SBI Report Seeks Major Priority Sector Lending Reforms to Boost Infrastructure and Green Finance

July 8, 2026 2:11 PM

SBI Report Seeks Major Priority Sector Lending Reforms to Boost Infrastructure and Green Finance

Priority Sector Lending (PSL) guidelines need a comprehensive review to align with India's evolving financing needs and the Viksit Bharat 2047 vision, with greater focus on infrastructure, climate finance, renewable energy and higher lending limits across key sectors, according to an SBI Research report. "Possibly, an opportune time has now come to assess future needs of financial inclusion and priority sector lending and make policy changes needed to ensure access to finance to weaker sectio...

How India’s Biomedical Research Programme is boosting its research ecosystem and transforming public health

October 10, 2025 2:48 PM

How India’s Biomedical Research Programme is boosting its research ecosystem and transforming public health

India has taken a significant leap forward in strengthening its biomedical research ecosystem with the approval by the Union Cabinet of Phase-III of the Biomedical Research Career Programme. The programme, launched in 2008–09, is a flagship Indo-UK initiative aimed at nurturing a robust research environment in biomedical, clinical, and public health sciences. Initially established through the Department of Biotechnology and the Wellcome Trust UK under the DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance, B...