India, Sept. 24 -- The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has cleared the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research's (DSIR/CSIR) new scheme titled "Capacity Building and Human Resource Development" with an outlay of Rs 2,277.40 crore for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26.
Implemented by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the scheme will cover all national R&D institutions, laboratories, universities, and institutes of national importance, offering a platform for young researchers to build careers in science, technology, engineering, medical and mathematical sciences.
The programme is designed to increase the number of researchers per million population, strengthen India's scientific workforc...