India, Aug. 22 -- The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government ofIndiaand Springer Nature, a global leader in research publishing, have announced a strategic collaboration to increase awareness of the importance of research integrity, open access and other scholarly publishing practices acrossIndia'sTier 2 and Tier 3 academic institutions.

The partnership will drive theRISE-UTTHANinitiative - a structured academic engagement programme designed to equip academia, researchers, and scholars with globally benchmarked tools and knowledge to foster ethical, accessible, and high-impact research practices.

The RISE-UTTHAN initiative will focus on three critical pillars of the academic research lifecycle:

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