The Technology Development Board (TDB) has closed its call for proposals under the government’s Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) scheme for administrative reasons, its secretary Rajesh Kumar Pathak told ET, denying that a shortage of funds had prompted the move. The board’s RDI application page has been displaying a “Call Closed” message since September 30.In a post on X, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) has said that,