The Department of Science and Technology (DST), within the Ministry of Science and Technology in India has played an instrumental role in helping the country meet its target of 175GW of renewable energy by 2022 and clean energy storage. This article explores the opportunities and challenges ahead of the energy storage sector and DST initiatives aimed at advancing energy storage in the country.

In the academic forefront, India has been striving meticulously towards development of efficient energy storage systems, particularly batteries. Initiatives by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology(C-MET), Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR),CSIR - Central Electro Chemical Research Institute(CSIR-CECRI), Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISERs), Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) and National Institute of Technology (NITs) have been in the limelight.

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