UGC in India drops mandatory PhD provision for assistant professors to be recruited
Recently Govt. of India announced to establish a National Research Foundation (NRF) as a funding body for research and development (R&D) in the country. The purpose of this is to provide financial support for scientific research across various disciplines, promote collaboration between academia and industry, and foster innovation. It also emphasized on democratizing the funding allocation and research funding landscape in India, enhance the quality and quantity of research output, and encourage the pursuit of cutting-edge research [source: weblink ].