New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) India is moving decisively toward academia–industry linkages that empower young scholars to imagine, innovate, and engage with emerging industrial sectors, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh, said on Sunday.

Addressing the ninth Convocation of the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), the Minister said that the “i-PhD” program launched by AcSIR in 2023 is a novel academic concept linking imagination and innovation with industry.

The ‘i’ in i-PhD stands not only for industry, but also for imagination and innovation, Minister Singh added.

Every i-PhD scholar is mandated to develop a technology relevant to translational research or startups, making India’s research training directly responsive to

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