V. Kamakoti, director, Iit Madras, with Shivkumar Kalyananaraman, CEO, Anusandhan National Research Foundation, on the 66th day of the Iit Madras Institute on Wednesday. | Photo credit: Bijoy Ghosh
As the nation grows, attention has focused on physical infrastructure, such as roads, railways, ports and airports. But the approach is now much more in the human and social infrastructure that will be the source of innovation that drives the future of India, said Shivumar Kalyananaraman, CEO or the National Research Foundation of Anusandhan (ANRF).
“Research and innovation are the basis of the future, and it is an initiative of the entire government and all social. The institutes and industries must be associated with us in research and innovation,” he said he goes to the 66th day of the Institute of Iit Madras.
ANRF has a special mandate for public and private institutions and to support moon projects oriented to the mission with ‘directed research and directed innovations,’ said 1993 Iit-M student Batch. “This institution is inspired by institutions worldwide, including NRF and Darpa in the United States,” he added.
“The way from fundamental research to applied research through the Valley of Death Innovation is arduous, but I am delighted to see the innovation ecosystem in Iit Madras. We will do programs to support new deep technology companies and said.
Scientific research
Established under a law of Parliament in 2023, the ANRF aims to sow, grow and promote R&D and promote a culture of research and innovation through universities, schools, research institutions and R&D laboratories of India. ANRF will act as an Apex agency to provide a high -level strategic management of scientific research in the country.
ANRF has been aimed at the catalysis of the private sector to invest more in R & D. The aggregate investment is 0.7 percent of GDP. “If I want to obtain added investment, it is the non -governmental sector that invests much more in R&D and we do not find that in India. We will do our maximum for the aggregate capital of multiple sources and work with them to govern capital.
V Kamakoti, director of Iit Madras, said that IIT-M has exceeded its ambitious objective of presenting a patent per day, ending the financial year 2024-25 with a total of 417 patents, or that 119 are international. “They granted us 206 Indian patents and 14 international patents,” he said. These milestones reflect the dedication of the institute to fosted innovation and the resolution of global challenges through technology, he added.
Iit Madras has exceeded the goal established under the Start Up Shatham initiative formally incubating 104 new companies in fiscal year 2015, he said.
Posted on April 23, 2025