These findings come from the new independent World Heritage Outlook, published today by the world authority on nature, the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
India stands as the third-largest destination for imported research and development and boasts the sixth-largest research and development expenditure globally.
The crash killed 42-year-old mother Nancy Lefrançois and her 11-year-old son Loïc Chevalier, who were travelling in a passenger vehicle struck in the collision.