India, Jan. 8 -- The Department of Science and Technology (DST) will opne the online application portal for the Research, Development, and Innovation (RDI) Fund on 12 January 2026. This phase specifically targets second-level fund managers (SLFMs) who will help distribute the Rs 1 trillion corpus.

Also in response to high interest from financial entities, the government has extended the final submission deadline to 31 January 2026.

The Anusandhan National Research Foundations (ANRF), which serves as the custodian of the fund, revised its implementation schedule to accomodate technical queries from potential applicants. Detailed implementation guidelines and a comprehensive list of answers to stakeholder questions were made available on ...