Has India's pursuit of innovation received its greatest shot of adrenaline thanks to the government's Rs 1 lakh crore Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) fund unveiled last week?

The New Indian Express hauled in the data for interrogation only to learn that this isn't a fresh allocation. In fact, some of the sums are being spent or may have already been spent. The official release itself indicates as much.

Moreover, of the Rs 1 lakh crore, it explicitly mentions how Rs 50,000 crore will be mobilized, but remains zip-lipped about the remaining Rs 50,000 crore.

Of the Rs 50,000 crore, Rs 14,000 crore will come from the central government, and the rest is expected from non-governmental sources such as industry, philanthropists and through multiple streams, including the Anusandha

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