• GoI launched Accelerate Vigyan to strengthen the scientific research mechanism. The new scheme was launched by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB).
• The scheme aims to provide a single platform for research internships, capacity building programs, and workshops across the country.

Accelerate Vigyan:

• The main objective of the Accelerate Vigyan scheme is to give more thrust on encouraging high-end scientific research and preparing scientific manpower, which can lead to research careers and knowledge-based economy. 
• It aims to recognize that all research has its base as the development of quality and well-trained researchers.
• AV will initiate and strengthen mechanisms to identify research potential, training, mentoring, and hands-on workshop on a national scale.
• The AV plans to work on a mission mode with respect to its component dealing with consolidation/aggregation of all major scientific events in the country.
• Also, an Inter-Ministerial Overseeing Committee (IMOC) that involves all the scientific ministries/departments and a few others has been constituted for the purpose of supporting SERB in implementing the AV scheme in a successful manner.