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C-CAMP gets ₹500 crore under the Centre's RDI Fund for deeptech start-ups
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C-CAMP gets ₹500 crore under the Centre's RDI Fund for deeptech start-ups
C-CAMP has secured ₹500 crore under the RDI Fund to back deeptech start-ups.
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Bengaluru-based C-CAMP has received a funding commitment of ₹500 crore under the Centre's Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund to support deeptech start-ups.
The Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), the apex body for research funding, was created by an Act of Parliament in 2023.
Sources: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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- RDI Fund
- C-CAMP
- ANRF
- deeptech
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How the exam will ask it
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- RDI Fund, C-CAMP, ANRF, deeptech
Mains
Use as an example in GA answers (GS-III: Science and Technology; innovation funding).
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The Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), the apex body for research funding, was established by an Act of Parliament in which year?
- 2019
- 2021
- 2023
- 2024
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Answer: C — The correct answer is 2023. The ANRF Act, 2023 created the Foundation, which subsumed the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB).
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