New Delhi, April 11 -- NITI Aayog this week released two reports-'Ease of Doing Research & Development in India' and 'Survey Report on Ease of Doing R&D in India'-aimed at strengthening the country's research and innovation ecosystem.

The reports are based on a nine-month exercise involving consultations with over 400 institutional leaders and inputs from more than 850 scientists and researchers across India.

The reports were formally released by Suman Bery, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog, and Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Science & Technology.

Addressing the gathering, Jitendra Singh said the report reflects ground realities and emphasised the need for an enabling, barrier-free research environment...