New Delhi, Feb. 22 -- The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), under the Department of Health Research (DHR), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, organized SANVAD 2026 (Scholars' Assembly for Next-gen Ventures to Advance their Development) from 19th to 21st February 2026 at the ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research (NIMR), New Delhi.

SANVAD is an annual ICMR initiative conceptualised as a rotating national platform, hosted each year by different ICMR institutes to promote sustained engagement with doctoral scholars across the network. By decentralising its organisation, the initiative strengthens institutional collaboration and expands exposure to diverse research ecosystems.

Following the successful conduct of the First ...