CURRENT **AFFAI****RS 45 **Rs 1 Lakh Crore Research, Development and Innovation Fund: Financing India's Deep-Tech and Technology Commercialisation Category GS Date Data rule Science & Technology, Innovation and Economy GS Paper III 3 September 2026 20+ numerical facts WHY IN NEWS
- At the 30 th Foundation Day of the Technology Development Board on 1 September 2026, the government called for wider awareness of the Rs 1 lakh crore RDI Fund.
- The fund targets the commercialisation gap between research and market-scale deployment.
- The challenge is especially important in deep-tech sectors with long development cycles and high technical risk.