{"id":66322,"date":"2026-04-15T11:41:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=66322"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T08:56:16","slug":"anusandhan-national-research-foundation-anrf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/anusandhan-national-research-foundation-anrf\/","title":{"rendered":"Anusandhan National Research Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Anusandhan National Research Foundation Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science &amp; Technology informed that the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) is developing AI-based platform \u2018SARAL AI\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Anusandhan National Research Foundation<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">established <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">through the <\/span><b>Anusandhan National Research Foundation Act, 2023.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is functioning under the <\/span><b>Department of Science &amp; Technology (DST).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Science and Engineering Research Board<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (SERB) has been merged into ANRF.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Objective:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To seed, grow, and promote R&amp;D, and foster a research and innovation culture across universities, colleges, research institutions, and R&amp;D labs in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It acts as an <\/span><b>apex body<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to provide <\/span><b>high-level strategic direction of scientific research<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the country as per recommendations of the <\/span><b>National Education Policy.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Funding Target: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It aims to mobilise funds <\/span><b>amounting to \u20b950,000 crore during 2023\u201328<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through multiple streams including the ANRF Fund,\u00a0 Innovation Fund, Science and Engineering Research Fund, and Special Purpose Funds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ANRF <\/span><b>forges collaborations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> among the industry, academia, research institutions and government departments.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>What is SARAL AI?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>AI-based platform<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Objective:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To convert <\/span><b>complex technology and research<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> work into <\/span><b>simple language<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> social media content, including podcasts and <\/span><b>short videos in 18 Indian languages<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, enabling wider dissemination of scientific knowledge across the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2251627&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anusandhan National Research Foundation was established through the Anusandhan National Research Foundation Act, 2023. 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