Answer: Ministry of Defence
Notes: Innovations for Defence Excellence - Defence Innovation Organisation (iDEX-DIO) signed an MoU with EdCIL (India) Limited on 9th September 2025 in New Delhi. The collaboration is under the new ASPIRE (Accelerating Strategic Progress in Research and Education) programme. The objective is to link defence expertise with emerging ed-tech solutions and extend iDEX’s innovation model to the civilian sector.iDEX is the flagship initiative of the Ministry of Defence, launched in 2018 by Government of India. EdCIL is a Mini Ratna Category-I Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under Ministry of Education with expertise in ed-tech and consultancy.
