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Blueberries from SKUAST's trial plantation in Kashmir. (Express Photo)

Beyond apples: Why blueberries could be Kashmir’s next success story

July 23, 2026 12:27 pm

Successful blueberry trials in Kashmir suggest the high-value fruit could complement apple cultivation by thriving in acidic soils unsuitable for orchards, offering farmers a profitable new crop.

ANRF convergence centres of excellence across research areas

ANRF ropes in IITs, NIT, IIM for research centres across archaeology, AI, rural development

May 21, 2026 9:34 am

The selected Centres of Excellence will include principal investigators and co-investigators from nearly 20 collaborating institutions, including state universities, central universities, IITs, NITs, colleges, private universities, and recognised R&D institutions.

Plans afoot to develop quantum tech-driven network to safeguard India's digital assets, economy: DST secy Abhay Karandikar

November 03, 2025 11:36 am

Prof Abhay Karandikar, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, speaks about the National Quantum Mission and how research in quantum technology is poised to benefit the country.

Abhay Karandikar at Idea Exchange: ‘We need to not only be technologically self-reliant but also develop solutions that are disruptive and game-changing’

March 17, 2025 7:39 am

Abhay Karandikar, Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Science & Technology, is leading efforts to upgrade the quality of scientific research in the country

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To become a global leader in science & tech, India needs to allocate 3-4% of GDP for R&D: Karandikar

June 04, 2024 5:51 am

India’s expenditure on R&D is less than 0.7 per cent of its GDP, way below the global average of 1.8 per cent.

Dr Rajesh Gokhale assumes charge as Secretary of Department of Science and Technology

July 11, 2023 1:08 pm

Gokhale has worked extensively on tuberculosis and is credited to have developed the Long-chain Fatty acyl-AMP ligases (FAAL).

More women are making a career in science. A lot more needs to be done to ease their journeys

August 23, 2022 9:33 am

While the social sciences and humanities still register a larger presence of women researchers, numbers have increased appreciably in the sciences as well. Health sciences is now pegged at 24.5 per cent, natural sciences and agriculture at 22.5 per cent and engineering and technology at 14.5 per cent.