India, May 1 -- image credit- pib

In a significant move to accelerate the transformation of India's research ecosystem, the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) and the Wadhwani Foundation exchanged a landmark "Letter of Intent" in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Science and Technology Minister, Dr Jitendra Singh and Union Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan.

The partnership signals a first-of-its-kind collaboration between a government-backed apex research institution and a philanthropic private foundation, aimed at co-funding and scaling up research that can drive tangible societal impact. The agreement is also the inaugural step in ANRF's strategy to foster expansive public-private partnerships across...