More than four years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged to launch an apex National Research Foundation (NRF), the plan is coming to fruition with a bill being readied for debate and adoption in the monsoon session of Parliament. At the inauguration of the 106th session of the Indian Science Congress in 2019, Modi declared that such a far-reaching initiative was imperative in line with the vision of restoring India’s past glory as ‘Vishwa Guru’. The goal is to make India a global leader in research and innovation. The delay is attributed to the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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