The global nutraceutical market, valued at $400 billion, represents a convergence of food, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology. Despite India's rich traditional knowledge and natural advantages, it currently holds less than 2% of the global market share, partly due to unclear industry classification within government ministries. To address this untapped potential, India's...
India to Promote Research on Traditional Medicines
With increasing demand for traditional medicines in the domestic and global market, India's federal Ministry of Ayush (f0r alternative medicines) and the country's premier research agency, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), signed a Memorandum of Understanding to boost prospects of Indian herbal products in the global market. Under...
India's Scientists Create Artificial Leaf that Produces Energy
Scientists at state-owned National Chemical Laboratory in Pune, a city 90 miles east of Mumbai, India, have developed an artificial leaf that generates hydrogen. The device consists of semiconductors stacked in a manner to simulate the natural leaf system. When light strikes the semiconductors, electrons move in one direction, and...