A toast to the Indian decade of innovation February 18, 2021, 3:55 PM IST Dr Jenice Jean Goveas is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the DST-Centre for Policy Research, IISc Bangalore, hosted at the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India. She is also a part of the STIP 2020 secretariat. Dr Suryesh K Namdeo is the Programme Officer for DST Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Fellowship Programme, DST Center for Policy Research, IISc Bangalore. LESS... MORE A walk down the memory lane back to the start of the decade when 2010-2020 was declared as the “Decade of Innovation” flashes images of drastic changes in India’s political, social, and scientific landscape. However, for a land that has Innovation at the heart of its culture right from the Indus Valley civilization, the string that ties together several government policies and agencies is the increased emphasis on innovation. The past few years have been no less than a roller coaster ride for India’s innovation ecosystem.