India, Aug. 11 -- The Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) has been conceived as a transformative engine to break down structural barriers, channel resources into pioneering research, and propel India towards global leadership in science and technology for the decades to come

Although, India's research ecosystem has made significant strides in recent decades, it continued to face several structural and systemic challenges that hindered its full potential.

These challenges include uneven research capacity, low Investment in R&D, brain drain & talent retention, weak academia-industry linkages, inadequate interdisciplinary impactful research, quality over quantity challenges, limited focus on mission-oriented research, Siloed and...