Why investing in green technology is a strategic imperative for India—and how the RDI fund can help
Besides, there are India-specific challenges that global R&D will not prioritize. For example, battery performance in extreme heat and solar degradation due to dust and humidity. If India doesn’t fund these, it can’t lead the clean energy revolution. In addition, clean-tech R&D technologies such as magnets and advanced materials feed directly into defence and strategic autonomy efforts, which strengthens their case by the fund’s own “strategic sectors” definition.
