India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
As per latest Research & Development Statistics, the Gross Expenditure on Research and Development (GERD) in the country has been consistently increasing over the years and has more than doubled from Rs. 60,196.75 crore in 2010-11 to Rs. 1,27,380.96 crore in 2020-21.
The key sectors and institutions contributing to this increase include: government R&D labs/institutions, public & private sector industries and higher education institutions. In the industrial R&D, the dominant sectors are Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Information Technology, Transportation, Defence Industries and Biotechnology. The share of government spending in total R&D is 63.6% and that of private sectors is 36.4...