Union Budget 2025 | Rs 20K cr for research, AI, geospatial initiatives to drive R&D, but India needs more, say Industry players

New Delhi: The Rs 20,000-crore allocation to drive research, the expansion of AI and geospatial initiatives and further push to Atal Tinkering Labs are some of the significant steps taken in the Union Budget 2025-26 to strengthen the country’s research & development (R&D) ecosystem, but the country needs more, industry players said.