smt. Shruti Singh
Director, Startup India, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Govt. of India |
| Member | Prof. Srivardhini K. Jha
Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore |
| Member | Dr Ayesha Chaudhary
Program Director, Atal Innovation Mission |
| Member | Shri Basant Kumar Gupta
CEO and Cofounder Zeus Numerix |
| Member | Shri Sijo Kuruvilla George
Founding CEO, Startup Village, Kochi |
| Member | Dr Premnath Venugopalan
Director, Venture Centre, Pune |
| Member | Shri Kunal Upadhyay
Co-founder and Managing Partner, Bharat Innovation Fund |
| Co-opted Member | Dr. Manish Diwan
Head – Strategic Partnerships & Entrepreneurship Development, BIRAC |
| Convenor | Dr Venkat Nadella |
| Co-convenor | Dr Rashmi Verma |
| Co-convenor | Ms Amrita Mukherjee |
TG 09: Equity and Inclusion
Equity and Inclusion (E&I) assess the significance of diversity in enhancing STI. It reflects on harnessing STI effectively for E&I via social enterprise, gender mainstreaming, grassroots innovation, equity in health and agriculture and emphasised on inclusivity of various kinds, with special attention to language and region (focusing on the northeast).
Member Composition
| Chair | Prof. Rohini Godbole |
| Co-Chair | Prof. T. V. Kattimani
Former Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak |
| Member | Dr Debapriya Dutta |
| Member | Dr Meenakshi Munshi |
| Member | Prof. Uma Kumar
Professor, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. |
| Member | Prof. Karishma S Kaushik |
| Member | Dr Bibhab Kumar Talukdar |
| Member | Ms Jyotsna Sitling
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests – Van Panchayat, Govt. of Uttarakhand |
| Convenor | Dr Nimita Pandey |
| Co-Convenor | Dr Nidhi Thakur |
| Co-Convenor | Ms Ashwini Dayama |
TG 10: Financing STI
The thematic group focuses on strategies for financing STI, in addition to capturing key performance indicators. It directs attention to the need for investments to be made in platforms of multiplicative growth as well as in standard linear growth models. The guiding principles include, Sustainable self-reliance; Benchmarked excellence; Regenerative STI ecosystem; Integrative convergence; Touching lives (all-round prosperity); India as the Global STI destination; Transparent, accountable, efficient, equity, empathy and nation of the future.
Member Composition
| Chair | Prof. Partha Pratim Chakraborty
Former Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
| Co-chair | Dr Shahid Jameel
CEO, DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance |
| Member | Shri Anjan Das
Executive Director (Technology), Confederation of Indian Industry |
| Member | Shri Akhilesh Jha
Chief Controller of account office, DST, Ministry of Science and Technology |
| Member | Prof. Dinesh Abrol
Coordinator SASH&KN, TRCSS, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) |
| Member | Shri B.N. Satpathy
Senior Consultant, The Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India |
| Member | Dr Jinusha Panigrahi
Assistant Professor, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi |
| Convenor | Dr Venkat Nadella |
| Co-convenor | Dr Rashmi Verma |
| Co-convenor | Ms Amrita Mukherjee |
TG 11: Health
TG Health focussed their recommendations towards achieving affordable and accessible healthcare to all the citizens of the country through STI. In this, the needs of the specific sectors of innovation within the healthcare domain viz: drug, device, and health system innovation have been separately addressed. Special attention has been given to strengthening the primary healthcare system and preventive healthcare of the country.
Member Composition
| Chair | Dr Gayatri Saberwal Faculty Scientist & Dean (Academic Affairs, Policy Research), Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology, Bangalore. |
| Co-Chair | Dr Rajni Kant Srivastava Scientist ‘G’ & Director, RMRC, Gorakhpur Head, RMPPC & CU Indian Council of Medical Research |
| Member | Dr Mohd. Aslam Adviser, Department of Biotechnology, Govt of India |
| Member | Dr Manisha Shridhar Regional Advisor, World Health Organization, New Delhi |
| Member | Dr Ritu Trivedi Principal Scientist, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow |
| Co-opted Member | Dr. T. Sundararaman
Former Executive Director, National Health Systems Resource Centre, and formerly Professor and Dean, School of Health Systems Studies, at TISS, Mumbai, |
| Co-opted Member | Ms. Anju Bhalla
MD BIRAC, JS DST |
| Convenor | Dr Mohua Chakraborty |
| Co-convenor | Dr Saumya Pathak |
| Co-convenor | Mr Saurabh Kumar |
TG 12: Innovation
The thematic group on Innovation prioritises the technology strategy of India both in the medium and long term and considers three important issues that the country has to face:
(i) A variety of challenges like climate change relating to sustainable development;
(ii) Growing income inequalities and conflicts in the access to new technologies; and
(iii) the increasing pace and complexity of technological change.
It involves deliberations on adoption of a National Innovation System (NIS) through the STI policy.
Member Composition
| Chair | Prof. Sunil Mani
Director and Reserve Bank of India Chair Professor, Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum |
| Co-Chair | Shri Kunal Upadhyay
Co-founder and Managing Partner, Bharat Innovation Fund |
| Member | Prof. Ambuj Sagar
Professor and Founding Head, School of Public Policy Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi |
| Member | Dr Taslimarif Saiyed
CEO and Director, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms, NCBS-TIFR, Bangalore |
| Member | Shri Janak Nabar
CEO, Centre for Technology, Innovation and Economic Research, Pune |
| Member | Dr Ipsita Roy
Assistant Professor, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela |
| Convenor | Dr Rabindra Panigrahy |
| Co-Convenor | Dr Jenice Jean Goveas |
| Co-Convenor | Ms Dakshata Lingayat |
TG 13: International S&T Engagement and STI Diplomacy
This thematic group focuses on achieving collective and inclusive global development through international engagement by maximising the scope for indigenisation and sustainability for national advancement and promotion of global commons. Policy deliberations involve measures to help India achieve all aspects of industrial revolution and sustainable development goals (SDGs) through south-south and triangular cooperation for the well-being of humanity and our planet.
Member Composition
| Chair | Dr Ravi Bhushan Grover
Emeritus Professor, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai and Member, Atomic Energy Commission. |
| Co-Chair | Dr Arunashis Chakraborty
Head, Human Resource Development Group, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR – HRDG) |
| Member | Amb. Renu Pall
Additional Secretary, New Emerging & Strategic Technologies, Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India. |
| Member | Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi
Director General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi |
| Member | Dr Sanjeev K Varshney
Head, International Cooperation (Bilateral), Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India |
| Member | Shri Aditya Kaushik
Deputy Director, Sustainable Water Future Program, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
| Convenor | Dr B. Chagun Basha |
| Co-convenor | Dr Jenice Jean Goveas |
| Co-convenor | Ms Dakshata Lingayat |
TG 14: Mega Sciences
This Thematic group addresses the scientific endeavors of answering fundamental questions, developing cutting edge technologies which demonstrates India’s technological prowess, establishing scientific facilities of international standards and utilising spin-off technologies emanating from them towards societal benefits. Synergizing the complementary capabilities of Indian R&D community along with industry is of paramount importance to face the challenges of this knowledge era. Commitment to Mega Science projects should involve prudent evaluation of scientific interests, technological capabilities and availability of financial and person-power resources.
| Chair | Dr Srikumar Banerjee
Homi Bhabha Chair Professor, Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India. |
| Co-Chair | Prof Sibaji Raha
Former Director, Bose Institute, Kolkata |
| Member | Prof. Brajesh Chandra Choudhary
Professor, Delhi University, New Delhi |
| Member | Prof. Spenta R. Wadia
Infosys Homi Bhabha Chair Professor, International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS-TIFR) Bangalore |
| Member | Dr Shashi Bhushan Pandey
Scientist, Aryabhatta Research Institute for Observational Sciences, Nainital |
| Member | Dr Archana Sharma
Principal Scientist, Project Manager (CMS GEM), European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
| Convener | Dr Nidhi Thakur |
| Co-convener | Dr Nimita Pandey |
| Co-convener | Ms Ashwini Dayama |
TG 15: Policy and Program Linkages
This thematic group visualises Science technology and innovation governance for a self-reliant India. The governance structures developed in the post COVID world will have to be agile, responsive and accountable for effective policy and programme planning, coordination and monitoring. An interlinked and structured mechanism that addresses national concern, challenges and aspirations along with emerging international scenarios must be developed through the new drafting process.
Member Composition
| Chair | Dr H.R. Bhojwani
Former Director, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi |
| Co-chair | Dr Ashok Kumar Jain
Principal Consultant, NITI Aayog |
| Member | Dr S. Natesh
Former Senior Advisor (Scientist-H), Department of Biotechnology, Government of India |
| Member | Dr Yogeswara Rao
Former Adviser, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi |
| Member | Dr B.K. Shukla
Former Adviser, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India |
| Member | Dr Debashis Dutta
Chief Scientist and Exec. VP, Reliance-Jio |
| Convenor | Dr Bhupendra Sharma |
| Co-convenor | Dr Sheeraz Ahmed Alaie |
| Co-convenor | Ms Amrita Mukherjee |
TG 16: Research
This TG deals with providing recommendations for making India globally competitive in strategic fields of research, aimed at unaddressed and under-addressed nationally important problems. A special emphasis on R&D activities in the priority areas of health and medical sciences as well as social sciences can 1) address current weaknesses in Indian research and 2) ensure strengthening of key areas relevant to the well-being and prosperity of India and its people.
| Chair | Prof. Gagandeep Kang
Executive Director, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad |
| Co-Chair | Prof. Sher Ali
Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi |
| Member | Dr Gautam Shroff
Sr. Vice President, TCS Fellow and Head – TCS Research, Tata Consultancy Services, New Delhi |
| Member | Prof. Vivek Kumar Singh
Professor, Department of Computer Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi |
| Member | Prof. Aditi Sen De
Professor H, Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad |
| Member | Dr Neena Gupta
Associate Professor, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata |
| Convenor | Dr Lakshya Katariya |
| Co-Convenor | Dr Suchiradipta Bhattacharjee |
| Co-Convenor | Ms Famida Khan |
TG 17: STI Governance
The thematic panel deliberates on governance issues of STI which is a horizontal that covers all other sectors. Focused on their recommendations for making a strong inclusive ecosystem based on modern education, scientific temper, adequate infrastructure and funding, professional and ethical value system, and evidence-based approaches to define problems and pursue solutions to the challenges faced by India.
| Chair | Prof. Sudhir Kumar Sopory
Former Vice Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi |
| Co-Chair | Prof. L. S. Shashidhara
Ashoka University, Sonipet |
| Member | Prof. Narayansami Sathyamurthy
Former Director, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali |
| Member | Prof. Indranil Manna
Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
| Member | Prof. Neelima Gupta
Vice Chancellor, Kanpur University |
| Member | Prof. Dileep N. Malkhede
Adviser, All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi |
| Member | Shri J. B. Mohapatra
Principal Chief commissioner, Income Tax Depatment |
| Member | Prof Shubha Tole
Professor, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai |
| Convenor | Dr. Saumya Pathak |
| Co-convenor | Dr. Mohua Chakraborty |
| Co-convenor | Mr Saurabh Kumar |
TG 18: STI Policy Governance
The thematic group deliberates on the best practices and strategies/instruments that need to be adopted for designing, reframing, and reviewing the STI policy. Key components in terms of policy research, policy review, evidence, forecasts, assessments, and roadmap that are essential for effective policies are also discussed.
| Chair | Dr Shailesh Nayak
Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore |
| Co-Chair | Prof. Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay
Director, Indian Statistical Institute. |
| Member | Dr Neeraj Sharma
Adviser, Dept of Science & Technology & Secretary, Technology Development Board |
| Member | Dr Pradeep Srivastava
Executive Director, Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) |
| Member | Shri Neeraj Sinha
Senior Adviser (S&T), NITI Aayog |
| Member | Prof. R. Sudarshan
Professor and Dean, Jindal School of Government and Public Policy, Sonipet |
| Member | Dr Venkat K. Nadella
DST-STI Research Fellow, DST-Centre for Policy Research, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore |
| Convenor | Dr Akhilesh Mishra |
| Co-Convenor | Mr Satyam Tripati |
TG19: Strategic Technologies
The regional and global geopolitics along with the economic dynamics and fast changing technologies require focused attention on strategic Technologies for a State. This thematic group addresses the key sectors of strategic technologies identified as Nuclear, Space, Biological and Cyber domains including associated sectors like AI, robotics, Quantum tech. etc. and deliberates on the areas should be addressed to accelerate the existing indigenisation processes whose adoption through a careful policy approach is vital for India.
Member Composition
| Chair | Dr S. Christopher
Professor at IIT Madras, Former Secretary Department of Defence R & D and Chairman DRDO |
| Co-Chair | Dr Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Distinguished Fellow & Head, Nuclear and Space Policy Initiative, Observer Research Foundation |
| Member | Dr B. N. Suresh
Chancellor, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Member | Dr S.K. Vasudeva
Consultant – Defence Technologies, Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to the Govt. of India |
| Member | Dr Amit Mukherjee
Assistant Professor, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore |
| Member | Dr G. Athithan
Distinguished Scientist and Former Director General DRDO |
| Convenor | Dr Rabindra Panigrahy |
| Co-Convenor | Dr Jenice Jean Goveas |
| Co-Convenor | Ms Dakshata Lingayat |
TG 20: Sustainable Technologies
This thematic group discusses ways and means to improve India’s social and environmental footprint at every stage of the product life, from raw material extraction to end of life. The group focussed on the development of appropriate technology that encompasses the satisfaction of basic human needs, social participation and control and ecological soundness with bottom-line impact.
| Chair | Prof. Ajay Mathur
Director General, The Energy & Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi |
| Co-Chair | Dr Hoysala N Chanakya
Chief Research Scientist, Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore |
| Member | Prof Sadhan Kumar Ghosh
Professor Mechanical Engg & Founder Chief Coordinator, Centre for Sustainable Development and Resource Efficiency Management at Jadavpur University, Kolkata. |
| Member | Prof. V. Geethalakshmi
Director (Crop Management), Tamil Nadu Agriculture University |
| Member | Prof. Sabyasachi Saha
Assistant Professor, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi |
| Co-opted Member | Dr Yogesh Kulkarni
Vigyan Ashram, At.Post.Pabal Dist.Pune |
| Co-opted Member | Dr Girish Sohani
BAIF Development Research Foundation, Warje, Pune |
| Co-opted Member | Dr Vishal R
IAS, Commissioner, RDWSS, RDPR, GoK |
| Co-opted Member | Mr Unnikrishnan
MD, Thermax |
| Co-opted Member | Mr Chanakya Choudhary
Vice President (Corporate) Tata Steel |
| Co-opted Member | Dr Debashish Bhattacharjee
Vice President (Technology & New Materials Business), Tata Steel |
| Co-opted Member | Mr Saurabh Kumar
MD, EESL |
| Convener | Dr Sunil K. Agarwal |
| Co-Convener | Dr Radhika Trikha |
| Co-Convener | Mr Satyam Tripathi |
TG 21: System Interconnectedness
This thematic group addresses the creation of a strong network system comprising various STI stakeholders such as STI Performer, STI Consumer, STI Facilitator, STI Resource Provider/Financer. In order to upsurge innovation in the country, a system of strong interconnectedness has to be built where the public and private sector can together pull up the national Innovation capabilities. The creation of STI nexus is of paramount importance wherein government, industry, academia, STI enablers and community catering to technology competitive India.
Member Composition
| Chair | Prof. Devang Vipin Khakhar
Former Director, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
| Co-Chair | Smt. Deepanwita Chattopadhyay
Chair & Chief Executive Officer, IKP Knowledge Park, Hyderabad |
| Member | Prof. Anuradda Ganesh
Director, Research & Innovation at Cummins Technologies (I) ltd, Mumbai |
| Member | Dr Premnath Venugopalan
Director, Venture Centre, Pune |
| Member | Dr Sandhya Shekhar
Former Chief Executive Officer, IIT Madras Research Park, Chennai |
| Member | Dr Mrutyunjay Suar
Chief Executive Officer, KIIT Technology Business Incubator (KIIT-TBI), Bhubaneswar |
| Member | Shri Ajit Rangnekar
Director General, Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad |
| Convenor | Dr Radhika Trikha |
| Co-Convenor | Dr Moumita Koley |
| Co-Convenor | Mr Satyam Prakash Tripathi |
