New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that NITI Aayog has emerged as a vital pillar in India’s policy-making architecture, fostering cooperative federalism, furthering reforms and boosting ‘Ease of Living.’It serves as a dynamic platform for innovation and long-term strategic thinking across sectors, said Prime Minister as he congratulated Ashok Kumar Lahiri on becoming the Vice Chairman and other full-time members.“The Government has reconstituted the …
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New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) India’s ambitious National Quantum Mission has achieved a major breakthrough, building a 1,000-kilometre secure quantum communication network in less than three years of its launch, Union Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday.Launched in October 2024, the mission had set a target of developing a 2,000-km quantum communication network over eight years.Achieving half that distance in under three years is being seen as a major leap, signalling rapid prog…
Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Union government, on Saturday, inaugurated the two-day Bharat Innovates Deep-Tech Pre-Summit at IIT Bombay, highlighting the importance of deep-tech innovation to India’s technological leadership and global competitiveness. Delivering his inaugural address, Sood, who is the chairperson of the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC), highlighted the role of academic institutions, r…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Strong coordination between science and policymaking is essential to realise the vision of Viksit Bharat, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Indian Government Prof. Ajay K. Sood said on Saturday.He was speaking at the National Science Day Celebration–2026 held at Vigyan Bhawan, where the theme for this year was “Women in Science Catalysing Viksit Bharat.”Prof. Sood said sectors such as aerospace, defense, critical metals, advanced materials and digital communicati…