Chairmanship/Membership of National Level High-Powered Committees/Bodies
Affiliations
- Chairman, Committee to review the functioning of Central Insecticide Board (CIB) and Registration Committee (RC) DPPQ&S, Faridabad – Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (2017)
- Member, National Steering Committee for Scientific Validation and Research on Panghgavya (SVAROP) Programme (2017 – present)
- Chairman, High Powered Expert Committee to chart out a roadmap for future growth and development of Haffkine Bio-Pharmaceutical Corporation Ltd.
- Member, Board of Access Health International (2017 – present)
- Chairman, Formation of Technology Evaluation Committee for Solid & Liquid Waster and Water Supply
- Chairman, Swachh Bharat Committee on Examination of the best technologies concerning sanitation and watter (2014 – present)
- Member, Governing Council, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (2014 – present)
- Chairman, Research Advisory Council, IITBMonash Research Academy, Mumbai (2014 – present)
- Chairman, KPIT Technologies Innovation Council (2013 – present)
- Sr. Advisor, Tata Capital Innovation Fund (2013 – present)
- Member, Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration (2012 – present)
- Chancellor, Institute of Chemical Technology (Deemed University, Mumbai (2010 – present)
- Chairman, Thermax Innovation Council (2008 – present)
- Chairman, Reliance Innovation Council (2007 – present)
- Chairman, Marico Innovation Foundation (2005 – present)
- Chairman, National Innovation Foundation (2000 – present)
- Chancellor, Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (2013 – 2016)
- Chairman, Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar (2010 – 2014)
- Chairman, Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata (2010 – 2014)
- Chairman, Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali (2010 – 2014)
- Chairman, Committee on Reorganisation of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Govt. of India (2005)
- Chairman, Task Force on Recombinant Pharma Sector constituted by the Government of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests, New Delhi (2004)
- Member, Scientific Advisory Council to Prime Minster of India (1988 – 1990, 2004 – 2014)
- Chairman, Expert Committee on ‘A Comprehensive Examination of Drug Regulatory Issues, including the problem of Spurious Drugs’ Government of India (2003)
- Chairman, National Quality Council of India (2002 – 2006)
- Chairman, Scientific Advisory Committee on Hydrocarbons, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (2002 – 2006)
- Chairman, National Auto Fuel Policy, Government of India (2001)
- Chairman, Governing Body, National Institute of Pharmaceuticals Education and Research (2001 – 2005)
- Member, Board of Governors of National Council for Applied Economic Research (2001 – 2006)
- Member, Governing Body, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (2001 – 2006)
- Chairman, Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Research Committee, Government of India (2000)
- Member, Prime Minister’s Knowledge Task Force (2000 – 2002)
- Chairman, High Powered Review Committee to review Regional Engineering Colleges (RECs) (1998)
- Member, Scientific Advisory Committee to the Indian Cabinet (1997 – 1999)
- Member, Technology Development Board (1995 – 2002)
- Chairman, Inquiry Committee for Maharashtra Gas Cracker Complex Accident, Government of India (1990)
- Technical Assessor to one Man Inquiry Commission to Inquire into Bhopal Tragedy, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh (1984)
Board of Directors of Companies
- Invictus Oncology Pvt.Ltd. (2014 – present)
- Vyome Biosciences Pvt.Ltd.(2011 – present) also Chairman
- GenNext Ventures Pvt. Ltd (2010 – present) also Chairman
- Indigene Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (2008 – present)
- KPIT Cummins InfoSystems Ltd. (2008 – present)
- Reliance GeneMedix (2008 – present) also Chairman
- Sakal Papers Ltd. (2008 – present)
- Thermax Limited (2008 – present)
- Reliance Industries Ltd. (2007 – present)
- Tata Motors Ltd. (2007 – present)
- IKP Centre for Technologies in Public Health (ICTPH) (2009 – 2015) also Chairman
- Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (2008 – 2014)
- Piramal Life Sciences Ltd. (2008 – 2013)
- ICICI Knowledge Park (1999 – 2009)
- TDICI Venture Capital Ltd. (1991-94)
International Bodies/Committees
- Member, Advisory Board to the Global Innovation Index, Geneva (2013 – present)
- Member, Michelin Corporate Innovation Board (CIB), France (2013 – present)
- Member, OECD Advisory Group on Innovation for Inclusive Growth (2013 – present)
- Vice-Chairman, Knowledge Economy Network (KEN) International Advisory Board, Slovania (2013 – present)
- Member, Global Agenda Council, World Economic Forum, Switzerland (2013 – present)
- Member, Innovation Review Panel of the Grand Challenges Explorations, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Redmond, USA (2012 – present)
- Member, National Research Foundation, Singapore (2011 – present)
- Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Singapore National Research Foundation (2011 – present)
- Member, World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Emerging Technologies (2009 – present)
- Member, External Research Advisory Board, Microsoft, USA. (2007 – present)
- Consultant, (Inclusive Innovation), World Bank, Washington (2007 – present)
- Member, Advisory Board, World Wide Academy (WIPO), Geneva (1999 – present)
- Member, Development Advisory Committee (IAC), USA/France (2010 – 2014)
- I-20 Global Innovation Leaders, San Francisco, USA (2009)
- Member, Scientific Advisory Board, VTT, Finland (2007-09)
- Member, External Research Advisory Board, Microsoft, USA. (2007 – 2011)
- Member, External Research Advisory Board, Microsoft, India (2007 – 2011)
- Vice Chairman, Commission on Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Public Health, WHO (2004)
- Chairman, CSIR (South Africa) International Review Committee (2003)
- Member of the Committee of Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) in Engineering Science and Technologies (2003)
- One man committee to review WIPO’s World Wide Academy (2003)
- Member, Research Advisory Committee, Department of Chemistry, Imperial College of Science & Technology, UK (2003)
- Member, Consultative Group on Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Working Group on Science Council, World Bank (2002)
- Member, Review of Chemistry Research in UK Universities (2002)
- Advisor, Development Gateway’s Knowledge Economy, World Bank, USA (2002)
- Member, International Commission on Intellectual Property Rights, UK (2001)
- Member, Review Committee, Chemical Engineering Department, University of Cambridge, UK (2001)
- Member, Board of Trustees, Medicine for Malaria Venture, Geneva (2001)
- Chairman, Innovation in Developing World Committee, Third World Academy of Sciences, Trieste (2000)
- Member, Review Committee, Commonwealth Science Council, London (1998)
- Chairman, Standing Committee on Information Technology (WIPO), Geneva (1998)
- Member, CSIR (South Africa) International Review Committee (1997)