India

India’s mandatory shift to E20 petrol has sparked debate over vehicle mileage and engine safety. While car owners express concern, the government defends the rollout as a highly strategic, decades-old national policy modeled after Brazil to slash oil imports and boost rural economies.

Technologies like artificial intelligence, semiconductors, quantum computing, and biotechnology will shape the world over the next few decades, and nations that do not develop these capabilities domestically will remain dependent on others. The PMRC Scheme recognises this gap and tries to bridge it by bringing experienced, world-class researchers back into the Indian system.