India, Oct. 17 -- A Two-day Regional Consultative Meeting on"Ease of Doing Research & Development (R&D) for Accelerating Growth of States/UTs"was organised by NITI Aayog at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati on October 15-16, 2025. The workshop brought together Vice Chancellors, institutional leaders, and representatives from scientific ministries and departments from the northeastern region to deliberate on strengthening India's R&D ecosystem.
Delivering the welcome address, Prof. Devendra Jalihal, Director, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, called for greater collaboration among academia, industry, and government to accelerate the nation's research and development priorities. Prof. Vivek Kumar Singh, Programm...