ForumIAS announcing GS Foundation Program for UPSC CSE 2025-26 from 19 April. Click Here for more information.
ForumIAS Answer Writing Focus Group (AWFG) for Mains 2024 commencing from 24th June 2024. The Entrance Test for the program will be held on 28th April 2024 at 9 AM. To know more about the program visit: https://forumias.com/blog/awfg2024
News: R&D Statistics and Indicators 2019-20 was released. It is based on national S&T survey 2018 conducted by National Science and Technology Management Information (NSTMIS), Department of Science and Technology (DST)
Facts:
- India’s per capita R&D expenditure has increased to PPP $ 47.2 in 2017-18 from PPP $ 29.2 in 2007-08.
- India’s gross expenditure in R&D has tripled between 2008 & 2018.
- India spent 0.7% of its GDP on R&D in 2017-18, while the same among other developing BRICS countries was Brazil 1.3%, Russian Federation 1.1%, China 2.1% and South Africa 0.8%.
- Women participation in extramural R&D projects increased to 24% in 2016-17 from 13% in 2000-01
- Number of researchers per million population in India has increased to 255 in 2017 from 218 in 2015
- India is placed 3rd among countries in scientific publication
- India is ranked at 9th position in terms of Resident Patent Filing activity in the world.
