BENGALURU: Every second patent granted in India between 2016-2021 is related to green technology and a quarter of the green technology patents are concerning alternative energy production, coinciding with the Centre’s efforts on “enhanced use of green technology for boosting economy and encouraging consumers to use products produced through use of such technology”.
Data from the ministry of commerce and industry shows that more than 91,500 patents were granted between 2016-17 and 2020-21, while the data for 2021-22 was not immediately available. However, going by the trend in the past two years, India is expected to clear at least 25,000 more applications this year.
Separate data from the ministry shows that between 2016-17 and 2021-22 (up to January), 61,186 patents relating to green technologies have been granted. Year-on-year analysis shows that in each of the years except for the current fiscal year for which the total number of patents is unavailable, patents relating to green technologies have accounted for nearly half of all patents granted.
Overall, 61,186 patents related to green technologies have been granted in the said period. Of these, 90% are for technologies concerning waste management and alternative energy production — 38,837 or 63% of them are related to waste
rest of the green technology patents are for energy conservation (2,555), transportation technologies (2,481), nuclear power generation (1,079), agriculture-and-forestry (161), and others (69).
From strategic partnership with Denmark to a national programme that provides production linked incentives to solar PV manufacturers and from push for renewable energy technologies to initiatives by the
department of science and technology
(
), the Centre has initiated a slew of measures to enhance green technologies in the country.
The department of telecommunications too has issued the various directions to the telecom service providers (TSPs) for use of renewable energy technologies. Further, while announcing its commitments at the COP26, India emphasised that climate finance and the transfer of relevant technologies have become even more important for the implementation of climate action by developing countries.
management and more than 16,000 or
While reiterating that there has been significant improvement in the overall patent landscape in India, the
has noted: “India’s ranking in
Index has climbed 35 ranks, from 81st in 2015-16 to 46th in 2021. This is a remarkable progress, but the number of patents granted in India is still a fraction compared to patents granted in China, USA, Japan, and Korea. According to the
World Intellectual Property Organisation
(WIPO), the number of patents granted in China, USA, Japan, Korea stood at 5.30 lakh, 3.52 lakh, 1.79 lakh, 1.35 lakh respectively for 2020,” the recently released Economic Survey reads.
are for alternative energy production.
India on Tuesday reported a single-day rise of 67,597 new coronavirus infections, taking its tally to 4,23,39,611. The death toll also climbed to 5,04,062 with 1,188 fresh fatalities, as per the data updated by the ministry at 8 am today.
active cases, meanwhile, fell below 10 lakh after around 27 days. The active
cases have declined to 9,94,891, comprising 2.35 per cent of the total infections. The national recovery rate improved to 96.46 per cent, the ministry said.
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