Ram Madhav writes | National Research Foundation: Preparing for the new revolution

Not many would have understood the significance of the Narendra Modi government's decision to set up a National Research Foundation (NRF) with the stated aim to "seed, grow and promote research and development (R&D)" and foster a "culture of research and innovation throughout India's universities, colleges, research institutions, and R&D laboratories". With a budgetary support of Rs 50,000 crore over the next five years, it aims to "provide high level strategic direction" to scientific research in the country. Usually, such announcements are dismissed by most citizens as usual governmental activity and viewed with scepticism by those familiar with policy-making. However,…