PARLIAMENT QUESTION: RESEARCH AND PROJECTS UNDER ANRF
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: RESEARCH AND PROJECTS UNDER ANRF
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired the first meeting of the Governing Board of Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) on 10th September, 2024. The meeting focussed on discussion about India’s Science and Technology landscape and redesigning of research and development programmes. The board discussed several areas of strategic interventions of ANRF which include India’s international status in important sectors, aligning R&D with national priorities, promoting inclusive growth, capacity building, driving scientific advances and innovation ecosystem, as well as bridging the gap between academic research and industrial applications. The major programs initiated by ANRF since its inceptions are given below: –
The details of the grants awarded in high-impact areas are given below:
Sr. No.
Project Title
Institute Name
Total Cost
(₹ in Crore)
1
Development and Demonstration of Materials and Fabrication Technologies for Tropical Batteries
International Advanced Research Centre For Powder Metallurgy And New Materials (Arci), Hyderabad
68.38
2
Te-MobiX: Safe and Degradation-controlled Batteries with Efficient Charging for Tropical e-Mobility Excellence
Indian Institute Of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi
47.77
3
Grid Readiness for EV: Enablers and Technological developments (GREET)
Indian Institute Of Technology Kanpur
47.45
4
Empowering Research in Indigenous Development of EV Sub-systems (E-RIDES)
Indian Institute Of Technology Bombay
56.56
5
Development of high-power Grid-friendly Conductive and Static Wireless Chargers for Electric Vehicles
Indian Institute Of Technology Kharagpur
18.37
6
Rare Earth Magnet-Free Axial Flux Synchronous, Radial Flux Switched Reluctance Motor and their Controllers for EV Applications
National Institute Of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal
7.76
7
Development of wide-bandgap semiconductors based highly efficient power electronics systems for Electric Vehicle
CSIR – Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute(CSIR-Ceeri), Pilani
18.41
The Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), recently operationalised, is aimed at strengthening the national research and innovation ecosystem by promoting collaboration among academia, industry and government, and by supporting high-impact research and innovation initiatives. The Foundation has also initiated several mission-mode programmes, including Drones, Water, 6G and Leapfrog Demonstrators, to promote high-impact, solution-oriented and translational research in priority technology areas, with the approval of the Executive Committee of ANRF.
This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent charge) for the Ministry of Science and Technology & Earth Sciences Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.