Year in Review: India’s tech sector saw major policy shifts, deep-tech push in 2025

The year 2025 marked an ambitious journey towards technology-driven economic growth with policy initiatives tapping sunrise sectors and building capabilities across research, artificial intelligence (AI), data, and cybersecurity.

Here’s all that happened in the tech world:

Budget signalled pivot to research and innovation

The government operationalised the research, development, and innovation (RDI) scheme with an initial Rs 20,000 crore allocation to the Department of Science and Technology. The RDI Fund, formally launched in November, is designed…