India’s Reform Express Is Being Driven by Technology, Says Dr. Jitendra Singh While Presenting Year-End Achievements of Science & Technology Ministries

• Annual stock-take by Dr. Jitendra Singh, MoS (IC) Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, MoS PMO/DoPT/Atomic Energy/Space, presented on 02 January 2026, framing science-tech-innovation (STI) as the engine of India's governance reform.
• Bundles flagship missions (Gaganyaan, Deep Ocean Mission), enabling programmes (NIDHI, PURSE, VAIBHAV) and translational innovations (CSIR steel-slag roads, Nafithromycin, HANSA-NG) under one policy narrative.
• Examinable for GS-III (Sci-Tech, Economy) and GS-II (Governance); single source touches ~8 distinct schemes/missions UPSC has previously tested.