Moneycontrol’s Unusual Suspects: Scaling Green Innovation in India

March 2026

In a recent podcast of the series “Unusual Suspects” hosted by Gaurav Choudhury, Consulting Editor, Moneycontrol, Mirik Gogri joined Prof. Nagaraja Prakasam and Srikrishna Sridhar Murthy to discuss the structural challenges in scaling green innovation in India.

A key theme of the conversation was the translational gap, i.e., the “valley of death” between scientific discovery and commercial deployment. Bridging this gap requires not only funding, but also shared infrastructure, coordinated capital, and stronger industry–research collaboration.

Key discussion points:
• Translational infrastructure is critical since lab innovations often fail to scale without pilot and prototyping facilities.
• Technologies must be competitive, reliable, and safe to drive adoption, especially in the case of emerging green technologies.
• Ecosystem coordination is essential since scaling requires alignment across research, industry, investors, philanthropy, and policy.