India Graphene Engineering And Innovation Centre (IGEIC) Launched:
The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) launched the India Graphene Engineering and Innovation Centre (IGEIC) under the Graphene Aurora Program (GAP), which was initiated in 2023 to foster the graphene technology ecosystem.
- Located in Trivandrum, Kerala, IGEIC is a non-profit that aims to bridge the gap between R&D and commercialization, providing support to startups and industry.
- This follows the earlier launch of India’s first graphene centre, the India Innovation Centre for Graphene (IICG) in Kerala.