SDG 9: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
Institutions: Ministry of Planning
NITI Aayog’s Frontier Tech Hub has released the fourth edition of its Future Front Quarterly Insights series, entitled “Introduction to 2D Materials,” curated in collaboration with IISc Bengaluru. The brief highlights the extraordinary properties of 2D materials, sheets mere atoms thick yet up to 200 times stronger than steel and more conductive than copper. These materials inhabit a frontier bound to transform industries ranging from semiconductors to energy, electronics, and quantum technologies. The insight emphasizes the need for resilient innovation ecosystems, strategic international partnerships, and domestic self-reliance in materials, especially as conventional silicon-based technologies approach their physical limits. It asserts that early investment in this space can yield dividends in the form of IP ownership, energy efficiency, and geopolitical strategic autonomy, whereas delay risks both economic and strategic costs.
Relevant question for policy stakeholders: How can India build integrated ecosystems, spanning academia, startup culture, and industry to translate 2D materials research into industrial-scale innovation and global competitiveness?
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https://niti.gov.in/sites/default/files/2025-09/FTH-Quaterly-Insight-Sep-2025.pdf