New Delhi, March 19 -- NITI Aayog organised a national workshop today focused on enhancing India's research and development ecosystem through empowered state-level science and technology councils.

The workshop, titled 'Empowering State S&T Councils: Catalysing Innovation for India's Future,' brought together key stakeholders to address challenges and identify collaborative approaches for strengthening these crucial institutions.

The high-profile event was attended by Dr. V.K. Saraswat, Member, NITI Aayog, Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser, Government of India, Dr. Rajesh Gokhale, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, and S. Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, among other dignitari...