Over a period of time, India has successfully achieved a great deal of growth thanks to the science and technological advancements.
India has achieved a lot of development in the fields of Research and Development, higher education, space science, agricultural science, information and communication technologies, infrastructure, medical science and technology and many engineering fields such as electrical, electronic, software, chemical, civil etc. India has a firm scientific and technological foundation that can be seen in the form of research laboratories, academic institutions, medical facilities etc. infact, India ranks third among the most attractive investment destinations for technology in the world. India is among the top countries in the world in the field of scientific research, placed as one of the top five nations in the world for space exploration. India ranked 6 in the world on scientific publications and 10 on patents.
India Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched space technology. ISRO has planned 36 missions including satellites and other launch vehicles. India's space business is said to witness a tremendous amount of growth in the next five years. India is working towards establishing itself as a leader in the field of industrialisation and technological development. Significant developments in the nuclear energy sector are also to be noted. Moreover, nanotechnology is expected to transform India’s pharmaceutical industry. The agriculture sector is also likely to undergo a major revamp with the government investing heavily for a technology-driven Green Revolution. Indian technologies and companies are as competent as in other parts of the world. The Indian government has also made considerable investment in the field of research and development to encourage the furtherance of Indian economy. There are many organizations such as Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI), Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), National Institute of Electronics Information Technology (NIELIT), Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Central Drug Research Institute etc. that have been esstabilished to ensure the advancement of science and technology in India.
As India emerges as one of the world’s largest economies, it is necessary for it to gradually move from being a net consumer of knowledge to becoming a net producer. Its historical contributions to science have been immensely regarded, ranging from mathematics – the first use of zero – as revealed in the Bakhshali manuscript to contributions by Aryabhata, Brahmagupta to themagnificient contributions made by CV Raman, Srinivasa Ramanujan in the last century.