Modi Govt Backed Science And Tech Cluster Opened By Telangana IT Minister KTR In Hyderabad Hyderabad's iconic Buddha statue (wikimedia) The first of the four Narendra Modi government-backed Science and Technology Clusters was opened in Hyderabad on Friday, reports Telangana Today. Science and Technology Cluster is an initiative of the Prime Ministerâs Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC) to facilitate nationwide scientific collaboration. Similar centres will be opened in Bengaluru, National Capital Region (NCR)-Delhi and Pune. In Hyderabad, the Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad (RICH) will be leading the Science and Technology Cluster. K Vijay Raghavan, principal scientific adviser (PSA) to Government of India, and KT Rama Rao (KTR), Minister for IT, Industries and Urban Development in Telangana have launched the cluster through a virtual event.