Can Budget revive India’s dull R&D landscape?
Economic Survey says India’s R&D investment as a percentage of GDP stands at 0.64% vis-à-vis China’s 2.41%, the US’ 3.47% and Israel’s 5.71%.
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Budget 2024: Govt to provide corpus worth ₹1 lakh cr with 50-year interest-free loan for R&D
The government is also planning to launch a new scheme for strengthening deep-tech technologies for defence purposes.
Budget 2023: A Common Pool Of Science Infra To Spur R&D
Move will help research institutes access funds to procure expensive equipment for R&D activities.
India's R&D expenditure is one of the lowest in the world: NITI Aayog
India's gross expenditure on R&D as a percentage of GDP has been lower than Brazil and South Africa.
Bengaluru aims for top spot in product development
The city has witnessed the highest adoption rate of risk-taking startups experimenting in advanced technologies like AI, data analytics, and IoT.
Technology and India’s quest for Great Power status
Historically, the ambition to become a Great Power has gone hand-in-hand with technological prowess. Can Indian innovation catch up?
Fighting the single-use plastics menace the IOC way
How Indian Oil Corporation, the second-largest producer of plastic in India, is converting single-use plastics into value-added products for a host of industries.
Businesses in India tapping AI to improve cybersecurity
Organisations are increasingly counting on artificial intelligence to help cybersecurity analysts, who cannot cope with automated, machine-speed attacks, says a new report.
‘Manufacturers expect faster growth rate’
Key factors driving this confidence include strong public sector-driven infrastructure development, easing out of business and regulatory processes, and opening up of FDI in several sectors.
