Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF):
The Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) has launched a tool called SARAL (Simplified and Automated Research Amplification and Learning) to make scientific research more accessible and understandable.
- Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) established under: ANRF Act, 2023, functioning under the Department of Science & Technology (DST).
- The Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) has been merged into ANRF.
- Core objective: To seed, grow, and promote R&D, and foster a research and innovation culture across universities, colleges, research institutions, and R&D labs in India.
- Acts as an apex body providing high-level strategic direction to research, in line with the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020.
- Funding target: ₹50,000 crore for the period 2023–2028, with ~70% expected from private sector contributions.
- Develop an AI Science & Engineering Open India Stack to revolutionize sectors like drug and chemical discovery, aerospace design, advanced materials, climate and weather studies.
- Envisaged as a single-window clearance mechanism for R&D funding in academic and research institutions.
- SARAL uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to generate simplified summaries of complex research papers in the form of videos, podcasts, posters, and presentations for wider outreach.
