Csp working paper series
Research Articles
Pharmaceutical manufacturing capacities in the post-pandemic era: sustainable industrial policies and practices
Dayama, A . and Patil, R. (2022). Pharmaceutical manufacturing capacities in the post-pandemic era: sustainable industrial policies and practices. IISc-CSP, Bangalore. 02C/01/2022. https://csp.iisc.ac.in/02C-01-2022. pp. 01-04
As the COVID-19 pandemic diffuses beyond borders, national governments are on mission mode to support stretched health systems and implement redistributive policies. As all of us are facing this hard-hitting planetary disaster, we must address it collectively. However, the nationalism wave is soaring globally. The pandemic emerged as the biggest crisis humanity has ever faced after the World Wars. We need to anticipate and address its after-effects carefully. Now, would we care to step together for post-pandemic recovery? Though the nature of the world after the pandemic remains to be fully understood, we explore the policy options that we can latch on to through the pandemic lessons.
Reverse pharmacology for Ayurveda-based modern medicines
Dayama, A. and Patil, R. (2022). Reverse pharmacology for Ayurveda-based modern medicines. IISc-CSP, Bangalore. 01C/01/2022. https://csp.iisc.ac.in/01C-01-2022. pp. 01-05
Traditional medicines emerged as a boon for the populations with strong socio-cultural and historical influences or in the absence of alternative or complementary therapies. Ayurveda, an Indian system of medicine, built remarkable knowledge over the practice of several thousands of years. This gold mine of clinical observations is attracting global pharmaceutical corporations to fuel their investigational drug pipelines. What’s good in this for the modern medicines, the system of Ayurveda, and public health? Let’s find out.
Governance requirements of an exchange platform – Literature Review
Verma, A. and Gurtoo, A. (2021). Governance requirements of an exchange platform – Literature Review. IISc-CSP, Bangalore. https://csp.iisc.ac.in/08B-12-2021. 08B/12/2021. pp. 01-17.
Evaluating global data policies around non-personal data
Verma, A. and Gurtoo, A. (2021). Evaluating global data policies around non-personal data. IISc-CSP, Bangalore. 09B/10/2021. https://csp.iisc.ac.in/09B-10-2021. pp. 01-27.
Policy Review: Humanure Application in Agriculture: Emerging Policy Concerns and Recommendations
Girija R - Research Scholar, Divecha Centre for Climate Change, IISc; Working Paper 01A/12/2019, pp. 01-07
This Policy brief highlights the challenges in agriculture and provides recommendations with respect to the identified problem – hurdles in reusing humanure in agriculture. It presents evidence and experience, through research results and findings from the field on application of human excreta-based soil inputs in agriculture in order to make informed decisions.
Policy Review: National Design Policy of India, 2007 and Science, Technology and Innovation Policy of India, 2013
Kumari M C - Research Scholar, Centre for Product Design & Manufacturing, IISc; Working Paper 06A/10/2019, pp. 01-11
The word design is used to refer to design solutions, design activity, design stage, and the domain itself. It is used as a noun and a verb. “Design is to design a design to produce a design.”– is a line often used to show the shifts of its meaning. Design cuts across various domains, while materialising as products, processes, and services. Heskett categories design…
Policy Review: The Winds of Change in India’s Wind Sector - Guidelines for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding for Procurement of Power from Grid-Connected Large Wind Power Projects
Anasuya Gangopadhyay - Research Scholar, Divecha Centre for Climate Change, IISc; Working Paper 05A/10/2019, pp. 01-07
The policy titled ‘Guidelines for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding for Procurement of Power from Grid-Connected Large Wind Power Projects’ was released on 7 December 2017. In India, till the year 2017, wind power was promoted through various tax benefits, incentives [like Accelerated Depreciation (AD) and Generation Based Incentives (GBI)] and preferential…