Tag: Science & Innovation Council
6th June 2013
New Delhi, India
Health and disease was one of the major areas identified for collaboration between the UK and India at the Indo-UK Science & Innovation Council last year, and it’s been a regular topic on this blog ever since. Here’s Himangi Bhardwaj, our Health Adviser in New Delhi, bringing the latest news on Indo-UK Health… 19th May […]
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14th January 2013
New Delhi, India
For my first day back at work in New Year I had the pleasure of welcoming UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser Professor Sir John Beddington (@uksciencechief) back to India. He was in Kolkata to speak at the inauguration of the 100th annual Indian Science Congress. Founded in 1914, in Kolkata, the Congress was the initiative […]
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2nd January 2013
New Delhi, India
You had the SINners best bits of 2012 and so we thought at the start of this new year it would be a good time to have a look at what the SIN India team are getting excited about in 2013. Events and projects ranging from environmental issues to bioenergy to creative economy are going […]
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7th November 2012
New Delhi, India
From our survey back in June, we know many of you have a strong interest in the finding out about UK-India funding opportunities. So, thought we would write a special ‘Spotlight On’ blog to tell you about the current open calls. Hot off the press, last week the UK’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council […]
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22nd October 2012
New Delhi, India
Now entering its second year the Chevening Rolls-Royce Science and Innovation Leadership Programme (CRISP) is open for applications for the academic year 2013. This 11 week programme aimed at high-flying mid-career scientists and innovators is held at the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford. It offers lectures, workshops, debates and meetings with high-profile […]
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12th October 2012
New Delhi, India
The Science and Innovation Network (SIN) in India have been very busy recently with a host of events involving topics ranging from creative economies to frugal innovation. Mark Sinclair, head of the SIN India team, was in the UK at the launch of ‘Our Frugal Future’; a report that explores the policies, institutions and industries […]
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7th September 2012
Bangalore, India
Ever since I worked in Knowledge Management for Mahindra Satyam I have been fascinated by how research ideas become products on the shelf. Looking at examples of university spinouts or SMEs one realises that most success in the product space is due to hard work, access to the right ecosystems, funding, and technology networks to […]
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18th July 2012
New Delhi, India
Science and Innovation history in India dates back to the Stone Age and continues to flourish today passing through generations of scientists. From Aryabhatta to C V Raman to the new brigade of scientists; the outlook of science has constantly changed to align itself with the ever changing domestic and global environment. Governments, businesses, civil society […]
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27th June 2012
New Delhi, India
In the company of some of the India’s top crop scientists, I got an opportunity to interact with their counterparts as well as visit the UK’s best agricultural/plant research institutes last month.
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30th May 2012
Bangalore, India
It was very cold and rainy in Cambridge, but the warm welcome we received lifted our spirits! I led a group of academics and entrepreneurs to Cambridge 16 to 20 April to understand the well-known Cambridge Phenomenon first hand, and explore ways to link this great City to the Technology City in India, Bangalore. Both […]
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