Research and Development

October 27, 2026 9:17 PM

PM Modi Highlights India’s ‘Solution at Scale’ Approach, Calls for Domestic Breakthroughs to Address Global Challenges

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for India to lead the world in emerging science and technology, highlighting the country's growing capabilities in nuclear energy, space, artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductors, and its potential to develop solutions to global challenges at scale. Inaugurating the Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, PM Modi emphasised India's ability to develop secure, population-scale solutions, drawi...

October 27, 2026 7:26 PM

True success of science lies in taking innovation from lab to land: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the true success of science is achieved when innovations move beyond laboratories and create a tangible impact in people's lives, asserting that India views science and technology as tools for serving humanity rather than instruments of power or conflict. Addressing the Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave (ESTIC) 2026 in the national capital, the Prime Minister said that while the requirements of various technology-driven sector...

October 15, 2026 7:01 PM

Jitendra Singh Urges Industry to Partner with Researchers to Accelerate Technology Development

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Jitendra Singh, on Thursday, urged industry to partner with researchers from the conception of projects through development, scale-up, and commercialisation to accelerate India’s technological progress. Addressing the third edition of IITK Samanvay 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, he called for greater domestic and international investment in deep technologies and a stronger culture of resea...

October 6, 2026 6:22 PM

Switzerland Sees India as Emerging Global R&D Power, Earmarks CHF 45 Million for Science and Technology Partnership

Swiss President Guy Parmelin on Tuesday described India as a rapidly emerging global research and development power and reaffirmed Switzerland’s commitment to a long-term partnership with India in education, research and innovation. During a bilateral meeting with Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Jitendra Singh, in New Delhi, Parmelin said Switzerland had earmarked an additional CHF 45 million for the science and technology partne...

September 22, 2026 3:11 PM

Focus on scale, resilience, better governance: Sitharaman to India Inc

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday asked Indian industry to focus not just on scale but also on building stronger, more resilient, and better-governed enterprises as the country works towards the goal of Viksit Bharat by 2047. Addressing an AIMA event in New Delhi, Sitharaman said Indian industry needs to build institutions that combine scale with durability, higher quality, better governance and deeper technological capabilities. "India today has the scale of market, the entrepren...