INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH IN INDIA

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH IN INDIA: R&D refers to range of activities from invention and innovation to product/process development, up gradation, modification, absorption of acquired technology, within the framework of technology management.
The development of science and technology has been receiving continuing attention of government at the highest level in India. However, this development has been based more on science the technology. On the industrial scene, the Indian industry accounting for almost one-third of total production, has been generally operating under controlled and regulated economy, in other words, assured markets. The industry did not generally realize the real need for international competitiveness in most of the sectors. It, therefore, did not give adequate attention and also did not make adequate investments in technology. Indian companies have been able to develop and produce products for internationally competitive markets. Tata Automobiles, Amul Food, certain drugs and chemicals produced by some firms are some examples where Indian companies have excelled. Similarly some of the R&D institutions have developed and commercialized technologies in areas such as drugs and pharmaceuticals, chemicals, food technology, computer software etc.
At present there are nearly 1300 in-house R&D units having valid recognition from the Departments of Scientific & Industrial Research. A sector-wise break up of these industrial R&D units is given below:
Chemical & Allied Industries 350
Electrical & Electronics Industries 350
Mechanical Industries 225
Processing Industries 300
Agro industries and others 75
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Total 1300
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Directory of Selected research establishments in India:
1. Aeronautical Development Establishment, Bangalore.
2. Agricultural Tools Research centre, Gujarat.
3. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
4. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre , Bombay
5. Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited, New Delhi
6. Birla Institute of Technology and science, Pilani
7. Cancer Research Institute, Maharastra
8. Central Avian Research Institute, Uttar Pradesh
9. Central Drug Research Institute, Uttar Pradesh
10. Central Food Technological Research institute, My sore
11. Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin
12. Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai
13. Central Mining Research station, Dhanbad
14. Central tobacco research Institute, Andhra Pradesh
15. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. New Delhi
16. Department of ocean development, New Delhi
17. Department of Atomic Energy, Andhra Pradesh
18. Defense Research and Development Organization, New Delhi
19. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore
20. Hindustan Lever Research Centre, Bombay
21. Hindustan Cables Limited, Hyderabad
22. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
23. Indian Space research Organization, Bangalore
24. ISRO Satellite Station Bangalore
25. National Aeronautical Laboratory, Bangalore
26. National Diary Research Institute, Haryana
27. National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi
28. National institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad
29. Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
30. Regional Research Laboratory, Bhubeneswar, Hyderabad, Trivandrum
31. Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh
32. Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore.
33. Tea Research Association, Assam
34. Volta’s Limited Agro-Industrial Product Division, Bombay
35. Zoological Survey of India Eastern Regional Station, Meghalaya