India, March 31 -- What are your strategic priorities for CSIR in 2025, particularly in the realms of life sciences research? Are you considering partnerships with other countries to promote scientific research?

In 2025, CSIR's strategic priorities will focus on indigenisation, healthcare innovation, sustainable energy, waste-to-wealth solutions, and bio-based economic growth. Efforts in healthcare include developing an indigenous paracetamol process line and commercialising a sickle cell anaemia diagnostic kit. In energy, CSIR is advancing hydrogen storage technologies and carbon fibre composites. Waste-to wealth innovations will see wider implementation of eco-friendly construction, road laying and road repair materials, biodegradable ...