India, Nov. 19 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Ahead of upcoming IISF 2025, Dr Jitendra Singh today launched a "Nationwide Innovation Challenge", open to prospective innovators from all walks of life, with a special call to India's "Gen Z" to lead the way.

The Minister observed that India's journey in the past 11 years has marked a historic leap in science and technology, establishing the nation as a rising DeepTech powerhouse. A video message released today by the Union Minister of Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh made the announcement.

In his message, Dr. Jitendra Singh highlighted that India now hosts over 6,000 DeepTech startups, the bioeconomy has grown 14 times, investment in R&D has doubled, the space sector...