Capacity building of mind, alongside skills, essential for India to remain globally relevant: Jitendra Singh

August 26, 2026 4:52 PM

Capacity building of mind, alongside skills, essential for India to remain globally relevant: Jitendra Singh

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences and MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh on Wednesday called for a broader, whole-of-society approach to capacity building, stressing that developing the mindset to continuously learn, adapt and innovate is as important as acquiring technical skills. Addressing a roundtable on capacity building, Singh said the rapid pace of technological and societ...

Cabinet approves CSIR scheme to strengthen science and research with Rs. 2,277 crore outlay

September 25, 2025 9:40 AM

Cabinet approves CSIR scheme to strengthen science and research with Rs. 2,277 crore outlay

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) scheme on “Capacity Building and Human Resource Development” with an allocation of Rs. 2,277.397 crore for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26 under the Fifteenth Finance Commission cycle. The scheme, implemented by CSIR, will cover research and development institutions, national laboratories, Institu...