Author name: Ananta Kar

The factory floors of Pune hum with activity, but something fundamental has changed. Where petrochemicals once dominated production lines, agricultural waste now feeds bioreactors producing biodegradable plastics. In Gujarat, ethanol distilled from crop residues powers vehicles that once guzzled imported petroleum. These aren’t isolated experiments—they’re harbingers of India’s industrial metamorphosis. For decades, the narrative suggested

A cancer patient in Mumbai forgoes treatment because a single dose costs more than her family’s annual income. An autoimmune disorder sufferer in rural Bihar watches his condition deteriorate, unable to access biologics available just 200 kilometres away in Patna. These aren’t hypothetical scenarios—they’re daily realities in a nation where cutting-edge medicine exists yet remains