Investment in science and technology is the basis to growth of any country. During the leadership of Dr T Ramasami (TR) as secretary to Department of Science and Technology, the focus shifted to skill building and today we enjoy the fruits of a much-advanced research and innovation climate in the country. He saved the Tamil Nadu leather industry that was in the brink of a close down and turned it into a sustainable green sector. Under his term, CLRI grew to become a research lab that undertook need oriented research. His views on how India should further its innovation approach…
