Ministry of Science & Technology

April 25, 2026 2:03 PM

India’s bio-economy projected to touch $1 trillion by 2047: Minister

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said that India’s bio-economy is projected to grow to $1 trillion by 2047, emerging as one of the top three global bio-economies. The twenty-first century will be "India’s century" driven by a biology-led economy, the minister told an international conference at IIT Roorkee. India is advancing towards full-spectrum technological capability “from gene to qubit, from ocean depths to outer space,” supported by policy reforms, strong institutional framework...

May 5, 2025 3:41 PM

CSIR-IIIM Jammu–mentored student makes history with solar mech engine, wins global HonorsGradU scholarship

Japteg Singh Bamrah, a Class 12 student from Dalhousie Public School in Himachal Pradesh, has been awarded the prestigious HonorsGradU 2025 scholarship for his invention — the Solar Mech Engine. Japteg received the coveted “Build a Better Future” award, which includes a $10,000 scholarship for his undergraduate studies in the United States. In addition, he was granted $5,000 to further develop and scale his innovative project. According to the Ministry of Science & Technology, Japteg...

April 25, 2025 3:02 PM

CSIR-IMMT signs strategic agreements with Russian institutions to advance critical mineral technologies

In a major push towards strengthening global partnerships in critical mineral research, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (CSIR-IMMT), under the Ministry of Science & Technology, has signed two Joint Declarations of Intent (JDIs) with leading Russian institutions. The strategic agreements were signed with the State Research and Design Institute of the Rare Metal Industry (JSC Giredmet), affiliated with the Russian State Atom...