By Suprita Anupam Edited by Neha Mehrotra Main Facts India’s ambitious ₹1 lakh crore (~$12 billion) Research, Development, and Innovation (RDI) fund, envisioned as a vital engine to supercharge deep-tech entrepreneurship, has run into massive execution roadblocks. Rather than accelerating capital deployment into high-risk, long-gestation sectors—such as DNA-based data storage, drone-defense systems, and advanced space […]

