The need for more transparent, comprehensive, and practical guidelines for carrying out quality research has been recognized time and again in the Indian scientific ecosystem. To address this lacuna, the University Grants Commission (UGC) recently released a document titled “Good Academic Research Practices (GARP)”, which lists best practices for researchers and institutions to maintain excellent standards of ethical research.
A recent breakthrough in China, where a diabetic woman regained insulin production through a stem cell transplant, highlights India’s urgent need to reflect on its own human stem cell research. Despite global advances, India lags behind in innovation and infrastructure. A nationwide survey now seeks to uncover why—and how to fix it.
In this conversation, Srikanta K Rath, Chief Scientist & Professor at Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) and Head, Division of Toxicology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI), Lucknow, shares insights into the field of regulatory toxicology, its implementation from research to risk management, related key issues, and the role of researchers/scientists.
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A moderated discussion with leading researchers on ethical practices in academic research. The topics covered include purity of data, publication ethics and plagiarism. This discussion is broadly based on the “National Policy on Academic Ethics", a document that was issued by the office of the Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to Government of India in the year 2019.