Why Indian CSR must back think tanks to realise Aatmanirbhar BharatIndia's CSR regime, a significant source of social funding, has primarily focused on education, health, and rural development. However, it ...
14 Sep, 2025, 07.34 PM IST
Third regional consultation on Ease of Doing R&D concludes at IIT Jammu with strategic roadmap for reformThe third regional consultation on Ease of Doing R&D, hosted by IIT Jammu in partnership with NITI Aayog, brought together key stakeholders...
16 Jul, 2025, 12.36 PM IST
How an increase in R&D spending can boost the small business ecosystemIndia lags other major economies in R&D spends. Experts believe that a reset in this space is essential to elevate innovation to new benchm...
23 Jun, 2025, 11.22 AM IST
The innovation paradox: Economic Survey reveals why India’s booming patents aren’t enoughThe Economic Survey 2024-25 highlights a significant rise in patent filings and innovation rankings while pointing out India’s low R&D inve...
31 Jan, 2025, 06.24 PM IST
India's R&D investment lags behind global peers, private sector involvement low: Economic SurveyThe Economic Survey 2023-24 highlights India's progress in R&D, noting a significant increase in patents and improved global rankings. Howe...
22 Jul, 2024, 04.11 PM IST
Budget FY25: Pharmaceuticals sector needs a major boost with increased focus on R&D and innovationThe Union Budget 2024-2025, pivotal for India's Amrit Kaal vision, aims to foster economic growth and inclusive development. The budget is ...
20 Jul, 2024, 01.29 PM IST
India’s R&D spends amongst the lowest in the world: NITI Aayog studyIndia’s spending on research and development (R&D) is among the lowest in the world, per a study conducted by government think-tank NITI Aa...
21 Jul, 2022, 01.53 PM IST
Unlocking potential: India and its innovation journeyWhile India has made considerable progress in terms of start-ups and producing unicorns, Ministry of Science and Technology data shows that...
24 Jun, 2022, 12.20 AM IST
Nearly 0.7 pc of GDP spent on R&D, strengthening of S&T infra from 2014-15 to 2018-19: GovtIn a written response to a question in Rajya Sabha, Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said the Gross Expenditure on Research a...
10 Aug, 2021, 08.33 PM IST
India likely to post current account surplus after 17 years: Economic SurveyHowever, reversing this trend, current account balance turned into surplus (0.1 per cent of GDP) in fourth quarter 2019-20 on the back of, ...
29 Jan, 2021, 08.45 PM IST
Economic Survey: India needs to up its gross expenditure on R&D from 0.7% to 2% of GDPThe survey mentioned that the tax incentive structure introduced earlier to boost R&D did not generate the expected level of private partic...
29 Jan, 2021, 03.23 PM IST
- State spend on science research stagnant: Biocon chief
Bengaluru, June 25 (IANS) Biotechnology major Biocon's Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on Monday lamented that the state's spend on science...
25 Jun, 2018, 10.37 PM IST
India's R&D spend stagnant for 20 years at 0.7% of GDPThe country needs to redouble its efforts to make improvements in science and R&D, said the Economic Survey 2017-18, tabled in Parliament b...
29 Jan, 2018, 06.50 PM IST
Economic Survey: How India can become a global science & technology leaderThe Survey has hailed innovations in science and technology a key driver of economic performance, suggesting a string of ideas to help reca...
29 Jan, 2018, 03.27 PM IST
Create jobs with a social objective: Soumitra Dutta, Founding Dean, Cornell SC Johnson College"The only way to create jobs is to have a social objective at the same time and create the required jobs", said Dutta.
10 Oct, 2017, 12.08 AM IST
India trails China in R&D spend and innovation capacity: Economic Survey 2014The pre-Budget document also said India's innovation capacity is also lower than that of the other BRICS nations, except Russia.
09 Jul, 2014, 04.34 PM IST
Expand IP regime, research and development fund to boost manufacturing, says DIPPDIPP has suggested a seven pronged approach to expand India’s intellectual property regime and research and development framework.
28 Mar, 2014, 05.34 AM IST