Science, Discovery, Tech and Environment · 13 January 2026
NITI Aayog and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham workshop advances R&D integration in state institutions
Exam-focused facts from the 13 January 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- NITI Aayog convened a two-day national workshop titled "Sustaining Innovation: Embedding R&D in State Institutions" at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore.
- The workshop was organised in collaboration with Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and the Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology.
- Tamil Nadu is currently at the forefront of patent filings in India, with nearly 5,000 to 6,000 applications filed annually.
- Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR) signed an MoU to facilitate collaboration on research and science-and-technology-related initiatives.