New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday spotlighted India's emergence as the world's 6th largest patent filer with over 64,000 patents applied. Addressing the Annual Tech Fest INNOTECH'25 at a Ghaziabad University, the minister drew attention to a surge in patent applications by resident Indian innovators, accounting for nearly 55 percent of total submissions.
Calling the shift "a sharp departure from the earlier trend of innovators depending on foreign institutions for research, mentorship, and project completion, Singh lauded India's remarkable rise in resident patent filings.
He further emphasized that this shift demonstrates the emergence of a "most compatible milieu at home," enabled by sustained policy interven...