India’s Innovation Push Falters with Researchers Denied Timely Funding

India’s innovation push falters with researchers denied timely funding

Months-long delays in the payment of stipends leave researchers struggling to make ends meet.

Career blocks for female scientists put under scrutiny

Talented female scientists are being pushed out of cancer research due to gender discrimination, ageism and an absence...

Vigyan Dhara sparks outrage amid research funding crisis

India’s scientific community is grappling with a growing crisis, as the government’s lofty promises under Prime Minister Narendra Modi appear increasingly disconnected from ground realities. The ambitious Vigyan Dhara program, once promoted as a transformative policy for scientific progress, is now being criticized as a political showpiece with little substance. Budget Cuts Crippling Research Initiatives Under the government’s INSPIRE scheme—an …