IISF 2019 Programme Guide - 4th Nov - FOR WEB Updated PDF

5– 8 November, 2019
Biswa Bangla Convention Centre

& Science City
Kolkata
Programme Guide
Ministry of Science and Technology

Ministry of Earth Sciences
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Government of India
INDEX
1. Global Indian Scientists & Technocrats Meet (GIST)..................................................................4
2. Overseas Ministers’ & Diplomats’ Conclave.....................................................................................5
3. State S&T Ministers Conclave (SSTMC)................................................................................................6
4. Young Scientists Conference (YSC).......................................................................................................8
5. Students' Science Village................................................................................................................................11
6. North East Students’ Conclave..................................................................................................................13
7. Women Scientists’ & Entrepreneurs’ Conclave............................................................................15
8. National Science Teachers Congress...................................................................................................18
9. Industry Academia Conclave......................................................................................................................19
10. New Age Technology Show.......................................................................................................................21
11. Science & Technology Media Conclave..............................................................................................23
12. World Record Attempts.................................................................................................................................25
13. Face to Face with New Frontiers in Science.................................................................................26
14. Agricultural Scientists’ Meet......................................................................................................................27
15. Health Research Conclave...........................................................................................................................29
16. Students' Engineering Model Competition..................................................................................30
17. Vigyanika – International Science Literature Festival...........................................................31
18. International Science Film Festival of India..................................................................................37
19. National Social Organisations and Institute Meet (NSOIM).............................................42
20. National Start-up Conclave & Expo.....................................................................................................45
21. Assistive Technologies Conclave & Expo for Divyangjan....................................................47
22. Nav Bharat Nirman – Building of the New India......................................................................49
23. Wellness Conclave & Expo..........................................................................................................................50
24. Traditional Crafts & Artisan Meet & Expo........................................................................................53
25. Mega Science, Technology & Industry Expo................................................................................55
26. Cultural Events.....................................................................................................................................................57
27. Outreach Programme....................................................................................................................................59
28. Vigyan Yatra............................................................................................................................................................59
ABOUT IISF
S
cience festivals are vibrant expression of the cultural importance of science
and technology of a nation. It gives scientists, inventors and researchers a
chance to interact closely with students and citizens from all walks of life.
Science festivals offer many different forms of engagement such as, lectures,
dialogues, panel discussions and debates; through hands-on demonstrations,
shows, exhibitions, and workshops; in form of science-related theatre, cafes,
music, and stand-up comedy. The goal of the science festivals is to engage
citizens with science in ways that are inspirational and empowering. Science
festivals are the inspiring celebrations of the fascinating world of science and
technology.
India International Science Festival (IISF) launched in 2015 is a celebration

to promote Science and Technology and demonstrate how science could
lead India towards a developed nation within a short span of time. The aim is
to engage public with science and celebrate the joy of science and show the
ways how Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) provide
us with the solutions to improve our lives. Ministry of Science and Technology
and Ministry of Earth Sciences and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
in association with Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA), has created a unique platform of
India International Science Festival which intends to inspire curiosity and make
learning more rewarding.
The goal of the Science festivity is to help youth, develop 21st century skills, with
a focus on scientific knowledge, creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, and
teamwork. One long-term objective is to encourage students to study and work
in scientific fields. The focus on the myriad faces behind some of the fascinating
discoveries will inject scientific attitude in the masses and will give us the power
to create new possibilities. Once we get young people interested in acquiring
new knowledge, asking questions, and starting the quest for the answers, we
will accomplish our goal. India International Science Festival (IISF) is a science
outreach marathon not a science sprint. We hope this effort will fuel India’s drive
toward becoming Vishwa Guru.
IISF 2019 is being organized by Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry

of Earth Sciences and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in association
with Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA). This year it is being coordinated by Department of
Science and Technology (DST), and the nodal agency is Vigyan Prasar.
Global Indian Scientists & Technocrats Meet
6 November, 2019
Venue: Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, Hall No. 2
Co-ordinators
Dr SK Varshney, DST Dr Gautam Basu, Bose Institute
Ph: +91 11 26961912 Ph: +91 92318 74575
Ms Sulakshana Jain, DST Dr Sanjay Ghosh, Bose Institute
Ph: +91 11 26590582 Ph: +91 98312 96681
Prof YK Gupta, Vijnana Bharati Dr Rajnish Chaturvedi, Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 98688 68457 Ph: +91 94504 18445
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
Time Activities
10.30 – 10.35 Arrival of Guests
Welcome Remarks by Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary,
10.35 – 10.40
Department of Science and Technology (DST), GoI
10.40 – 10.45 Lighting of Lamp by dignitaries
Introduction to Hon’ble guests by Mr. S. K. Varshney, Advisor & Head (IBC),
10.45 – 11.00
DST & Presentation of Mementoes
Remarks by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Hon’ble Minister for Science & Technology
11.00 – 11.10
and Earth Sciences, India
11.10 – 11.15 Vote of Thanks
11.15 – 11.30 Tea Break
Session 1
Theme: Disruptive Technologies & Opportunities of Artificial intelligence & its Applications
Time Activities
Opening Remarks by Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science
11.45 – 12.00
and Technology (DST), GoI
12.00 – 12.15 Remarks by Surinder Rametra, Executive Director, HOV Services Ltd
12.15 – 12.30 Remarks by Dr. Rahul Mhaskar, University of South Florida
12.30 – 12.45 Remarks by Shesh N Rai, University of Louisville
12.45 – 12.55 Discussion and questions
12.55 – 13.00 Concluding Remarks by panelists (~1 min each)
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
Session 2
Theme: Innovative Mechanisms to Connect Indian Diaspora to Contribute in Indian Science
Time Activities
14.00 – 14.15 Opening Remarks by Mr. S. K. Varshney, Advisor & Head (IBC), DST
14.15 – 14.30 Remarks by Shri Jayant Sahasrabuddhe, National Organising Secretary, Vijnana Bharti
14.30 – 14.45 Remarks by Dr. Archana Sharma, CERN , Genava
14.45 – 15.00 Remarks by Dr. Aseem Ansari, St. Jude Children Research Hospital
15.00 – 15.15 Remarks by Dr. Shwetha Vijyakrishnan, University of Glaslow, UK
15.15 – 15.25 Discussion and questions
15.25 – 15.30 Concluding Remarks (~1 min each)
15.30 Tea
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Overseas Ministers and Diplomats Conclave
5 November, 2019
Co-ordinators Dr Somshubhro Bandyopadhyay
Dr SK Varshney, DST Bose Institute
Ph: +91 11 26961912 Ph: +91 90513 74195
Ms Sulakshana Jain, DST Dr Ajit Bikram Datta, Bose Institute
Ph: +91 11 26590582 Ph: +91 89618 36347
Dr Kaushik Biswas, Bose Institute Dr Rupesh Chaturvedi, Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 90071 91031 Ph: +91 99710 1869
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
DAY 1 - 5 November, 2019
Time Activities
02.30 – 02.35 Arrival of Guests
02.35 – 02.40 Welcome Remarks by Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science
and Technology (DST), GoI
02.40 – 02.55 Lighting of Lamp by dignitaries
Remarks by Hon. Mr. Jai Bir Rai, Minister of Education, Bhutan
02.55 – 03.05 Remarks by Mr Maleeh Jamal, Minister of Communications, Science &
technology, Maldives
03.05 – 03.15 Remarks by Dr Khin Maung Aye, Minister of Education, Mynamar
03.15 – 03.25 Remarks by Mr Choi Jong Ho, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Republic of
Korea, India
03.25 – 03.35 Professor Loughhead, Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA), BEIS, UK
03.35 – 03.45 Remarks by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Hon’ble Minister for Science & Technology and
Earth Sciences, India
03.45 – 04.00 Concluding Remarks
04.00 – 04.30 TEA BREAK
04.30 – 04.40 Presentation of Mementoes to Hon’ble guests
04.40 – 05.40 Vote of Thanks by Dr. SK Varshney, Advisor & Head, International Bilateral
Cooperation, DST, India
05.40 Departure of the guests
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States Science & Technology
Ministers’ Conclave (SSTMC)
6 November, 2019
Venue: The Westin, Rajarhat
Co-ordinators
Dr Debapriya Dutta, DST Er Ravinder Gaur, DST
Ph: +91 81305 45765 Ph: +91 98183 85649
Dr Jyotirmoyee Dash, IACS Prof Pramod K Verma, Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 96353 50592 Ph: +91 9826 013067
Sh NP Shukla, Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 98260 13067
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
Time Activities
09.30 – 10.00 Registration
10.00 – 11.00 Inaugural Session
10.00 – 10.15 Arrival of Dignitaries
Welcome address: Prof Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST
10.15 – 10.25
“Expectations from Conclave Deliberations”
Inaugural Address: Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Hon’ble Minister of Science and
10.25 – 10.50
Technology, Earth Sciences & Health and Family Welfare
Release of the compendium on the activities of State S&T Councils and Release of
10.50 – 11.00
DST-Portal on State S&T Programme
11.00 – 11.15 TEA BREAK
Development of STI ecosystem in States/UT’s: Roles of S&T Councils in States/
11: 15 – 12.45
UT’s.: (15 Minutes each)
• Assam S&T Council - Best Practices of S&T councils of North Eastern States
• Punjab S&T Council - Best Practices of S&T councils of Northern States
• Karnataka S&T Council - Best Practices of S&T councils of Southern States
• Gujarat S&T Council - Best Practices of S&T councils of Western States
• Madhya Pradesh S&T Council - Best Practices of S&T councils of Central States
• West Bengal S&T Council - Best Practices of S&T councils of Eastern States
12.45 – 02.45 LUNCH
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Center-State S&T cooperation to address National Priorities (20 minutes each)
• Issues and challenges for Centre-State S&T cooperation by
02.45 – 03.15 Prof Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST
• Role of S&T Councils in National Flagship Programme by
Prof S Agnihotri, Dir, CTARA, IIT Bombay and Chairman, EC, SSTP
Need of mapping of S&T needs and localizing SDG’s - Role can play by S&T Councils
03.15 – 03.45
NITI Aayog
03.45 – 04.00 Discussion
04.00 – 04.15 TEA BREAK
S&T Ministers’ Conclave
(This Conclave will provide an opportunity to S&T Ministers of various States &
Union Territories to express their views on way forward to Strengthen the Center-
State S&T Cooperation specifically through state S&T councils to address the
04.15 – 05.30
state specific issues, national priorities and SDGs).
• Comments by Hon’ble Minister for S&T and ES, EF & CC and HFW (Govt. of
India) and S&T Ministers of various States/UT’s.
• Panel Discussion of S&T Ministers States/UT’s
05.30 – 05.45 Conclave Concluding Remarks Dr Debapriya Dutta, Adviser, DST
Vote of Thanks: Er Ravinder Gaur Scientist & Member Secretary (State S&T
05.45 – 06.00
Programme), Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi
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Young Scientists’ Conference
5-7 November, 2019
Venue: Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, Hall No. 1, 3 & 4
Co-ordinators
Dr Ayan Datta, IACS, DST Dr Jajati K Nayak, VECC, DAE
Ph: +91 98742 95938 Ph: +91 94331 18008
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
DAY – 1
INAUGURATION – Main Auditorium (Hall – 1, BBCC)
Guests – Hon’ble Minister of Science & Technology, GOI
Hon’ble Minister of Science & Technology, WB
Prof. Asutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST,
Dr. M. Rajeevan, Secretary, MoES
Session – 1 10:30 AM – 11:00 Noon
Dr. Sekhar C. Mande, DG, CSIR,
Prof. Vijay Bhatkar, President, VIBHA
Shri. Jayant Sahasrabuddhe, National Organizing Secretary, VIBHA
Welcome Address By Prof. Santanu Bhattacharya,
Director – IACS, Other dignitaries of the 1st academic session
Theme – Scientific Challenges in India and our
11:00 PM – 11:30 PM responsibilities as scientists
Session Chair: Prof. Sekhar C. Mande, DG – CSIR
Scientific Challenges in India
Session – 2 11:30 PM – 12:00 PM
Plenary – I: Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Director, IIT Kanpur
Responsibility as a Scientist
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Plenary – II: Shri. U. Rajababu (Responsibility as a Scientist)
Project Director, Mission Shakti, DRDO
DAY – 2
Poster Session–I: Make in India, Session Chairs:
Bio Diversity, Frontier areas of • Prof. Kamal Panigrahi, IIT
Sciences, Swachh Bharat, Swasth – KGP and Prof. Prashant
Bharat, Digital India, Water Crisis Panigrahi, IISER – Kolkata
and Conservation and Prof. Sudhir Bhadauria.
Session Chairs: • Prof. Ashok Sharma, AIIMS.
• Prof. Sanjib Nag, JU And • Prof. P. P. Chakraborti,
Dr. G. N. Sastry, Director – Former Director, IIT – KGP.
Session – 3 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
NIEST, Jorhat. • Dr. B. P. Mohanty, CIFRI,
• Prof. Pinakpani Chakrabarti, J. Barrackpore
C. Bose Institute and Prof. Vibha • Prof. Debasish Chatterjee,
Tandon, JNU. University of Kalyani
• Prof. Amitava Patra, IACS and
Prof. Swapan Pati, JNCASR
and Dr. V. Subramanian, CLRI –
Chennai
11:00AM – 11:30PM Tea And Snacks
Recent Scientific & Technological Achievements:
Main Auditorium
Rapporteur: Prof. Ayan Datta
Session – 4 11:30AM – 12:30 PM Session Chair: Prof. Vijay Bhatkar
Plenary–III: Prof. Bimal Roy, Chairman, National Statistical
Commission
Plenary–IV: Prof. P.P Chakraborti, Former Director, IIT KGP
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Young Achievers Young Achievers Young Achievers
Session Chairs: Session Chairs: Session Chairs:
• Prof. Satyajit • Dr. Dibyendu •P rof. Pallab
Chakraborty, S. Bag, Joint Banerjee, IIT – KGP
VC, UEM Director, DMSRDE, • Prof. Rabibrata
DRDO Kanpur Mukherjee, IIT – KGP
Y1: Nandini Bhanduri,
Session – 5 12:30PM – 1:30 PM BITS Pilani, Hyd – Y5: Sukhendu Y9: Abhishek Dey, IACS
Campus. Mandal, IISER TVM Y10: Dr. Bikash Jena,
Y2: Neena Gupta, Y6: Vivek IMMT, BBSR
ISI, Kolkata Polshettiwar, TIFR. Y11: Vivek Tiwari,
Y3: Kafeel Siddique, Y7: Rahul Modak, SSCU, IISc.
NIT Raipur. KIIT Bhubaneswar. Y12: Aditya
Y4: Ashok Sharma, Y8: Rahul Banerjee, Bandopadhyay,
AIIMS, Delhi IISER Kolkata IIT – KGP
1:30PM – 2:30PM LUNCH BREAK
Career Options in Industry
HALL A HALL B HALL C
Rapporteur: Rapporteur: Rapporteur:
Prof. Sanjay Tiwari Prof. Ayan Datta Prof. Sachin
Chairman: Chairperson: Mandavgane
• Prof. J. V. • Dr. Deeksha Chairman:
Yakhmi, Former Gupta, ACS India •P
rof. K. P. Ray,
Group Director, Rapporteur: DIAT – Pune
BARC
• Dr. Sumit Ind4: Dr. Partha Ind7: Sukhendu
Session – 6 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Bhaduri, Visiting Pratim Pal, Wiley – Mandal, Kolkata
Professor, VCH Chemistry Ind8: Shri. Sanjay
Northwestern Ind5: Dr. Rajendra Bhattacharya, patient
University Joshi, Chairman, RI Office, Kolkata
Instruments Ind9: Shri. Sailendra
Ind1: Dr. Anubhav Ind6: Dr. Yashwant Kumar Shukla,
Saxena, Pidilite. Dev Panwar, TIFAC, Chairman, State
Ind2: Prof. Sheela New Delhi Electricity Board,
Ramasesha, NIAS. Chhatisgarh
Ind3: Dr. Sourav
Basu, Curadev
Pharma
3:30PM – 4:00PM TEA AND SNACKS
National Scientific Policies: Main Auditorium
Session Chair: Dr. V. K. Saraswat, NITI Aayog.
Panel Discussion & Interactive Session
Dr. Sekhar C. Mande, Director General, CSIR
Session – 7 Dr. Ashutosh Sharma, DST Secretary
Dr. M. Rajeevan, Secretary, MoES
4:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Dr. Renu Swarup, Secretary, DBT
Dr. S. P. Gautam, Fromer VC, Durgavati University & Chairman,
Central Pollution Board
Session – 8 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Poster Session II
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DAY – 3
Technology for Society: Main Auditorium
Chairman: Ashwini Nangia, Director, NCL
9.30 AM – 9.55 AM Plenary–VI: Dr. Muraleedharan, Director, CSIR – CGCRI
Session – 9
9.55 AM – 10.20 AM Plenary–VII: Dr. Ashalatha, Neuro Surgeon
10.20 AM– 10.40 AM Plenary–VIII: Dr. Mahesh W. Kasture, BPCL, Noida
10.40 AM– 11.00 AM Plenary–IX: Dr. Tapas Kundu, Director, CDRI
11:00AM – 11:30AM TEA AND SNACKS
Overseas Education and Research Opportunities:
Main Auditorium
Chairman: Prof. S. Ramasesha, IISc, Dr. Gautam Sutrdhar, NIT
Manipur, S. K. Varshney, DST
(Panel Discussion with Interactive Session)
Embassy 1 Dr. Michael Feiner, German Embassy
Embassy 2 Prof. Amitava Gupta, Jadavpur University
Session – 10 11:30AM – 12:30PM Embassy 3 Shevanti Narayan, Regional Officer, US – India
Educational Foundation
Embassy 4 Mr. Krish Das, American Diplomat, US – India
Educational Foundation
Embassy 5 Mr. Choi Jong Ho, Minister, Republic of Korea
Embassy 6 Mr Park Sung Jin, Counseller, Science & Technology,
Republic of Korea
Embassy 7 Nguyen Hong Son, First Secretary, Embassy of Vietnam
Valedictory and Poster Prize Awards : Main Auditorium
Chief Guest: Dr. Harsha Vardhan
Guests on Dias: Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST,
Dr. Sekhar C. Mande, DG, CSIR,
Session – 11 12:30PM – 1:30PM
Dr. M. Rajeevan, Secretary, MoES,
Dr. Renu Swarup, Secretary, DBT,
Shri. A. Jayakumar, Special Advisor, VIBHA
Vote of Thanks: Dr. Jajati K. Nayak
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Student Science Village – Mega Science Hub
“Pradhan Mantri Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana”
5-8 November, 2019
Venue: Biswa Bangla Convention Centre
Co-ordinators
Mr Sitendu Mandal, CSIR-CGCRI Mr BB Jha, CSIR-CGCRI
Ph: +91 9830587856 Ph: +91 9861013526
Mr S. Sudhakar, Vijnana Bharati Mr G. Kannabiran, Vijnana Bharati

Ph: +91 7397479860 Ph: +91 8778201926
Mr Pradip Tarafdar, Vijnana Bharati

Ph: +91 9748530552
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
10.00 - 1.00 - 2.00 - 05.00 05.30 -
House Name 02.30 - 05.00
01.00 2.00 2.30 - 05.30 07.30
Hands on Experiments -
C V Raman
Registration/Central
Village Inauguration
Watching/Cultural/
Physics
Model Exhibition
Student Science
Astronomy-Sky
Inauguration/
Lunch Break
Kalpana Chawla Student Scientist Interaction

Orientation
Tea Break
Srinivasa Ramanujan
Chemistry
Homi J Bhabha Expo Visit
J C Bose Math Lab
A P J Abdul Kalam Explore Science City

12.00 - 04.00 04.30 - 06.30
House Name 10.00 - 12.00 01.30 - 04.00
01.30 - 04.30 06.00 - 07.30
Hands on
C V Raman Experiments- Expo Visit
Astronomy-Sky Watching/Cultural/
Chemistry
Hands on
Kalpana Chawla Expo Visit Experiments
Model Exhibition
-Chemistry
Lunch Break
Popular Talk
Explore Science
Tea Break
Srinivasa Ramanujan Math Lab

City
Explore Science
Homi J Bhabha Math Lab
City
Hands on
Student Scientist
J C Bose Experiments
Interaction
-Physics
Hands on
Student Scientist
A P J Abdul Kalam Experiments
Interaction
-Physics
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04.00
12.00 - 04.30 - 06.30 -
House Name 10.00 - 12.00 01.30 - 04.00 -
01.30 06.00 07.30
04.30
Explore Science
C V Raman Math Lab
City
Astronomy-Sky Watching/Cultural/
Explore Science
Kalpana Chawla Math Lab
City
Hands on
Student Scientist
Model Exhibition
Srinivasa Ramanujan Experiments
Interaction
Lunch Break
Popular Talk
-Physics
Tea Break
Hands on
Student Scientist
Homi J Bhabha Experiments
Interaction
-Physics
Hands on
J C Bose Experiments Expo Visit
-Chemistry
Hands on
A P J Abdul Kalam Expo Visit Experiments
-Chemistry

12.30 - 03.30 -
House Name 10.00 - 12.30 01.30 - 03.30
01.30 06.00
Student Scientist
C V Raman Student Poster presentation
Interaction
Valedictory and
Hands on Experiments-
Lunch Break
Kalpana Chawla Student Poster presentation
Departure
Physics
Srinivasa Ramanujan Expo Visit Student Poster presentation
Homi J Bhabha Student Poster presentation
Chemistry
J C Bose Explore Science City Student Poster presentation
A P J Abdul Kalam Math Lab Student Poster presentation
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North East Students’ Conclave
7-8 November, 2019
Co-Ordinators
Mr Sachin C Narwadiya, Vigyan Prasar Dr. Krishna Kumar, NECTAR
Ph: +91 78273 38158 Ph: +91 98991 92757
Dr. Saumen Adhikari, S N Bose Dr. Rajib Sharma, Vijnana Bharati

Ph: +91 94335 80990 Ph: +91 70027 00057
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
Time Activies
09: 30 - 01.00 Visit the Activities of IISF along with Exhibition
01: 00 - 02: 00 Lunch
02: 00 - 04: 00 Visit the Activities of IISF along with Exhibition
04: 00 - 05: 30 Stress Management Session and workshop by Dr. Narendra Sharma

09.00 - 09.30 Registration
09.30 - 11.00 Inauguration Session
Welcome by Prof. Samit Kumar Ray, Director, S. N. Bose National Centre f
or Basic Sciences
Felicitation of Dignitaries and Lamp lighting
Address by Guest of Honour
• Hon’ble Dy. Chief Minister, Tripura
• Hon’ble Education Minister, Manipur
• Prof. Arun Kumar Sarma, DG NECTAR
Address by Chief Guest
Dr. Harsh Vardhan
Hon’ble Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare
Vote of Thanks by Dr. Krishna Kumar
11.30 - 01.00 Northeast Teachers’ and Students Pedagogy Training session to enhance
their interest and temperament on science and technology, with experts:
• Prof Sibaji Raha
• Prof. Archan S Majumdar
• Prof. Arun K. Sarma
• Prof. Samir K Pal
01.00 - 02.00 LUNCH
02.00 - 04.00 Session II: Presentations on ‘Conservation of Biodiversity for Sustainable life in
NE Region’
04.00 - 04.30 TEA BREAK
04.30 - 06.00 Session III: Presentations on ‘Conservation of Bio-diversity for Sustainable life in
NE Region’
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07.45 – 08.15 Breakfast
08.15 - 08.45 Way to SNBNCBS
Visit at SNBNCBS and interact with the eminent scientists Lecture by
08.45 – 12.30
Prof. Samit Kumar Ray, Director SNBNCBS
12.30 – 01.00 LUNCH
01.00 – 01.30 Way back to BBCC
01.30 – 02.30 Northeast Cultural Fest
02.30 – 04.00 Valedictory Session
Welcome Address Dr. Krishna Kumar
Guest Guest
Guest of Honour
• Dr. Indrajit Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
Prize Distribution of Northeast Students’ Poster/model Exhibition and
Speech Presentation and Fest
Vote of Thanks by Sh. Sachin Narwadia
04.00 - 06.00 Valedictory Session of IISF
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WOMEN SCIENTISTS & ENTREPRENEURS CONCLAVE
7-8 November, 2019
Co-Ordinators
Dr. Ranjana Agrawal, CSIR- NISTADS Dr. Kinkini Misra, Vigyan Prasar
Ph: +91 98967 40740 Ph: +91 98109 41887
Dr. Kasturi Mandal, CSIR-NISTADS Dr. Sucheta Tripathy, CSIR-IICB

Ph: +91 93132 45343 Ph: +91 98309 99740
Dr. Snehasikta Swranakar, CSIR-IICB Dr. Shiny Suresh, Vijnana Bharati

Ph: +91 98314 99093 Ph: +91 96542 56770
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
DAY 1 – 7 November, 2019
Sessions Time Program
9.30 – 11.05 Inauguration
9.30 – 9.35 Welcome of Guests
9.35 – 9.40 Lighting of the Lamp
Welcome address by Dr. Ranjana Aggarwal, Director,
9.40 – 9.45
CSIR – NISTADS
Chief Guests
9.45 – 9.55 Keynote address by Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST
9.55 – 10.05 Special address by Dr. Shekhar C Mande, DG CSIR
Special address by Shri Jayant Sahasrabudhe, Organizing
10.05 – 10.10
Secretary, VIBHA
SESSION – 1
Address by Guest of Honour Smt. Chandrima Bhattacharya,
10.10 – 10.20
Hon’ble Minister of State for Housing, Govt. of West Bengal
Address by Guest of Honour Smt. Debasri Chaudhuri,
10.20 – 10.30
Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Women and Child
Development
Inaugural address by Chief Guest Smt. Smriti Irani, Hon’ble
10.30 – 10.45
Union Minister for Women and Child Development
10.45 – 11.00 Presided by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Hon’ble Union Minister
for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Health &
Family Welfare
11.00 – 11.05 Vote of thanks by Dr. Kinkini Dasgupta Misra, Vigyan Prasar
11.05 – 11.15 TEA BREAK
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11.20 – 12.30 Women Leaders and Achievers For Risen India
Chair
11.20 – 11.30 Prof. Sanghamitra Bandyopadhayay, Director ISI, Kolkata
Speakers
11.30 – 11.40 Maj. General Dr. Madhuri Kanitkar, Army Health Services
SESSION – 2 Dr. Tanushree Saha Dasgupta, Senior Scientist, S N Bose
11.40 – 11.50
Institute , Kolkata
11.50 – 12.00 Dr. Sudipta Sengupta, Professor, Jadavpur University
12.00 – 12.10 Dr. Kanchan Gaba, Lawyer, Kolkata
12.20 – 12.30 Chair’s Remarks
12.30 – 1.30 Women in STI. International Perspectives
Chair
12.30 – 12.35 Dr. Shailja Vaidya Gupta, Senior Advisor, Office of PSA, Delhi
Speakers
12.35 – 12.45 Dr. Archana Sharma, Senior Scientist, CERN, Geneva
SESSION – 3 Dr. Kanti Shrestha, Nepal Academy of Sciences,
12.45 – 12.55
Kathmandu, Nepal
Dr. Kazi Hanium Maria, Professor, University of Dhaka,
12.55 – 1.05
Bangladesh
1.05 – 1.15 Dr. Swetha Vijaykrishnan, University of Glasgow
1.25 – 1.30 Chairs’ Remarks
1.30 – 2.30 LUNCH
Women Entrepreneurship Towards Sustainable
2.30 – 3.45
Development
Chair
2.30 – 2.35 Dr. Shanti Pada Gon Choudhury, NBRTI, Kolkata
Experts
2.35 – 2.45 Prof. Suman Kapur, Dean, BITS, Pilani, Rajasthan
SESSION – 4
2.45 – 2.55 Ms. Aditi Gupta, Founder of Start – up Menstrupedia, Gujarat
2.55 – 3.05 Dr. Aparna Saraogi, WEE Foundation, IIT Delhi
3.05 – 3.15 Ms. Sujata Chatterjee, TWIRL, Kolkata
3.15 – 3.25 Ms. Munmum Biswas, DIC, Kolkata
3.45 – 4.00 TEA BREAK
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4.00 – 5.30 Women In STEMM. Opportunities and Challenges for New India
Chair
Prof. Aditya Shashtri, Vice – Chancellor, Banasthali Vidyapith
4.00 – 4.05
University, Rajasthan
Moderator: Dr. Sanjay Mishra, Adviser, Department of
4.05 – 4.15
Science and Technology(DST)
4.15 – 4.25 Prof. Krishna Roy, Principal, Bethune College, Kolkata
SESSION – 5 Dr. Meenakshi Munshi, Adviser, Department of Biotechnology
PANEL 4.25 – 4.35
(DBT), New Delhi
DISCUSSION
4.35 – 4.45 Dr. Jayasri Dassharma, IISER, Kolkata
4.45 – 4.55 Dr. Munmun Dasgupta, Scientsit G, NCMRWF, Ministry of
Earth Sciences, New Delhi
4.55 – 5.05 Dr. Sharmistha Banerjee, University of Hyderabad
5.05 – 5.15 Dr. B.N. Meera, University of Bengaluru
DAY 2 – 8 November, 2019

Sessions Time Program
9.30 – 11.00 Grassroots Women in Catalysing Sustainable Growth
9.30 – 9.40 Chair: Prof. Arunabha Majumder, Jadavpur University
Speakers
9.40 – 9.50 Ms. Santosh Devi, Rajasthan (Organic Farming)
SESSION – 6 9.50 – 10.00 Ms. Nirupama Deshpande, Amravati (Entrepreneur)
10.00 – 10.10 Dr. Ankita Bohare, Shakti (Women Empowerment)
10.10 – 10.20 Ms. Mamtabai, Pune (Agriculture)
10.20 – 10.30 Ms. Smita Y Ghaisas, Pune (Water)
11.00 – 11.15 TEA BREAK
11.20 – 12.30 Youth in Driving Sustainability
Chair: Divya Rajput, Programme Director (India), Women
11.20 – 11.30
Entrepreneurs Program,University of Texas (Austin)
Co Chair: Dr. Sangeeta Kale, Defence Institute of Advanced
11.30 – 11.40
Technology, Pune
SESSION – 7 Contribution of Young Researchers in driving Sustainability
11.40 – 12.00
Presentation of Young Researchers
Contribution by Entrepreneurs in driving Sustainability
12.00 – 12.20
Presentation by Young Entrepreneurs
12.20 – 12.30 Discussion and Chair’s Remarks
12.30 – 1.30 Valedictory
Chief Guest Roopa Ganguly, Member of Parliament,
12.30 – 12.40
RajyaSabha, West Bengal
Guest of Honour: Professor K. Vijay Raghavan, Principal
12.40 – 12.50
Scientific Advisor, Delhi
SESSION – 8
Address by Special Invitee: Ms. Nivedita R Bhide, Vice
12.50 – 01.00
President, Vivekannada Kendra, Kanyakumari
01.00 – 01.10 Guest of Honour Shri Jaya Kumar, Special Advisor, VIBHA
01.10 – 01.25 Round up of WSEC 2019
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National Science Teachers’ Congress
7-8 November, 2019
Co-ordinators Dr Prosenjit Sen, IASC
Dr Arvind C. Ranade, Vigyan Prasar Ph: +91 89812 44884
Ph: +91 98714 39594
Dr Malla Reddy, Vijnana Bharati
Dr Prasant Chandra Singh, IASC Ph: +91 98303 70458
Ph: +91 88209 52191
Sh Manoj Sawaikar, Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 94044 54324
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
Time Activities
10.00 – 11.00 Inauguration by Hon’ble MHRD minister
11.00 – 11.15 TEA BREAK
11.15 – 11.45 Ice Breaking - Introduction by Dr. Arvind Ranade
11.45 – 12.45 Chaired by Prof. JN Moorthy, Director, IISER Tvm
Plenary Talk-I: Prof. Gautam R Desiraju, IISc Bangalore
“Current challenges in the education sector in India: The continuing relevance of
Swami Vivekananda and Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan”
12: 45 – 02.00 LUNCH
02.00 – 02.30 Chaired by Dr. C Malla Reddy, IISER, Kolkata
Keynote Speaker: Sh. Unnat Pandit, Niti Ayog, New Delhi
“Experimental Learning at various level of Education System”
02.30 – 04.00 Chaired by Sh. Unnat Pandit, Niti Ayog, New Delhi
Panel Discussion: The National Education Policy – 2019
Panel Members: • Mrs. Asano Sekhose, President, COBSE • Prof. Dinesh Kumar,
Head, DESM, NCERT • Dr. Biswajit Saha, Director (Skill Education & Training), CBSE
04.00 – 04.15 TEA BREAK
04.15 – 05.45 Chaired by Shri Manoj Sawaikar
Demonstrations: • Miss Shivani Pethe, IUCAA Pune — Wonder lab • Shri. Shashikant
Naik, HM Goa — Mathlab • Shri. Ashok Kumar Roy, Teacher — Eco-conservation
09.00 – 09.30 Open Discussion & Interaction moderated by Dr. Prosenjit Sen (IACS, Kolkata)
and Sh. RP Singh (CBSE, New Delhi)
09.30 – 10.00 Chaired by Dr. Prosenjit Sen, IACS, Kolkata
Short Talk by Prof. Sangeeta Gadhok Magan, NDIM, New Delhi
“Enhancing the Teaching Learning Process”
10.00 – 11.00 Chaired by Prof. Arindam Banerjee, School of Biological Science, IACS
Plenary Talk-2 by Prof B N Jagatap, Department of Physics, IIT Mumbai on “Indian
Contributions to Chemical Sciences”
11: 00 – 11.15 TEA BREAK
11.15 – 12.15 Short Talks by VIBHA (Sh. Jayant Sahasrabuddhe) & Vigyan Prasar (Director, VP/
Dr. Arvind C. Ranade)
12.15 – 01.00 Open Discussion & Feedback moderated by all Co-ordinators of NSTC
01.00 – 02.00 LUNCH BREAK
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INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA CONCLAVE
5-6 November, 2019
Co-Ordinators
Mr Deepak Sinha, IACS Dr. Pallab Banerjee, IIT, Kharagpur
Ph: +91 89024 77366 Ph: +91 9434722493
Mr Mithlesh Tiwari, Vijnana Bharati Mr Sunil Bhat, Vijnana Bharati

Ph: +91 90497 02999 Ph: +91 90498 00298
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
Time Program
02.30 – 02.35 Welcome by Dr. Sunil Bhat, Assoc Prof. VNIT
02.35 – 02.50 Address by Guest of Honour Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST
02.50 – 03.15 Special address by Dr. Renu Swarup, Secretary, DBT
02.55 – 03.15 Inaugural Address by Chief Guest Dr. Mahendranath Pandey, Hon’ble Union
Minister for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship
03.45 – 06.00 THEME 1 – Improving System for Industry Exposure to Students and Faculty
03.45 – 04.15 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Anil Sahastrabudhe, Chairman, AICTE
04.15 – 06.00 Panel Members
• Mr. V. Sitaramayaa, Plant Head, Mahindra & Mahindra, Zakirabad
• Mr. Anil Shende, GM (HR), Triveni Turbines, Bangalore
• Dr. Sanjay Singh, Executive Director, TIFAC, New Delhi
• Dr. Atul Patil, Managing Director, IKSC Knowledge Bridge Pvt Ltd Pune
10.00 – 13.00 THEME 2 – Feasibility of Industry Participation in Creating Learning Resources
for Academia
10.00 – 10.45 Keynote Speaker: Mr. A.M. Naik, Chairman, National Skill Development
Corporation & former Chairman L&T Group
11.00 – 01.00 Panel Members
• Prof. Nageshwar Rao, Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi National Open University,
New Delhi
• Prof. Mangal Sundar Krishnan
• National Program on Technology Enabled Learning (NPTEL), Chief Coordinator
SwayamPrabha, IIT Madras
• Mr. N. Parameswaran, Advisor, Ministry of Human Resource Development , New Delhi
• Mr. Yogi Sriram, Sr. Vice President (Corp. HR), Larson & Toubro, Mumbai
• Mr. Manish Kumar, Managing Director & CEO, National Skill Development
Corporation, New Delhi
01.00 – 02.00 LUNCH
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02.00 – 04.30 THEME 3 – Possibility of Joint R &D with Industry by Academia
Keynote Speaker: Mr. A.M. Naik, Chairman, National Skill Development
Corporation & former Chairman L&T Group
Panel Members
• Prof. Indranil Manna, former Director IIT Kanpur & National Coordinator,
IMPRINT, IIT Kharagpur
• Dr. Arpan Pal, Chief Scientist TCS Research, Kolkata
• Mr. Binay Dalal, Director (Technical), Coal India Limited, Kolkata
• Prof. P.K. Sen, Chair Professor, IIT Kharagpur
• Mr. B.B. Chatterjee, Director ITC Infotech & President Bengal Chamber of
Commerce, Kolkata
Concluding Session
04.30 – 05.45 OPEN House Discussion for future Plan of Action
Moderators
• Dr. Deepak Sinha, IACS, Kolkata
• Dr. Sunil Bhat, VNIT, Nagpur
• Dr. Pallab Banerji, IIT Kharagpur
• Dr. Mithilesh Tiwari, VIBHA
05.45 – 06.00 Address by Guest of Honour Shri Jayant Sahasrabudhe, National Organising
Secretary, Vijnana Bharati
06.00 – 06.15 Valedictory Address by Chief Guest Dr. Shekhar Mande, DG, CSIR
06.15 Vote of Thanks
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New Age Technology Show
5-8 November, 2019
Venue: Science City
Co-ordinators
Dr K B Bhushan, Vigyan Prasar Dr Sumit K Mishra, Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 85279 57529 Ph: +91 99119 20419
Dr Gaurav Jain, Vigyan Prasar Ms Sanghamitra Poddar, Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 98112 21166 Ph: +91 94333 10775
The New Age Technology show at IISF 2019 will showcase the technology
developments through modern audio video and cutting edge technologies such
as Augmented Reality, Virtual reality, Holography, Smart interface, Robotics &
Automation etc. The following activities and demonstrations are proposed at New
Age technology Show
Mahatma Gandhiji’s 150 years of the journey from Mohandas to Mahatma on AR/
VR displays
Celebrating Gandhiji’s 150 years of the great journey from Mohandas to Mahatma,
the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India has prepared
a technologically advanced exhibition using augmented reality and virtual
reality technologies. It provides an immersive experience for viewers to relive the
important events during of Gandhiji’s life and, his memorabilia in the virtual world.
Some of these technologies include:
•S
mart Surface is a cutting edge technology with a multi-user interactive smart
surface table that allows the user to explore Gandhiji’s life using interactive photos,
videos, and documents.
• Virtual Hologram Display is an advanced technology used for visualization and

storytelling that has a resonance with today’s generation.
• Transparent Screen Interface is technology fused with a transparent screen

enabling white pixels to appear as transparent. It is an innovative and high impact
medium to engage with the young generation.
Nature Embedded: A Design Technology Experience

“Nature Embedded: a Design-Technology Experience” is an exhibition developed
by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. This is a vision of our natural habitat that
seeks to project Nature through the filters of cultural connotations, mindful of the
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fact that culture can be a more humane way to connect technology with people.
The exhibits related to Origin of Life, Element of Nature, Point of View of Nature
through non humans, Narratives on Nature will be showcased using cutting edge
technologies such as multi-user visual experience through an interactive floor
surface projection, abstractions of Sight and Sound, interactive wall projection,
Augmented Reality etc.
Interactive Experience Zone

The experience zone will be created by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, with
Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality, and Robotics & Robotic Process
etc to showcase of the new age India.
Showcase of technological advancement in thematic mapping

This exhibition will be showcased along with NATMO, Kolkata.
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Science & Technology Media Conclave
6-7 November, 2019
Venue: Bose Institute, Salt Lake
Co-ordinators
Mr Saurav Sen, Vigyan Prasar Mr G Sreedathan, Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 98107 00920 Ph: +91 98914 12119
Mr Debashish Chowdhary, Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 98746 77009
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
Time Activities
Welcome Address by Dr Nakul Parashar, Director, Vigyan Prasar
Felicitation of Guests and Lamp lighting Ceremony
Chief Guest
Guest of Honour
Keynote Address
11.15 - 01.00 Session I: Science Communication in the Age of Convergence
• Ms Subhra Priyadarshini, Editor, Nature India
• Ms Sarah Iqbal, DBT-Welcome Trust
• Dr Manas Pratim Das, All India Radio
• Ms Sandhya Ramesh, The Print
• Mr Souparno Banerjee, Down To Earth
• Mr Joel Adriano, Scidev.net, APAC, Manila
01.00 – 02.00 LUNCH
02.00 – 03.45 SESSION II: The Art of Science Story-telling
• Prof Ashok Vishwanathan, SRFTI
• Mr Pallava Bagla, Science Editor, NDTV
• Mr Matiur Rehman, Filmmaker
• Mr Pathik Guha, ABP Group
• Mr Anup Gupta, Hindustan Times
• Ms Archita Bhatta, Editor-in-Chief, DST Communication Cell
04.00 - 05.30 SESSION III: Science Research: Papers Vs Popular Content
• Mr Dinesh Sharma, ISW
• Mr Chhatra Karki, News Editor, Nepal News
• Mr Hasan Javaid Khan, Editor, Science Reporter
• Ms Spoorthy Raman, Research Matters/Gubbi Labs
• Prof Ipsita Barat, St Xaviers, Kolkata
• Mrs Aparajita Basu, Bangiyo Bigyan Parishad
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09.30 – 11.00 SESSION IV: Influencers – The Newest Edge of Outreach
• Mr Saurav Sen, Senior Consultant, India Science
• Mr Narayanan Madhavan, Senior Journalist
• Mr Joel Adriano, Scidev.net, APAC, Manila
• Mr Anand Khanse, TheWindowsClub.com
• Prof Shubashree Desikan, The Hindu
11.15 – 01.00 SESSION V: Creating a Viable Science Niche in the Media
• Prof Vijay Satokar, IIMC
• Mr Laxman Dangol, RevoScience, Nepal
• Mr Jacob Koshy, The Hindu
• Ms Archana Jyoti, The Pioneer
• Ms Spoorthy Raman, Research Matters/Gubbi Labs
01.00 – 02.00 LUNCH
02.00 – 03.30 SESSION VI: Science Coverage in Regional Media – New Frontiers
• Dr Mrinal Chatterjee, IIMC Dhenkanal
• Mr Judhajit Dasgupta, Desh
• Mr Tanka Upreti, Nepal TV
• Mr Dhananjay Ghosal, Science Communicator
• Mr Muhammed Sulhaf K, Madhyamam
Concluding Remarks: Dr Nakul Parashar, Director, Vigyan Prasar
Vote of Thanks: Saurav Sen, Senior Consultant, Media, Vigyan Prasar
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World Record atTempts
5-8 November, 2019
Venue: Science City
Co-Ordinators
Dr. Koushik Biswas, CSIR-CGCRI Dr Vaisakh VS, Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 97480 51040 Ph: +91 97170 96659
Dr BB Jha, CSIR-CGCRI Mr Nayan Roy Chaudhuri, Vijnana Bharati

Ph: +91 94326 73626 Ph: +91 91238 25498
Mr Sandeep Baruh, Vigyan Prasar Ms Mayuri Datt, Vijnana Bharati

Ph: +91 91238 25498 Ph: +91 94330 06002
Largest astrophysics lesson and assembly of spectroscopes will be attempted

on 5th Novembers, 2019 with participation of over 1750 students. Astronomers
use spectroscopes to know details like temperature, chemical composition, etc. of
celestial objects hundreds or millions of light years away from us. A small personal
model of advanced spectroscopes can easily be made by anyone using a box
made of cardboard that has a very narrow window used to channel light into the
spectroscope. A piece of a Compact Disc is used to split the light by a process called
diffraction. This attempt is dedicated to Meghnad Saha and C. V. Raman.
The Largest electronics lesson and assembly of optical media communication units
at a single location will be attempted on 6th November with the participation of over
950 students. Communication link set up through Infrared signals - Wireless infrared
communications refers to the use of free-space propagation of light waves in the near
infrared band as a transmission medium for communication. This attempt is dedicated
to Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman and Satyendra Nath Bose.
The record attempt for most people assembling Radio kits simultaneously will be
attempted on 7th November 2019 with the participation of over 400 students. Like all
other electromagnetic waves, radio waves travel at the speed of light in vacuum. They
are generated by electric charges undergoing acceleration, such as time varying electric
currents. Radio waves are generated artificially by transmitters and received by radio
receivers, using antennas. This attempt is dedicated to Jagadish Chandra Bose.
The Largest human image of a human chromosome will be attempted to be

formed on 8th November 2019 participation of over 400 students. In the nucleus
of each cell, the DNA molecule is packaged into thread-like structures called
chromosomes. Each chromosome is made up of DNA tightly coiled many times
around proteins called histones that support its structure. The attempt is designed
to inculcate the spirit of discovery in young minds to start their own exploration in
the world of science and technology.
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FACE TO FACE WITH NEW FRONTIER IN SCIENCE
6-7 November, 2019
Venue: Science City – Main auditorium
Co-ordinators
Dr Krishnananda Chattopadhyaya Dr Sibsanker Roy, CSIR – IICB
CSIR- IICB Ph: +91 9433414568
Ph: +91 99030 46826
Ms Apala Chakraborty, Vijnana Bharati
Dr Padmaja Prasad Mishra Ph: +91 98303 73216
Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 84204 25144
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
Time Activies
SESSION I, Group A
09.30 - 10.30 Science and Technology in Space: By Dr. Somak Roychoudhury, Director, IUCAA-Pune
10:30 - 11:30 Machine Learning (Artificial Intelligence): By Prof. Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay,
Director, ISI-Kolkata
11.30 - 12:30 Bioscience and Bioengineering: By Prof. Kunal Ray, Former Director, AcSIR,
Ghaziabad, UP, “Former Chief Scientist”, CSIR-IICB, Kolkata
12:30 - 01.30 LUNCH
02.00 Expo Visit
SESSION II, Group B
10.30 - 12:30 Expo Visit
02:00 - 03:00 Machine Learning (Artificial Intelligence): By Prof. Partha Pratim Chakroborty,
Professor, IIT Kharagpur
03:00 - 04:00 Bioscience and Bioengineering: By Prof. Kunal Ray, Former Director, AcSIR,
Ghaziabad, UP, Former Chief Scientist, CSIR-IICB, Kolkata
04:00 - 05:00 Science and Technology in Space: By Dr. Somak Roy Choudhury Director, IUCAA-Pune
SESSION I, Group C
09.30 - 10.30 Machine Learning (Artificial Intelligence): Dr. Biswajit Saha, Director, CBSE
10:30 - 11:30 Bioscience and Bioengineering: Prof. Suman Chakraborty, Dean, Sponsored
Research and Industrial Consultancy, IIT Kharagpur
11.30 - 12:30 Science and Technology in Space: By Debi Prasad Duari, Director, M. P. Birla Planetarium
02:00 - 04:00 Expo Visit
12: 30 - 01.30 LUNCH
SESSION II, Group D
10.30 -12:30 Expo Visit
02:00 - 03:00 Science and Technology in Space: By Debi Prasad Duari, Director, M. P. Birla Planetarium
03:00 - 04:00 Machine Learning (Artificial Intelligence): By Prof. Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay,
Director, ISI-Kolkata + One guest speaker
04:00 - 05:00 Bioscience and Bioengineering: Prof. Suman Chakraborty, Dean, Sponsored
Research and Industrial Consultancy, IIT Kharagpur
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AGRICULTURAL SCIENTISTS’ MEET
6 November, 2019
Co-ordinators
Mr Debabrata Basu, Bose Institute Mr JP Sharma, ICAR-IARI
Ph: +91 98304 28990 Ph: +91 98117 21815
Mr SS Singh, ATARI Kolkata
Mr S K Singh, DKMA Delhi
Ph: +91 78974 63399
Ph: +91 92059 43200
Dr. Nimai Chand Pan, ICAR-NINFET
Mr Arun Pandey, Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 9433144587
Ph: +91 88007 78376
Programme Schedule
Time Activies
10.00 Lighting of lamps
10.00 – 10.05 Welcome Address by Dr. Uday Bandopadhaya, Director, Bose Institute, Kolkata
10.05 – 10.15 Inaugural Address by Shri A Jaya Kumar, Special Advisor, Vijnana Bharati
10.15 – 10.20 Remarks by Guest of Honour Dr. Dinesh Kulkarni, National Organizing
Secretary, Bharatiya Kisan Sangh
10.20 – 10.30 Remarks by Guest of Honour Dr. S Rajendra Prasad, VC,
University of Agricultural Sciences
10.35 – 10.55 Address by Chief Guest Honble MOS Agriculture Govt. of India
Sri Puroshottam Rupala
10.55 – 11.00 Vote of Thanks by Dr. Debabrata Basu
11.00 – 11.15 TEA BREAK
11.20 – 12.20 Technical Session I: Farm Diversification and IFS models
Moderator: Dr. Anupam Mishra, ICAR-ATARI, Jabalpur
Rapporteur: Dr. A.K. Goswami, ICAR-IARI
Panel Discussion:
• Up-Scaling grassroots innovations by Dr. R. N. Padana, Professor
(Agril Extension), ICAR-IARI
• Region specific for Animal Husbandary by Dr. M.C Sharma
• Integrated Farming System Models by Dr. V.K. Singh (Head, Agronomy), ICAR-IARI
• Farm Implements by Col. Subhash Deswal, Awardee Farmer
• Horticulture based farm diversification by Smt. Santosh Devi, Rajasthan
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Technical Session II: Farm diversification and IFS models
Moderator: Dr. Rajbir Singh, Director, ICAR-ATARI, Ludhiana
Rapporteur: Dr. R. R. Burman, ICAR-IARI &
Dr. Rajumoni Bordoloi, ICAR-ATARI, Guwahati
12.20 – 01.20 Panel Discussion:
• Market reforms by Dr. P. Chandra Shekara, DG NIAM
• Value addition, quality standards and market competitiveness by Prof. Sunil
Pareek, NIFTEM
• Value chain development in Fishery Padam Shri Sultan Singh (Padma
Awardee Farmer)
• Women empowerment through micro-enterprises Ms.Pooja Sharma,
Entrepreneur, Gurugram
01.20 – 02.15 LUNCH
Technical Session III: Alternative Farming for sustainable agriculture,
Per Drop More Crop
Moderator: Dr.Santosh K. Shrivastava, Director, ICAR-CIWA
Rapporteur: Dr. Awani Kumar Singh
02: 20 – 03.20 Panel Discussion:
• Horticulture based farming by Dr. S.K Chakrabarti, Director, ICAR CPRI, Shimla
• Cow based economy by Dr V.K. Vijay, Dead, CRDT, IIT
• Jal Sanskriti by Sh. Atul Jain, General Secretary, DRI
• Organic farming –technological options and feasibility by Padam Shri Bharat
Bhushan Tyagi, Bulandshahar(Padma awardee farmer)
• Farmers’ innovations and initiatives towards alternative agriculture by Smt.
Pushpa Sahu, HaryaliDidi, Chhattisgarh
Technical session-IV: Future Road Map: Smart Agriculture and Policy advocacy
Moderator: Dr. N. C. Pan, Director, ICAR-NINFET, Kolkata
Rapporteur: Dr. N.V. Kumbhare, ICAR-IARI
Panel Discussion:
• Enhancing Farmers’ Income - Policy Issues and imperatives by Sh. Ashok
03.20 – 04.20 Dalwai, CEO, NRAA, New Delhi
• Transformative & Disruptive Agriculture Policy Making using AI & Big Data
by Dr. Dhananjay Ghanwat, IPS
• Application of Drone in Agriculture by Sh. Anoop Upadhyay, Intel, USA
• Climate Smart Agriculture by Dr. H. Pathak, Director, ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack
• Agriculture Policy: Farmers’ Perspective by Shri Dinesh Kulkarni, National
Organizing Secretary, Bharatiya Kisan Sangh
04.20 – 04.35 TEA BREAK
04.35 – 05.40 Concluding Session
Moderator: Dr. S. S Singh Director, ICAR-ATARI
•W elcome speech by Dr. J.P. Sharma, Joint Director (Extension), IARI – New Delhi
• Summary of deliberations by Dr. R. N. Padaria, Professor (Agril. Extension),
ICAR-IARI
• Remarks by Dr. D. D. Patra, Vice chancellor, BCKVV, Mohanpore, Dr. K. M.
Indiresh, Vice Chancellor, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot
• Remarks by Dr. GP Singh, Director, ICAR-IIWBR, Karnal ,Dr. N. S. Rathore,
VC, MPUAT, Udaipur, Sri A. Jaya Kumar
• Remarks by the Chief Guest Sh. Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Honourable Minister
of State, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Government of India
• Vote of Thanks by Sh. Arun Pandey, Vijnana Bharati
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HEALTH RESEARCH CONCLAVE
7-8 November, 2019
Co-Ordinators
Ms Rajni Kant Srivastava, ICMR Ms Neeraj Tandon, ICMR
Ph: +91 98912 74684 Ph: +91 98114 62137
Mr Ranjan Kumar Nandy, NICED-ICMR Mr Sujoy Das Gupta, Bose Institute

Ph: +91 94335 25652 Ph: +91 98302 27751
Mr Abhik Sinha, NICED-ICMR Ms Uma Kumar, Vijnana Bharati

Ph: +91 82406 07661 Ph: +91 98682 17040
Mr Puneet Misra, Vijnana Bharati

Ph: +91 98106 96386
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
Time Activies
09.30 - 11.00 Inaugural Session
• Lighting of the Lamp • Inauguration of the Conclave • Address by Dignitaries •
Inaugural lecture on "Medical Innovations" by Prof. Balram Bhargava, Secretary
DHR & DG ICMR
11.00 - 11.15 TEA BREAK
11.15 - 12.45 SESSION I: Emerging and Re-emerging Disease
• Dr. DT Mourya, Former Director, NIV, Pune • Dr. Shanta Dutta Director, NICED,
Kolkata • Dr. B. N. Nagpal, NIMR, New Delhi
12.45 - 02.15 LUNCH
02.15 - 04.00 SESSION II: Tribal Health
• Dr. Manisha Madkaikar, Director, NIIH, Mumbai • Dr. Aparup Das, Director, NIRTH,
Jabalpur • Prof (Dr) AK Gupta, OVIHAMS, New Delhi
04.00 - 04.15 TEA BREAK
04.15 - 06.00 SESSION III: Nutrition/Palliative Care
• Dr. Hemalatha, Director, NIN, Hyderabad • Dr. Sanghamitra Pati, Director, RMRC,
Bhubneswar • Dr. Naresh Dua, SGRH, New Delhi
06.00 - 07.30 Cultural Program
07.30 - 09.30 DINNER
09.30 - 11.00 SESSION IV: Mission SHAKTTI (School based Health Awareness, Knowledge Test
& Training Initiative) at Student Science Village Hall no. 1 next to BBCC
• Sh. A. Annamalai, Director, National Gandhi Museum, New Delhi
• Dr. Rajni Kant, Director, ICMR-RMRC, Gorakhpur & Scientist G& Head, RMPPC, ICMR
Hqrs, New Delhi • Selected Oral Talk - Student Presentation at BBCC Hall no 2
11.00 - 11.15 TEA BREAK
11.15 - 12.30 SESSION IV: Mission SHAKTTI: Quiz Competition
• Dr Enna Dogra Gupta, Scientist C, ICMR Hqrs, New Delhi • Dr. Abhik Sinha,
Scientist C, NICED, Kolkata • Selected Poster Presentation
12.30 - 12.45 Valedictory
• Award Distribution • Best Oral Presentation • Best Poster Presentation • Quiz Winners
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Students’ Engineering Model Competition
6-7 November 2019
Venue: CSIR – IICB, Salt Lake
Co-ordinators
Dr Rupak K. Bhadra, CSIR – IICB Prof Anupam Basu, NIT Durgapur
Ph: +91 92316 25622 Ph: +91 8335881836
Dr Meghendra Sharma, Vijnana Bharati Dr Hemendra Kr. Pandey, Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 8209885859 Ph: +91 9163226411
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
Time Activities
09.00 - 09.30 Registration and instruction to participants
09.30 Arrival of Chief Guest Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Honorable Minister of Science &
Technology, Earth Science and Health & Family Welfare
Arrival of Guest of Honour Prof. Bratya Basu, Honourable Minister of West Bengal
for Science and Technology, Biotechnology, and Forest
09.30 - 09.35 Welcome speech for the dignitaries
09.35 - 09.50 Felicitation of Dignitaries
09.50 - 10.30 Speech of Dignitaries & Closing remarks
10.30 - 12.45 Model Presentation by the participants
12.45 - 02.15 LUNCH
02.15 - 04.15 Model Presentation by the participants
04.15 - 05.00 Interaction with the participants by the Panel of Jury
09.30 – 12.45 Model Presentation by the participants
12.45 – 02.15 LUNCH
02.15 – 04.00 Model Presentation by the participants
Interaction with the participants by the Panel of Jury
04.00 – 05.00 Declaration of Awards and Closing Ceremony
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VIGYANIKA: International Science Literature Fest
5-7 November, 2019
Co-ordinators
Dr HJ Khan, CSIR-NISCAIR Sh Kapil Tripathi, Vigyan Prasar
Ph: +91 9871434447 Ph: +91 98180 11474
Sh Gaurav Gangopadhya, Bose Institute Dr Monika Jaggi, CSIR-NISCAIR
Ph: +91 89027 81646 Ph: +91 98732 99804
Sh Pallab Banerjee, Vijnana Bharati Sh Maan Bardhan Kanth, Vigyan Prasar
Ph: +91 94347 22493 Ph: +91 98101 27168
Sh Ratnesh Pandey, Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 87774 83509
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
Time Activities
01.00 - 02.00 LUNCH
Welcome: Prof. (Dr) Manoj Kumar Patairiya, Director, CSIR-National Institute of
Science Communication and Information Resources, New Delhi
Chief Guest: Dr Harsh Vardhan, Hon’ble Minister of Science & Technology, Earth
Sciences, and Health and Family Welfare
Keynote Address: Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science and
Technology (DST), Government of India
Chair: Dr Shekhar C. Mande, Secretary, DSIR, Government of India and Director
General, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
Guests of Honour
• Prof. Hak-Soo-Kim, Chair, AASSA Special Committee on SHARE
Communication, South Korea
• Shri Jayakumar, Special Advisor, Vijnana Bharati, New Delhi
• Shri Jayant Sahasrabuddhe, National Organising Secretary, Vijnana Bharati
• Dr Bimal Roy, Chairman, National Statistical Commission, Kolkata
• Dr Partha Ghose, Physicist, Author, Philosopher & Musician, Kolkata
• Dr Krishna Bihari Mishra, Padma Shri Awardee, Hindi Writer & Journalist, Kolkata
Vote of Thanks: Dr Pallab Banerji, Professor & Head, Materials Science Centre, IIT
Kharagpur, West Bengal
Opening of International Science Book Fair
04.00 – 04.15 TEA BREAK
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04.15 – 06.00 Vigyan Manthan: Panel Discussion
(Hall - 5A) Theme: Science of Happiness
Chair: Dr Narender K. Sehgal, UNESCO-Kalinga Prize Winner for Science
Popularisation, New Delhi
Co-Chair: Prof Finarya Legoh, Vice Chair, AASSA Special Committee on SHARE
Communication, Indonesia
Experts
• Dr Saamdu Chetri, Visiting Professor, IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal “Journey from
Gross National Income to Gross National Happiness”
• Dr Manas Kumar Mandal, Former Director, Defence Institute of Psychological
Research (DRDO), Kolkata “The Science of Happiness”
• Swami Atmapriyananda, Vice Chancellor, Ramakrishna Mission, Vivekananda
Educational & Research Institute, Kolkata “Happiness and Mankind”
• Dr. Jisnu Basu, Professor, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Salt lake, Kolkata
•M s Nguyen Tuong Lan, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
09.30 - 11.00 Vigyan Manthan: Panel Discussion
(Hall - 5A) Theme: Contemporary Science Literature: A Perspective
Chair: Dr Avanish Kumar Srivastava, Director, CSIR-Advanced Materials and
Processes Research Institute, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Co-Chair: Dr Kanan Purkayastha, Science Communicator, Author, Scientific and
Environment Advisor to UK Local Government, Former Professor of Chemistry
and Environment Sciences, UCW and UWE, United Kingdom
Experts
• Dr Jagdeep Saxena, Former Chief Editor, Directorate of Knowledge
Management in Agriculture (DKMA), Indian Council of Agricultural Research
(ICAR), New Delhi
• Dr Pataki C. Banerjee, Retd. Scientist, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical
Biology, Kolkata
• Shri Pathik Guha, Science Journalist, Anandabazar Patrika, Kolkata
• Dr C.M. Nautiyal, Consultant, Science Communication Programmes, Indian
National Science Academy, New Delhi
• Dr Nitai Chandra Mandal, Former President, Vivekananda Vijnan Mission, Kolkata
09: 30 - 11.00 Vigyan Prakashan I (Science Book Fair)
(Lawn) Chair: Shri Baldeo Bhai Sharma, Former Chairman, National Book Trust, New Delhi
Co-Chair: Dr Madhu Pant, Science Writer & Former Director, National Bal
Bhawan, New Delhi
Experts
• Shri Devendra Mewari, Science Writer, New Delhi
• Dr Arvind Dubey, Science Writer & Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Hind
Institute of Medical Sciences, Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh
• Shri Sanjay Verma, Freelancer, DDU, Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur
11.00 - 11.15 TEA BREAK
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11.15 - 12.45 Vigyan Manthan III
(Hall - 5A) Theme: Science Communication in Indian Languages
Chair: Dr Mohammad Aslam Parvaiz, Vice-Chancellor, Maulana Azad National
Urdu University, Hyderabad
Co-Chair: Shri Akhilesh Jha, Chief Controller of Accounts, Department of
Science & Technology (DST), New Delhi
Experts
• Dr Kavita Bhatt, Faculty Development Center, HNBGU, Srinagar (Garhwal),
Uttarakhand (Hindi)
• Dr Manas Pratim Das, Programme Executive, All India Radio, Siliguri, West
Bengal (Bangla)
• Shri Hemant Lagvankar, Science Communicator & Education Consultant,
Marathi Vigyan Parishad, Maharashtra (Marathi)
• Dr N. Murugan, Former Director, All India Radio, Chennai (Tamil)
• Dr D.C. Goswami, Former Chief Scientist, CSIR-North East Institute of Science
and Technology, Jorhat, Guwahati (Assamese)
• Shri A.S.K.V.S. Sharma, Senior Principal Scientist, Information & Publicity, CSIR-
Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysuru, Karnataka (Kannada)
11.15 - 12.45 Vigyan Prakashan II (Science Book Fair)
(Lawn) Book Release and Meet with Author
Chair: Dr Oum Prakash Sharma, Deputy Director, National Centre for Innovations
in Distance Education, IGNOU, New Delhi
Co-Chair: Prof. D.C. Chamola, Dean, Faculty of Adhunik Gyan Vigyan, Professor
& Head, Deptt. of Hindi and Linguistics, Uttarakhand Sanskrit University, Haridwar
Books to be released
• Bijnana Sadhok Sir Kariamanikkam Srinivasa Krishnan (1898-1961) by
Shri Purabi Mukherjee
Bengali book to be jointly published by Vigyan Prasar & Bangiyo Bijnana Parishad
• Piper Paye Paye by Ms. Suman Majumdar
Bengali book to be published by Vigyan Prasar
• Banglai Bigyan Gyaponer Itihas o bhobishyot by Shri Rintu Nath
An article collection edited Bengali book to be published by Vigyan Prasar
12.45 – 02.15 LUNCH
02.15 - 04.00 Vigyan ManchanI - Science Drama
(Hall - 5A)
Theme: Acharya Prafulla Chandra
presented by Sukchar Pancham Repertory Theatre, Kolkata
Chair: Shri Jawhar Sircar, Former CEO, Prasar Bharati, Kolkata
Co-Chair: Shri A.S.K.V.S. Sharma, Senior Principal Scientist, Information &
Publicity, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysuru, Karnataka
02.15 - 04.00 Vigyan Prakashan III (Science Book Fair)
(Corridor/Lawn)
Book Release and Meet with Author
Chair: Dr D.C. Goswami, Former Chief Scientist, CSIR-North East Institute of
Science and Technology, Jorhat, Guwahati
Co-Chair: Dr N. Murugan, Former Director, All India Radio, Chennai
Books to be released
• Proshno Rojkar, Uttor Bijnaner by Shri Bhupati Chakraborty
Bengali book to be jointly published by Vigyan Prasar & Bangiyo Bijnana Parishad
• Mathematical Wizard Srinibasa Ramanujan and his Legacy by Shri Satyabachi Sar
English book to be jointly published by Vigyan Prasar
• Green Sketches by Shri Dipanjan Ghosh
English book to be published by Vigyan Prasar
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04.00 - 04.15 TEA BREAK
04.15 - 06.00 Vigyan Manchan II: Vigyan Kavi Sammelan (Hindi)
(Hall - 5A)
Chair: Shri Laxmi Shanker Bajpai, Ex. Dy Director General, All India Radio, New Delhi
Co-Chair: Pandit Suresh Neerav, Eminent Writer & Poet, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
Lead Poets
• Shri Pankaj Prasun, Technical Officer, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute,
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
• Shri Nilotpal Mrinal, Writer and Poet, New Delhi
• Dr Sunita, Director, RKM School, New Delhi
• Shri Yesh Pal Singh, Writer and Poet, Gurugram, Haryana
• Dr Shubhrata Mishra, Writer and Poet, Goa
• Ms Chandra Kanta, Writer and Poet, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh
• Ms Madhu Mishra, Writer and Poet, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
• Dr Subhash Chandra Gurudev, Writer and Poet, Lucknow
09.30 - 11.00 Vigyan Spandan: Scientific Session I
(Hall – 5A) Theme: Science Communication: Innovative Approaches
Chair: Prof. Samit Chattopadhyay, Director, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical
Biology, Jadavpur, Kolkata
Co-Chair: Prof. Gabriel Gomez, Professor, Chicago University
Presentations
• Manoj Varghese, PhD Scholar, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
(CSIR) and Social Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Trainer, UNICEF
“Impact of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) activities on
Malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS: A systematic review of literature”
• Dr Snigdha Panda, Assistant Teacher, Government High School, IRC Village,
Bhubaneswar, Department of School and Mass Education, Government of Odisha
“Science communication through posters: Developing healthy food choices
among students”
•A
bhay SD Rajput, Scientist, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM),
Pune, Maharashtra
“Scientists and science communication in India: A policy perspective”
•B
iju Dharampalan and G. Mahesh, CSIR-National Institute of Science
Communication and Information Resources, New Delhi
“Creating next generation interactive science magazines with QR Code”
•D
r Amalendu Shekhar, Programme Executive, Directorate General, All India
Radio, New Delhi
“Communicating science through the broadcast media”
• Anjan Banik, Assistant Teacher/Freelance Science Writer, Agartala, Tripura West
“A review of science coverage in Tripura newspapers”
• Ganesh Kumar Aranya, TGT, Pitts Modern School, Gomia, Bokaro, Jharkhand
“Teaching and learning science through student-made videos”
09.30 - 11.00 Vigyan Spandan II: Science Debate Competition
(Lawn) Theme: Is social media changing the science communication landscape?
Chair: Dr Sanjeev Varshney, Head, International Collaboration, DST, Govt. of India
Co-Chair: Dr Gary Kerr, Assistant Professor, Edinburgh Napier University,
Scotland, United Kingdom
Jury Members
• Dr P.K. Ingle, Senior Principal Scientist & Head, Publication and Science
Communication, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune
• Dr Payal Sen, Assistant Professor, Christ University, Bengaluru
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11.00 - 11.15 TEA BREAK
11.15 - 12.45 Vigyan Manthan IV: Panel Discussion
(Hall - 5A) Theme: Taking Science to the People – Challenges & Solutions
Experts
• Shri Pallava Bagla, Science Communicator and Photojournalist, New Delhi
• Shri Dinesh C. Sharma, Managing Editor, India Science Wire, Vigyan Prasar,
New Delhi
• Ms Subhra Priyadarshini, Chief Editor, Nature India, New Delhi
• Dr Manas Pratim Das, Programme Executive, All India Radio, Siliguri, West Bengal
Moderator
• Dr T.V. Venkateswaran, Scientist G, Vigyan Prasar, New Delhi
11.15 - 12.45 Vigyan Prakashan IV (Science Book Fair)
(Lawn) Scientoon Competition for Children
Chair: Dr Amit Krishna De, Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata
Co-Chair: Dr G Mahesh, Senior Principal Scientist, CSIR-National Institute of
Science Communication and Information Resources, New Delhi
11.15 - 11.30 Talk by Dr Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, Former Dy Director, CSIR-Central
Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
11.30 - 12.45 Scientoon Competition Jury Members
(Lawn) • Dr Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, Former Dy Director, Central Drug Research
Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
• Shri Vishal Muliya, Visiting Professor, Cadmus Science School, Limadaline,
Jamnagar, Gujarat
12.45 - 02.15 LUNCH
02.15 - 04.00 Vigyan Spandan III: Scientific Session II
(Hall - 5A) Theme: Science Communication: Innovative Approaches
Chair: Prof. K.K. Dwivedi, Vice Chancellor, ITM University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
Co-Chair: Dr Arvind Mishra, Science & Science Fiction Writer, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh
Presentations
• Raghul M.R., Moumita Mazumdar and Kartikay Shukla, Academy of Scientific
and Innovative Research (AcSIR); CSIR-NISCAIR, New Delhi
“Game: A strategy of science communication”
• Dr Sanghamitra Deobhanj, Assistant Teacher, Ranihat High School, Cuttack, Odisha
“Communication for conservation: Linking the gap with nature camps”
• Bharti Shandilya, PhD Scholar, Journalism and Mass Communication, School
of Journalism and New Media Studies, Indira Gandhi National Open University,
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi
“Science communication in early childhood through online videos”
• S. Rajkumar, TGT, Indira Gandhi Government High School, Katterikuppam, Puducherry
“Enhancing science learning through foldscope”
• Srinidhi T.G., Secretary, Ejnana Trust, Bengaluru
“Glossary in Kannada, to make IT simple for beginners: An experiment and the
experience around it”
• K. Srinivasan, Headmaster,Hindu Aided Primary School, Ambur, Vellore Dist.,
Tamil Nadu
“Teaching science through mobile technology”
• Sanjit Kumar Saha, Jaldapara Wildlife Division, Directorate of Forests,
Government of West Bengal
“Human elephant conflict mitigation by addressing open defecation”
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02.15 - 04.00 Science Communication through Alternative Media
(Lawn) Science Magic Show by Shri Harish Yadav, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Chair: Shri Sanat Kumar Sharma, Co-Executive Director and Editor, B.P. Koirala
Memorial Planetarium, Observatory and Science Museum Development Board,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Co-Chair: Shri B. K. Tyagi, Scientist, Vigyan Prasar, New Delhi
04.00 - 04.15 TEA BREAK
04.15 - 06.00 Round Table Meet and Summing Up
(Hall - 5A)
Chair: Prof. Hak-Soo-Kim, Chair, AASSA Special Committee on SHARE
Communication, South Korea
Co-Chair: Shri Praveen Ramdas, Secretary, Vijnana Bharti, New Delhi &
Prof. Manoj Kumar Patairiya, Director, CSIR-National Institute of Science
Lead Speaker: Dr Pallab Banerji, Professor & Head, Materials Science Centre, IIT
Kharagpur, West Bengal
Experts
• Prof. Isha Mahammad, President, The Asiatic Society, Kolkata
• Prof. Finarya Legoh, Vice Chair, AASSA Special Committee on SHARE
Communication, Indonesia
• Prof. Gabriel Gomez, Chicago University, Chicago, USA
• Dr Kanan Purkayastha, Science Communicator, Author, Scientific and
Environment Advisor to UK Local Government, Former Professor of Chemistry
and Environment Sciences, UCW and UWE, United Kingdom
• Shri Sanat Kumar Sharma, Co-Executive Director and Editor, B.P. Koirala
Memorial Planetarium, Observatory and Science Museum Development Board,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Vote of Thanks: Shri Kapil Tripathi, Scientist F, Vigyan Prasar, New Delhi
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International Science Film Festival of India (ISFFI)
06-08 November, 2019
Venue: Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI)
Co-ordinators
Mr Nimish Kapoor, Vigyan Prasar Mr Sougata Bhattacharya, SRFTI
Ph: +91 120 2402009 Ph: +91 9830530596
Dr Shobhna Choudhary, CSIR-NISCAIR Dr. Debasish Ayer, Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 9351496965 Ph: +91 9830070911
Dr Abhay Bhamaikar, Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 9923795140
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
6th November 2019 | Venue: Main Theatre
Time Event
Inauguration Session
Welcome Address: Dr. Debamitra Mitra, Director, SRFTI, Kolkata
Chief Guest: Ms Brigitte Uttar Kornetzky, Environmentalist and Filmmaker,
Switzerland; Ambassador for Captive Elephants, FIAPO, India; President,
Elefanten in Not/Elephants in Need - Hilfswerk/Charity Switzerland-Germany
Guests of Honour:
• Mr Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Poet and Film Director
• Prof. Partha Ghose, Physicist, Author, Philosopher, Musician
• Mr Kaushik Ganguly, Film Director, Screenwriter and Actor
10.00 – 11.00
• Prof. Manoj Kumar Patairiya, Director, CSIR-National Institute of Science
• Mr Abhishek Sharma, Film Director and Writer
• Prof. Shambhu Nath Singh, Professor at SOJMC, IGNOU and Former Vice
Chancellor, Patna University – Nomination Jury Chair, ISFFI 2019
Vote of Thanks: Mr Nimish Kapoor, Convener, ISFFI 2019; Scientist E & Head,
Science Films Division, Vigyan Prasar
Screening of Inaugural Film: SATYAM – The Science and Technology of Yoga
and Meditation, Directed by Dr Mike H. Pandey, produced by Vigyan Prasar
11.00 – 11.30 TEA BREAK
Panel Discussion: Science for Citizens
Panelists
• Ms Rama Marinov-Cohen, Filmmaker, Writer and Expert of E-Learning, Israel
• Ms Li-Yu Fu, Science Filmmaker, Director, Center for Indigenous Science
Development, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
• Dr Sunil Babu Shrestha, Vice Chancellor, Nepal Academy of Science &
Technology, Kathmandu, Nepal
• Mr A. G. A. Van De Laar, Science Filmmaker, Netherlands
• Dr Kartik Sharma Buria, Science Filmmaker and Founder, PAHUS (Public Arts
11.30 – 13.00
Health & Us) Productions, London, UK
• Mr Shih-Wei Wang, CEO, Engine Studios, Taiwan
• Mr Ajay Kanchan, Film Director; Chief Editor & CEO, Media Today, New Delhi
• Mr Abhishek Sharma, Film Director and Writer
• Dr Sakshi Singh, Australian-Indian Actor and Doctor of Medicine
• Dr Denzil John Godin, Science Communicator, Member of the Legislative
Assembly, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh
• Dr Pradeep K. Srivastava, Scientoonist and Former Dy. Director, CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow
•M oderator: Mr S V Raman
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1300 – 1400 Lunch
1400 – 1600 Screening of foreign films and discussions
1600 – 1615 TEA BREAK
1750 – 1800 Travel to Biswa Bangla Convention Centre (BBCC), New Town, Kolkata for
Cultural programmes and Dinner
6th November 2019 | New Class Room Theatre

Time Event
1100 – 1130 TEA BREAK
1130 – 1300 Screening of Indian competitive films and discussion
1300 – 1400 Lunch
Special screening of film on 1st Indian Scientific South Pole Expedition 2010
followed by discussion with Scientists and Filmmaker
• Dr Rasik Ravindra, Leader of the 1st South Pole Expedition, Govt. of India,
Pannikar Professor at ESSO-MoES
1400 – 1500
• Mr M J Beg, Group Director, Polar Expeditions, NCPOR, Goa
• Dr Pradip Malhotra, Member XXII ISEA; Leader XXVIII ISEA; Member 1st South
Pole Expedition, Govt. of India
• Mr Abhijit Dasgupta, Dean, Electronic & Digital Media, SRFTI, Kolkata
Master Class
1500 – 1600 Creative aspects of Environment & Wildlife Filmmaking by Ms Brigitte Uttar
Kornetzky, Environmentalist and Filmmaker, Switzerland
1600 – 1615 TEA BREAK
Master Class
1615 – 1715
Behind the Lens by Mr Gautam Pandey, Wildlife Filmmaker
Master Class
1715 – 1750
Story Telling and Script Writing for Science Videos by Prof. Danish Iqbal, AJK
MCRC, JMI, New Delhi
6th November 2019 | Preview Theatre

Time Event
1100 – 1130 TEA BREAK
1130 – 1300 Screening of non-competitive films and discussions
1300 – 1400 Lunch
1400 – 1600 Screening of foreign films and discussion
1600 – 1615 TEA BREAK
Travel to Biswa Bangla Convention Centre (BBCC), New Town, Kolkata for
1750 – 1800
6th November 2019 | Class Room Theatre – II

Time Event
1100 – 1130 TEA BREAK
1300 – 1400 Lunch
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1600 – 1615 TEA BREAK
7th November 2019 | Main Theatre

Time Event
0800 – 0900 Registration
Screening of Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran followed by interaction with Mr
0900 – 1200
Abhishek Sharma, Director
1200 – 1230 TEA BREAK
1230 – 1400 Screening of foreign Films and discussion
1400 – 1500 Lunch
1500 – 1600 Screening of Foreign Films and discussion
1600 – 1615 TEA BREAK
1615 – 1745 Screening of Foreign Films and discussion

Time Event
1200 – 1230 TEA BREAK
Symposium on Science Communication: Packaging Science for Public Interest
Inaugural session
Chief Guest:
• Dr Bikash Sinha, Homi Bhabha Chair Professor, Variable Energy Cyclotron
Centre, Kolkata
Guests of Honour:
1230 – 1300 • Dr Sunil Babu Shrestha, Vice Chancellor, Nepal Academy of Science &
Technology, Kathmandu
• Dr Denzil J. Godin, Science Communicator and Member of Legislative
Assembly, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh
• Prof. Shambhu Nath Singh, Professor at SOJMC, IGNOU and Former Vice
Chancellor, Patna University
• Mr S. K. Varshney, Adviser and Head, International Bilateral Cooperation,
Department of Science & Technology, Government of India
1800 – 1830

Time Event
1200 – 1230 TEA BREAK
1400 – 1500 Lunch
1600 – 1615 TEA BREAK
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1745 – 1800

Time Event
1200 – 1230 TEA BREAK
Master Class
Communicating Science through Video by Mr Ajay Kanchan, Film Director; Chief
1230 – 1330 Editor & CEO, Media Today, New Delhi, India
Screening of Deadly Neighbours, Directed by Mr Ajay Kanchan and Produced by
National Biodiversity Authority of India, Tamil Nadu
Master Class
1330 – 1400 The Making of Film on Scientist and journey of science film - Element 112, The
Marinov Affair (Israel, 2016) by Ms Rama Marinov-Cohen
1400 – 1500 Lunch
1600 – 1615 TEA BREAK
1745 – 1800
8th November 2019 | Main Theatre

Time Event
0800 – 0900 Registration
Panel Discussion on Science Films: Jury’s view on competitive entries of
ISFFI 2019
Jury Chair
• Mr Apurba Kishore Bir Padma Shri, Veteran Filmmaker, Mumbai
Jury Members
• Prof. Iftekhar Ahmad, Former Director, FTII Pune and AJK MCRC
• Mr Himanshu Malhotra, Environmentalist and Wildlife Fimmaker
• Mr Kul Bhushan, Former DDG, DD National, Prasar Bharati
• Mr Santosh Pandey, Sr. Producer, ETV Bharat, RFC, Hyderabad
• Mr A S K V S Sharma, Sr. Principal Scientist, CFTRI, Mysore
• Ms Sunanda Rao-Erdem, Sr. Journalist and representative of Deutsche Welle,
0900 – 1000
Germany
Nomination Jury Chair
• Prof. Shambhu Nath Singh, Professor at SOJMC, IGNOU & Former Vice
Chancellor, Patna University
Nomination Jury Members
• Dr D. J. Pati, Dean and Director, India Today Media Institute, Noida
• Prof. C. P. Singh, Professor at USMC, GGSIPU, New Delhi
• Dr Susmita Bala, Director, DME Media School, Noida
• Dr Rashmi Sharma, Scientist E, DST, Govt. of India
• Ms Suman Sanjay Aggarwal, Sr. Producer, Doordarshan, New Delhi
• Mr Mobin Khan, Sr. Producer, AIR, New Delhi
1000 – 1015 TEA BREAK
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Screening of Mission Mangal followed by interaction with
1015 – 1300
Mr R. Balki, Filmmaker and Writer
Award Ceremony
Chief Guest
Hon'ble Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan
Ministry of Science & Technology, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and
Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India
1300 – 1400
Guests of Honor
• Mr R. Balki, Sr. Filmmaker and Writer, Mumbai
• Mr Apurba Kishore Bir Padma Shri, Veteran Filmmaker, Mumbai – Jury Chair
• Prof. Shambhu Nath Singh, Professor at SOJMC, IGNOU & Former Vice
Chancellor, Patna University – Nomination Jury Chair
1400 – 1500 Lunch
Valedictory programme of India International Science Festival (IISF) 2019

Time Event
1000 – 1015 TEA BREAK
Master Class
No crew, no cameras: Dutch filmmaker on his journey filming India’s population,
1015 – 1115
health conditions, education and innovations on an iPhone by Mr A. G. A. Van
De Laar, Science Filmmaker, Netherlands
Master Class
Science Communication through animation series – Go Go Giwas by Ms Li-Yu
1115 – 1215
Fu, Science Filmmaker, Director, CISD, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
and Mr Shih-Wei Wang, CEO, Engine Studios, Taiwan
Master Class
Science and Environment Filmmaking in Nepal by Mr Ramesh Khadka
1215 – 1300
filmmaker and journalist from Media Service Nepal and Mr Aditya Khadka,
Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival, Nepal

Time Event
1110 – 1130 Screening of non-competitive films and discussion

Time Event
1000 – 1015 TEA BREAK
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National Social Organisation & Institutions Meet
6-8 November, 2019
Venue: Science City, Mini Auditorium
Co-ordinators
Dr. Sunil K Agarwal, DST Shri NP Rajive, Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 99996 89732 Ph: +91 90203 36500
Dr. BB Jha, CSIR-CGCRI Shri Sadananda Chakrabarti,

Ph: +91 93481 72733 Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 70442 21898
Dr. HS Tripathi, CSIR-CGCRI
Ph: +91 94334 57546
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
Time Activies
10.00 - 11.00 Registration/Introductory Session: About SEED Division, DST/Vibha Vani
10.45 - 11.00 Arrival of Dignitaries
Inviting dignitaries on stage
11.05 - 11.10 Lighting of Lamp
11.10 – 11.15 Invocation & Inauguration
11.15 – 11.25 Introduction to NSOIM: Dr. Sunil Chaturvedi, Working Chairman, Vibha-Vani, India
11.25 – 11.40 Special Address: Shri A.Jayakumar, Special Advisor, Vijnana Bharati
11.40 – 11.55 Inaugural Address: Shri Thawar Chand Gehlot Jee, Union Minister for Social
Justice and Empowerment
11.55 – 12.25 Felicitation Speech: Prof. Ramesh Chand, NITI AAYOG & Dr. K. Muraleedharan,
Director, CGCRI
12.25 – 01.00 Vote of Thanks: Shri N. P.Rajive, ED, Vibha-Vani& Co-ordinator, NSOIM
01.00 – 02.30 LUNCH
02.30 – 06.00 Presentation: UN - SDGs in Indian Context: Vision 2022, 75th Year of Indian
Independence
Chair: Dr. J.P. Sharma, Jt. Director, ICAR-IARI
Co-Chair: Subhash Tamboli, AFARM
Key Note: Dr. Anil Rajvanshi, NARI, Pune
R&D Roadmap for Rural Transformation
Speaker 1: Dr. S. P. Gon Chaudhuri, NBIRT, Kolkata
Renewable Energy Technologies for Social Transformation
Speaker 2: Dr. J.P. Sharma, Jt. Director, ICAR-IARI
Doubling Farmer Income: Future Roadmap
Speaker 3: Shri Prabhjot Sodhi, Head, Circular Economy, UNDP, Delhi
SDGs and Last Mile Connectivity
Speaker 4: Dr. Praveen Arora, Scientist G, DST
STI Policy & Social Responsibility
Speaker 5: Dr. Sunil Chaturvedi, Working Chairman, Vibha-Vani
Water Security: & Bio diversity: Futuristic solutions
Speaker 6: Shri Swachchha Majumdar, CSIR-CGCRI
Water Treatment Technology for Rural Sector
Facilitator: Shri NP Rajive, Vibha Vani, India
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09.30 – 11.15 Presentation: Science for Transformation: Technology Interventions,
Innovations and Science Dissemination for New India
Chair: Dr. Shekhar C Mande, Director General, CSIR
Co-Chair: Dr. Roshan Lal Dahiya, Founder-National Association of Psychological
Sciences and Professor, Punjab University
Key Note: Dr. Manoj Kumar Patariya, Director, NISCAIR, Delhi
Technologies for Masses - By various institutions
Speaker 1: Dr. Sunil K. Agarwal, SEED, DST
Scalable Technologies for Inclusive Development& Social Transformation
Speaker 2: Sh. A.K. Kundalia, CSIR
Social Transformation through CSIR Technology
Speaker 3: Dr. Vivek Kumar, CRDT, IIT-Delhi
Unnat Bharat: Tech 4 Seva
Speaker 4: Dr. BB Jha CSIR-CGCR
Technology for Waste Management (Tile Industries)
Speaker 5: Dr. H S Tripathi, CSIR-CGCRI
Social Economic upliftment through Cluster level technological intervention
Speaker 6: Dr. B.K. Tyagi, Vigyan Prasar
Understanding Sustainable Development through Radio: Case Study
Facilitator: Shri N P Rajive
*Additional: Selected two presentations (10 min) on Grass roots technology applications by
participants- Women candidates preferred
11.15 – 11.30 TEA BREAK
11.30 – 01.30 Presentation: Empowerment & Livelihood Issues: Engaging Women & Youth
for localizing SDGs
Chair: Dr. Swati Badekar, Vatsalya Foundation,Vadodara
Co-Chair: Rama Tiwari , BMCT, Lucknow
Key Note Speaker: Dr. VishaishUppal, WWF-India
Conservation, Livelihoods & SDGs
Speaker 1: Dr. Neelu J. Ahuja, UPES, Dehradun
Women Technology Park – Creation of Social Enterprise & Digital Technology
Speaker 2: Dr. Yogesh Kulkarni ,Vigyan Ashram, Pune
Sustainable Technologies & Applications–Engaging Youth for Social enterprises
Speaker 3: Dr. Sanjay Mishra, Advisor, KIRAN Division, DST
About DST’s Schemes & New Initiatives- Women Program
Speaker 4: Dr. Sangeeta Bakshi, Scientist F, IIASA, TIFAC
Leveraging Collaboration for Scientific Research and Capacity Building
Speaker 5: Smt. Uma Devi Movva, Founder VikasBharati, Ongol, AP
Prosperity of Women through Livelihood Activities
Facilitator: Dr HS Tripathi, CSIR-CGCRI
*Additional: Selected Two Presentations (15 min) on Grass roots Women Empowerment
&livelihood Models-Selected from the PPT submitted by participants
01.30 – 02.30 LUNCH
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02.30 – 04.00 Presentation: Search for Technology led Integrated Sustainable
Development Models
Chair: Prof Satish Agnihotri, CTARA, IIT, Bombay
Co-Chair: Shri Ramsamy Krishnan, SNEHA, Bangalore
Speaker 1: Dr. Rajshree Joshi, BAIF Pune
Technology & Rural Livelihoods Models for Desert Ecosystem
Speaker 2: Dr. (Mrs.) Rama Laxmi Dutta, VIB, Nimpith
Technology & Rural Livelihoods Models: Experience sharing from Sunderban
Speaker 3: Dr. Sachin Mandavgane, VNIT, Nagpur
Waste to Wealth
Speaker4: Dr. Lal Singh HRG Shimla
Climate Smart villages in Mountain Ecosystem: Challenges & Response
Speaker 5: Shri Subhasis Sahoo, ICE Foundation, Bhuvaneswar
Support from relief to re-build Odisha with multi stakeholder participation approach
Facilitator: Dr. AnuradhaPughat, DST
Interactive Session about various Schemes and Programs
Chair: Ila Easwaraiah, RIDO, Andhra Pradesh
Co Chair: Ram Lal, Jan Sewa Parishad, Ranchi, Jharkhand
04.00 – 05.30
09.30 – 11.15 Presentation: New Paradigm for Social Enterprises: Governance, Resource
Mobilization & Effectiveness - The Road Ahead
Panel Discussion
Chair: Prof Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST
Panelists
• Dr. Shambhu Prasad, IRMA • Shri Anil K Rajvanshi, NARI, Pune
• Dr. Bhalchandra Sathaye, Secretary, Rugna Seva Prakalp • Dr. Kanika Varma,
Development Alternatives, Delhi • Dr. Sandeep Sabharwal, Deshpande
Foundation, Hooghly • Shri Sarandeep Singh, WEE Foundation, IIT-Delhi
Moderators: Dr. D. Dutta, Scientist G, DST & Dr. Yogesh Kulkarni, Vigyan Ashram, Pune
Facilitator: Dr. Sunil K. Agarwal, DST
11.15 – 11.30 TEA BREAK
11.30 – 12.30 Interactive Discussion: The way forward - Vision 2022 action plan
Chair: Dr. Vijay P Bhatkar, President, Vijnana Bharati
Panelists
• Dr. Shailendra Sharma, Adarsh Institute of Management Science, Dhamod, MP
• Dr. Sadhana Streubel, Community Development, Kathiwada, Alirajpur, MP
• Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi, NARI, Pune
Welcome by: Shri N.P.Rajive, Executive Director-Vibha Vani, Co-ordinator, NSOIM
Presided by: Shri Jayant Sahsrabudhe, National Organising Secretary, Vijnana Bharati
Chief Guest: Dr. Harsha Vardhan, Hon. Minister, Science & Technology, Health,GOI
Special Address: Shri Shyamal Santra Ji, Minister of State for Public Health
Engineering, Kolkata
Key note: Dr. Ashok Kumar, Director-National Water Mission, GOI
Address: Prof Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST
(Giving away Awards for Outstanding Contribution in developmental sectors and
releasing of technology Compendium & Brochure of SEED, DST)
Vote of Thanks: Dr. HS Tripathi, CSIR-CGCRI
Facilitators: Shri Sadananda Chakrabarti
Rapporteur: Dr. Aditi Jain, Vigyan Prasar
S&T Expo: Enabling Technologies for Social Transformation 6-8 November, 2019
Facilitators
• Dr. Anuradha Pughat, SEED, DST • Dr. Aditi Jain, Vigyan Prasar • Shri Sadananda
Chakrabarti, Vijnana Bharati • Sujatha Monda, Vijnana Bharati • Kuldeep Singh
Rawat, IISF Secretariat
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National Start-up Conclave and Expo
6-7 October, 2019
Venue: Science City, Hall No. S18 A&B
Co-ordinators
Dr SN Bhattacharya, CSIR-IICB Dr Arindam Talukdar, CSIR-IICB
Ph: +91 98316 33460 Ph: +91 90516 46141
Dr Mrutunjay Suar, ISBA Dr K Suresh Kumar, ISBA
Ph: +91 70080 99439 Ph: +91 99524 27232
Dr Anil Kothari, Vijnana Bharati Dr Sameer Vohra, Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 94251 48662 Ph: +91 94191 97672
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
Time Activities
Lamp Lighting Ceremony
Address by • Dr. Omkar Rai, DG, STPI • Prof Sunil Kumar VC RGPV
• Prof. Abhay Karandikar Director IIT Kanpur
11.00 – 11.30 TEA BREAK

11.30 – 12.45 SESSION 1: Panel discussion on Accelerating Technology Entrepreneurships
• Shri Neeraj Sharma, Adviser, Member Secretary, NSTEDB
• Dr Manish Diwan, Head Strategic Partnerships & Entrepreneurship Development,
BIRAC • Ms Padmaja Ruparel, President IAN
• Dr K Suresh Kumar, President, ISBA
• Dr Muthu Singaram, CEO, Medtech Incubator, HTIC, IIT Madras
12: 45 - 02: 15 LUNCH
02: 15 - 04.30 SESSION 2
Story Telling
(10 startups will share their inspiring journeys)
• Mr. Ajay Nema VP Reliance Jio • Mr Gautam, Co-Founder, Far Eye
• Dr Shivani Gupta, Co-Founder Innochi care • Mr Partha Pratim, Co-Founder
Ezerex Tech • One social startup from IIMCIP • Ms. Aarushi Nema Smart
Interface • Prof. P M Padole, Director VNIT Nagpur • Dr. Sanjeev Jain ,Director
IIITDM,Jabalpur • Dr Priyangshu Sharma, Co-Founder Innotech
• Mr Rahul Chatterjee, Co-Founder, KREA Foods • One Women startups
• One women startup • One startup from South • One startup from North East
04.30 - 06.00 Exhibition of Startup Products/Technologies/Prototype
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10: 00 - 11: 00 SESSION 3: Propelling – Ideation & Incubation
• Moderator
• Dr Ayesha Chaudhary, Manager, Atal Innovation Mission • Dr.Vijay Kumar Banga
Principal ACET Amritsar • Dr Anita Gupta, Adviser and Associate Head-NSTEDB
• Dr. H Purusottam, CMD NRDC • Shailendra Jaiswal Principal Executive Director,
DRDO • Dr Mrutyunjay Suar, CEO-KIITTBI • Dr. Jogeswar Rao Ex-Advisor to
PSA,GOI • Dr. PM Padole Director, Nagpur VNIT • Dr. Mugdha Sinha Secratry S&T
Rajasthan • Dr. Avinash Chincholkar
11: 00 - 11: 30 TEA BREAK
11: 30 - 12: 45 SESSION 4: Rising East & North East
• Dr Subhrangshu Sanyal, CEO, IIMCIP
• Sh Vinod Sheshan, CEO, Guwahati Biotech Park
• Dr G Narahari Sastry, Director, NEIST-Jorhat
• Mr P K Mahapatra, DGM-NABARD, Agartala
• Dr Namrata Misra, Head-BRTC for East & North East
• Mr Prashant Biswal, Startup Odisha
• Prof. Sankar kumar Ghosh, VC Kalyani University
12: 45 - 02: 15 LUNCH
02: 15 - 03.15 Valedictory
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ASSITIVE TECHNOLOGIES CONCLAVE
AND EXPO FOR DIVYANGJAN
7-8 October, 2019
Venue: Science City, Hall No. S19 A&B
Co-ordinators
Dr Debopriya Dutta, DST Dr PK Lenka, DEPWD
Ph: +91 81305 45765 Ph: +91 94331 75340
Dr Konga Gopikrishna, DST Dr Vivek Kumar, Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 88602 42402 Ph: +91 94126 19735
Dr Anupam Basu, NIT Durgapur Dr Srabari Sen, Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 83358 81836 Ph: +91 94333 47904
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
Time Activities
09.30 – 09.50 Welcome and Introduction (including lighting of lamp)
Dr. Debapriya Dutta, Advisor and Head (SEED, NRDMS & SSTP), DST
09.50 – 09.55 Address By Shri. Lalit Kumar, Member, Saksham
09.55 – 10.00 Address By Shri. Jayant Sahasrabudhe, Vijnana Bharati
10.00 – 10.20 Key Note Address Mrs. Shakuntala Doley Gamlin, Secretary, DoEPwD, GoI
10.20 – 10.40 Inaugural Address Hon’ble Minister for MoSJ&E
10.20 – 10.45 Felicitation of Chief Guest and Key Note Speaker
10.45 – 11.00 Inauguration of Poster Session and Expo by Hon’ble Minister for MoSJ&E
11.00 – 11.30 TEA BREAK
11.30 – 12: 45 SESSION I: Panel Discussion – I: User-Centric Product Design And Development
Chair/Coordinator: Prof. Anupam Basu, Director NIT Durgapur
Rapporteur:
11.30 – 11.45 Lead Talk: Prof. Anupam Basu
11.45 – 01.00 Panellists
• Shri. Dipender Minocha
• Shri Zamir Dhale, Sense International India, Ahmedabad
• Vishakha More, SEBI
• Prof. Bikash Bhattacharya, ME, IIT Kanpur
• Dr. AkilaSurendran, NISH
• Shyam Shah, Innovision
• Surabhi Srivastava, Innovision
• Shri. Hiremath, Flexitron
• Dr. NekramUpadhyay, ISIC
• Dr. Pooja Mukul
01.00 – 02.15 LUNCH BREAK
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SESSION III: Panel Discussion – II: Universal Design And Accessibility
Chair/Coordinator: Prof. Balakrishnan M, Deputy Director IIT Delhi
Rapporteur:
Lead Talk: Prof. Balakrishnan M,IIT Delhi
Panellists:
• Dr. G. N. Karna, SDRS, Delhi • Sachin Rizal • Sense International
• Mr. Shankar Subbiah, AT& Accessibility Consulatant, Agate Infotek
• Dr. Gaurav Raheja, IIT Roorkee • V. Sasikumar, Phoenix Medical Systems, Chennai
• Officials/Representatives of DoEPwD • AAI, MoRT&H, MoH&UD etc.
• Dr. R Mohan Kumar, Country Head (India), Wearable technologies
04.00 – 04.15 TEA BREAK
04.15 – 04.30 Lead Talk: Ms. Ira Singhal, DC, Delhi
04.15 – 06.00 Panellists:
• Dr. Charudatta Jadhav, Head AL, Corporate Research and Innovation, TCS
• Mr.Lalit AnandSaksham Trust • Mr. R.P. Soni
• Blind Peoples Association, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
• Mr. Prashant Ranjan Verma • National Associaion for the Blind
• Prof. Anupam Ahuja, NCERT • Dr. K. Balabhaskar, NIEPMD
• Narayanan Ramakrishnan, Invention Labs/AvazInc
• Dr. R Mohan Kumar, Country Head (India), Wearable technologies AG
• Dr. Abhishek Biswas, NILD • Mrs Sudha Kaul, IICP Kolkata
• Dr. Shanti Raghavan, Enable India • Akila Vaidyanathan, Amaze Charitable Trust
09.30 – 09: 45 Lead Talk: Ms. Anuradha Bagchi, Helen Keller Institute for Deaf Blind, Mumbai
09: 45 – 11.00 Panellists:
• Dr. Debapriya Dutta, DST
• Dr. CharudattaJadhav, Head AL, Corporate Research and Innovation, TCS
• G. N. Karna • Dr. R. Saha, Retd Scientist ‘G’, DST
• Representatives from ALIMCO • Mr. D. R. Sarin Swastik Dash/VivekSarda, Neomotion
• Dr. K. Balabhaskar, NIEPMD • Officials from NILD/IICP (Dr. Prasanna lenka)
• Dr S Rajasekaran • Ganga Medical Centre & Hospitals Pvt Ltd
• Representatives from DoEPwD • Representatives from AIs of DoEPwD
• Officials from RCI • DST • Enable India • Shri. Akhil Paul, Sense International
• Dr. Hina Sharma • NNDC India Foundation • Dr Jayanthi Narayan
• Former DY director NIEPID • Mr. Taha Haaziq – Officer on Special Duty,
Department of Social Justice, Government of Goa • Dr. Homiyar Mobedji
• Disability Expert, Program Management [Asia & Africa]
• Mr. Navneet Kalia Alpha Tub
11.00 – 11.30 TEA BREAK
11.30 – 12.00 Conclusion & Valedictory Session
12.00 – 12.30 Selection of Best Poster and Best Exhibits
12.30 – 12.45 Award Distribution
12.45 – 02.15 LUNCH
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Nav Bharat Nirman
7 November, 2019
Co-ordinators
Dr. Somobrata Acharya, IACS Dr. Rahul Singhal, Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 96097 63012 Ph: +91 98111 47676
Dr. Ruchita Pal, Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 95602 40196
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
Time Activities
10.00 – 11.00 Inauguration Session
Inaugural Address
Introduction by Jury on the identified problem statements
11.00 – 11.30 TEA BREAK
11.30 – 12.45 Plenary Session
12.45 – 01.30 Presentations by the Winners and Runner-ups
(07 minutes for each Problem Statement followed by interactive session)
Problem Statement 1: Technology, Innovation and Ideas for Water Resources
Management
Problem Statement 2: Affordable Renewable and Clean Energy in Total Energy
Consumption
01.30 - 02.30 LUNCH
02.30 - 03.30 Problem Statement 3, 4 & 5 (Winner, First Runner Up and Second Runner Up will
present solution for 7 minutes each followed by interactive session)
02.30 - 04.30 Exhibition/Poster Participants
03.30 - 04.00 TEA BREAK
04.00 - 04.45 Problem Statement 6 & 7 (Winner, First Runner Up and Second Runner Up will
present solution for 7 minutes each followed by interactive session)
04.45 - 05.30 Panel Discussions
05.30 - 06.30 Valedictory, Award Declaration, Concluding Remarks
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Wellness Conclave and Expo
6-7 November 2019
Venue: CSIR-IICB, Jadavpur
Co-ordinators
Dr P. Jaisankar, CSIR-IICB Dr. Preeti Chhabra, Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 90517 58339 Ph: +91 98910 08498
Dr Arun Bandyopadhyay, CSIR-IICB Dr. Abhijit Ghosh, Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 94335 16720 Ph: +91 99457 04400
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
Time Activities
09.00 Arrival of Chief Guest
09.00 - 09.15 Lamp lighting (Dhanwantari Vandana/Saraswati Vandana)
09.15 - 09.20 Welcome Address
09.20 - 09.30 Felicitation of Dignitaries
09.30 -09.55 Speech of Dignitaries
09.55 - 10.00 Vote of Thanks
10.00 - 10.20 Chairperson: Dr. Anupam Shrivastava
Keynote Address: Dr. S C Manchanda
10.20 - 11.30 Session I: Yoga & Naturopathy
Chairpersons: Dr. Subhash Mandal & Dr. Jayaram Hazra
10.20 -10.35 Dr. Manjunath N K
10.35 - 10.50 Dr. Kashinath Samagandi - Obligatory Ethics in Yoga Practice
10.50 - 11.05 Dr. Shubham Garg
11.05 - 11.20 Dr. Rima Dada – Male factor Infertility: Impact of Yoga
11.20 - 11.30 Dr. Sridip Chatterjee
11.30 - 11.45 TEA BREAK
11.45 - 1.00 Session II: Ayurveda
Chairpersons: Dr. (Prof.) Baldev Kumar Diman, Dr. G. Prabhakar Rao
11.45 - 12.05 Keynote address – Dr. (Prof.) Sanjeev Sharma
12.05 - 12.20 Dr. Prashant Tiwari- Panchkarma for Wellness
12.20 - 12.35 Mr. Sanchit Sharma- Ensuring safe Kidneys, in the hands of Ayurveda
12.35 - 12.50 Dr. Tushar Kanti Mandal
12.50 - 01.05 Dr. Bhavdeep Ganatra – “The secrets of Ayurveda Methodology for Wellness &
Prevention of Metabolic Disorders”
01.05 - 01.10 Summary/Shri Apoorv Om
01.10 - 02.00 LUNCH
02.00 - 03.45 Session III: Unani, Siddha & Homeopathy
Chairpersons: Dr. (Prof.) A. K. Gupta, Dr. Mohd. Idris
02.00 - 02.15 Dr. Pralay Sharma
02.15 - 02.30 Mr. T E Aravamudhan
02.30 - 02.45 Dr. Uzma Bano – Unani Medicine and Wellness
02.45 - 03.00 Dr. Krishnamachari Ravi – Introduction to Siddha System of Medicine
03.00 - 03.15 Dr. Ranjita Ekka
03.15 - 03.30 Dr. Vishwajanani Sattegeri – A brief Introduction to Traditional Knowledge Digital
Library of India (TKDL)
03.30 - 03.45 Summary
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03.45 - 04.00 TEA BREAK
04.00 - 05.00 Panel Discussion: Wellness & Traditional Knowledge
Chair: Prof. Dr. Pulok Mukherjee & Dr. A. V. Muruganandam
Panelists
• Mr. Rajeev Narang
• Dr. Abhichal Chattopadhyay
• Mr. Sharad Kumar Dwivedi
• Dr. Rais Ur Rehman
• Mr. M. Srinivas Shankar Prasad
• Mr. Lanka Srinivas
• Mr. B. K. Sarkar
• Dr. Achintya Mitra
• Dr. Hetal Dave
• Mr. Prashant Kumar Sarkar
• Dr. Rajeshwar Mukhopadhyay
10.00 – 05.00 Parallel Sessions
• Start-up Clinics – Dr. Piyush Juneja & Dr. Girish Tillu
• Mass Media/Branding – Mr. Rajeev Narang
• YOGA for all by Eminent Yoga Teachers – Coordinated by Dr. Abhijit Ghosh
• Stalls to display the Ayurveda products from CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat & CSIR-
IICB, Kolkata
09.30 - 09.50 Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Samit Chattopadhyay, Director, CSIR-IICB
Keynote Address: Dr. (Prof.) Samir Bhattacharya – Hyperlipidemia induced
inhibitory phosphorylation of PPAR gamma disrupts energy homeostasis
resulting insulin resistance
09.50 - 11.05 Session I: Metabolic Syndrome: Lifestyle and Food
Chairpersons: Prof. Nihar Jana & Prof. Subrata Majumder
09.50 -10.05 Dr. Abhijit Chowdhury
10.05 - 10.20 Dr. Partha Chakraborty
10.20 -10.35 Prof. Dr. P. C. Samantaray - “Boundaries of Illness/Wellness" Salutary gifts by
Science to Humanity
10.35 - 10.50 Dr. Shantanu Sengupta
10.50 - 11.05 Mr. Akshay Chopra – Myths and Fallacies of Fitness and Nutrition
Summary
11.05 - 11.15 TEA BREAK
11.15 - 12.45 Session II: Respiratory Diseases: Environment and Occupation
Chairperson: Dr. R. Ravichandiran & Dr. P. Sujata Devi
11.15 - 11.30 Dr. Mabali Rajan - Airway epithelia: A natural borderline security force of lungs for
wellness of lungs
11.30 - 11.45 Dr. Partha Sarathi Bhattacharya
11.45 - 12.00 Dr. Manjusha Rajgopal – Prevention and Management of Allergic URTI
12.30 - 12.45 Dr. Vikrant Patil – Exclusiveness of Ayurveda in Breathing Disorders
12.45 - 01.00 Summary
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01.00 - 02.15 LUNCH
02.15 - 04.00 Session III: Immune Wellness: Scope and Challenges
Chairpersons: Prof. Dr. Tapas Kr. Kundu & Dr. Jaya Bandyopadhyay
02.15 - 02.30 Prof. Dr. Sonali Kar - Passive immunity boost via vaccinations and Community
wellness strategies"
02.30 - 02.45 Dr. Dipyaman Ganguly
02.45 - 03.00 Dr. Naresh Dua – Pallative Care: Principles, Implementation and challenges
03.00 - 03.15 Dr. Rajgopal S – Suvarnaprashan: Myths and Facts
03.15 - 03.30 Dr. Syamal Roy, Dean, NIPER, Kolkata
03.30 - 03.45 Dr. Susanta Roychudhry, Research Director, Saroj Gupta Cancer Research Centre
03.45 - 04.00 Prof. Amitava Mukhopadhyay, IIT, Delhi
04.00 - 04.15 TEA BREAK
04.15 - 05.00 Panel Discussion: Holistic Health
• Prof. Partha Pratim Majumder
• Prof. Dr. Tapas Kr. Kundu
Panelists
• Prof. Arun Bandyopadhyay
• Prof. Saumitra Das
• Dr. Narahari Sastry
• Mr. Mukesh Kumar
• Dr. Chhagan Jangid
• Dr. Reeta Sony A L
• Prof. Abhijit Chakraborty
• Dr. Gaurav Phull
• Dr. Pooja Kohil
05: 00 - 05: 30 Valedictory Function
Chief Guest: Dr. Chandrima Bhattacharya, Hon’ble Minister of State, Health &
Family Welfare, Govt. of WB
Guest of Honour: Ms. Preeti Sudan, Secretary, Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India
Guests: Dr. Sudhir Gupta, Dr. Samit Chattopadhyay, Dr. Arun Bandyopadhyay, Dr.
Preeti Chhabra, Dr. Abhijit Ghosh
Vote of Thanks: Dr. Arun Bandyopadhyay
10.00 – 05.00 Parallel Sessions
• Start-up Clinics – Dr. Piyush Juneja & Dr. Girish Tillu
• Mass Media/Branding – Mr. Rajeev Narang
• YOGA for all by Eminent Yoga Teachers – Coordinated by Dr. Abhijit Ghosh
• Stalls to display the Ayurveda products from CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat & CSIR-IICB, Kolkata
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Traditional Crafts and Artisans Meet & Expo
5-8 November, 2019
Venue: Science City, Kolkata
Co-Ordinators
Dr. Samarendra Kumar, NSCM Dr. Rajeev Singh, Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 96740 04704 Ph: +91 93112 25501
Dr. Anu Singh, Vijnana Bharati

Ph: +91 9717519898
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
5-8th Nov 2019: Exposition all four days
Theme: Traditional Indian crafts - Storehouse of Scientific Knowledge
Time Activies
02.15 – 03.00 Inauguration of Exposition
• Shri Arjun Munda Ji, Minister of Tribal Affairs, GOI
• Shri Jayant Sahasrabudhe, National Organizing Secretary, Vijnana Bharati
03.00 – 04.30 Workshop and Demonstration on Miniature paintings by Shri Hanuman Saini
(National Award, 2014)
04.30 – 04.45 TEA BREAK
04.45 – 06.00 Workshop on Calligraphy by Pratyaybhawsar Jana
09.30 – 10.15 Talk by G Anupama, Commissioner, Faridabad, Haryana
10.15 – 11.00 Demonstration on Sculpture Art by Mr. Mathieu Trabut, French Sculptor
11.00 – 11.15 TEA BREAK
11.15 – 12.15 Panel Discussion: The Art of Hand Weaving Textiles: Significance, Market
share and Problems
• Mrs Farha Khan (Kantha Embroidery Specialist, Entrepreneur)
• Mrs. Aarti Badamikar (International Award-Textile Designing)
• Shri Peer Mohammed Ansari (Jamdani textile, National Award 2004
12.15 – 12.45 Workshop and Demonstration on Paper Cutting Art by Shri Ram Soni, (National
Award: 2002, UNESCO Award: 2012)
12.45 – 02.00 LUNCH
02.00 – 03.00 Workshop on Madhubani Art Paintings by Santosh Paswan
03.00 – 04.00 Demonstration on Gemstone Carving by Shri Prithvi Kumawat, (National Award,
2006; International Craft Award 2018)
04.00 – 04.15 TEA BREAK
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04.15 – 05.00 Demonstration of Kantha Embroidery by Ms Farha Khan (Kantha Embroidery
Specialist, Entrepreneur)
05.00 – 05.30 Demonstration on
• Arnamulla Kannadi Mirrors by Shri M Rajeev
• Channapatnam Toys by Shri P Suhel Parvez
• Terracota/Pottery by Shri Daya Ram(National Awardee)
• Laac Bangles by Shri Islam Ahmad
09.30 – 10.00 Inauguration
10.00 – 11.00 Keynote address by Professor Vasant Shinde
Eminent Archaeologist and ‘Rakhigarhi Man’, DG, National Maritime Heritage
Complex & Ex-Vice Chancellor, Deccan College, Pune
11.00 – 11.15 TEA BREAK
11.15 – 12.00 Pandit Shri Keshav Ginde, Innovator par excellence (developed a new flute ‘Keshav
Venu’ that has surpassed the limitations of all extant flutes since the vedic age)
12.00 – 12.45 Dr. R.P. Banerjee, Chairman & Director, EIILM, Kolkata
12.45 – 02.15 LUNCH
02.15 – 03.00 Prof. Dipak Ghosh, Emeritus Professor, Sir C V Raman Institute Centre for Physics
and Music, Jadavpur University
03.00 – 03.45 Ms Aarti Badamikar, Textile Designer, International Awardee
03.45 – 04.15 TEA BREAK
04.15 – 05.15 Panel discussion
05.15 – 06.00 Valedictory
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Mega Science, Technology & Industry Expo
5-8 November, 2019
Venue: Science City, Kolkata
Co-Ordinators
Dr. Omkar Rai, STPI Sh Narendra Sharma, Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 98682 18614 Ph: +91 99581 88770
This Expo will highlight the achievements and success stories of Indian Scientific/
Academic Organizations, R&D Labs, PSUs and Indian Industry. IISF 2019 Expo will
showcase various initiatives started by Hon’ble Prime Minister in the last 5 Years —
Missions like Swachh Bharat Mission, Digital India, Skill India, Make in India etc., will
be highlighted by various Ministries and Organisations.
IISF 2019 Expo will be a comprehensive show of Scientific, Technological and

Industrial Programme and Achievements of India.
• Inauguration by Hon’ble Minister for S&T and Earth Sciences on 5th Nov 2019 at 10.30 AM
• Exhibition will be open every day from 10:00 AM to 7:30 PM except on 8th Nov
2019, when it will end at 5:30 PM.
Highlights of IISF 2019 Expo:

• Number of Stalls: 900
• Number of Participant Organisations: 300
• Expecting Visitors: 6 lakhs
Participant Organisations
A. Major Flagship Organisations and their Units/Labs across India:
All the Autonomous Institutions and associate Units of the following Organisation
are taking part in IISF 2019 Mega Science, Technology & Industry Expo.
• National Council for Science Museums (NCSM - Ministry of Culture)
• Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
• Department of Science & Technology (DST)
• Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
• Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
• Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
• Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
• Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
• Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)
• Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)
• Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC)
• Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
• Ministry of AYUSH
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B. Participant Mega Institutions/Organisations and Ministries:
• All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
• BrahMos Aerospace
• Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)
• National Mission for Clean Ganga
• Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL)
• Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC)
• Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL)
• Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)
• Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)
• Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)
• Cochin Shipyard Limited
• Ministry of Railways
• RDSO
• NESAC
• Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Co.Pvt Ltd. (MAHYCO)
• North-Eastern Space Applications Centre Bharat Broadband Network Limited
• Oil Industry Development Board
• Inter-University Accelerator Centre
• Vijnana Bharati NBO Association - VIBHA VANI
• Vijnana Bharati Home Pavilion
• Shakti
C. State Government Representation
All the State Governments have represented their Programmes on Science &
Technology, Energy, Remote Sensing, Agriculture, Bio-Technology and presented
the massive “Vibrant India” Pavilion.
D. Small Scale Industries
Above 50 Small Scale Industries will also take part in the Expo, showcasing their
Technologies and Products.
E. State Pavilions
All the States are displaying their outstanding achievements.
F. Handicrafts and Handlooms Expo
There are about 100 Craftsmen across the Country will showcase beautiful
crafts work.
Exhibits
• Live models of Missiles, Warfare Tanks, Satellite Models, Agricultural projects
and various Models/Charts/Live presentations/PPTs/Displays about on-going
projects, achievements and programmes.
• Various Technologies developed by Indian Scientific and R & D Institutions
across the Country will be on the display to educate Students, Young Scientists
and general public.
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Cultural Programs
5-7 November, 2019
Venue: Biswa Bangla Convention Centre & Science City
Co-Ordinators
Sh Saurav Sen, Vigyan Prasar Ms Mayuri Dutt, Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 98107 00920 Ph: +91 91230 71787
Sh Amar Choudhury, SRFTI Ms Reeta Bhattacharya, Vijnana Bharati

Ph: +91 98311 12156 Ph: +91 93311 82189
SH S Das Sharma, SRFTI

Ph: +91 90071 92716
Cultural as Dessert! Every Evening!

After a grueling day of deliberating on different aspects of science, technology and
innovation, be a part of a gala entertainment in the evenings, which showcases the
best of our cultural heritage, breathtaking talent and some mesmerizing rhythms.
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE | AT BISWA BANGLA CONVENTION CENTRE

Anchor: Bengali & English – Madhumanti Moitra | Hindi – Safik
Time Activities
Artist/Troupe Nature Of Programme Theme
06.00 – 06.35 Abraham Majumdar Western Symphony Instrumental Tagore/Ray
06.40 – 06.55 Rumki Ganguly Recitation Rabindranath
06.55 – 07.10 Manoj Rabindra Sangeet (Bengali) Rabindranath
07.10 – 07.25 Rohini Rabindra Sangeet (English) Rabindranath
07.25 – 07.40 Sraboni Sen Rabindra Sangeet (Hindi) Rabindranath
DAY 2 - 6 November, 2019 | Dedicated to Folk & Traditional
Anchor: Hindi, Bengali & English – Debi
Time Activities
06.00 – 06.20 Chou from Seraikela Chou Dance Mythology
06.20 – 06.35 Debopriya Dutta Creative Dance Micro Drama
06.35 – 07.00 Prashant Oberoi Sand Animation Kalam/Environment
Dance on Wheels by
07.00 – 07.45 We Are One Group Dance on Wheels
Special Children
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DAY 3 - 7 November, 2019 | Dedicated to Indian Creative Dance & Rhythm
Anchor: Hindi, Bengali & English – Madhumanti
Time Activities
06.00 – 06.40 Bickram Ghosh & Troupe Instrumental Rhythm of India
Evolution of Human
06.50 – 07.30 Troupe of Mamata Shankar Amritasya Putra
Values
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE | AT SCIENCE CITY

Anchor: Hindi, Bengali & English – Shamik Sinha
Time Activities
05.30 – 06.10 Dola Ganguly Song Tagore & Film Songs
Hindi, Bengali &
06.00 – 07.00 Shoumili Biswas & Troup Dance with Indian tunes
Tagore
Anchor: Hindi, Bengali & English – Ginia
Time Activities
05.30 – 06.15 Ratul Shankar & Troup Creative Percussion Instrumental Traditional
06.20 – 07.00 ‘Bandhura’ - Folk Band Folk Song of Bengal Rhythm of India
Anchor: Hindi, Bengali & English – Ginia
Time Activities
05.30 – 06.10 Amar Sen Hand Shadow-graphy Nature
Performance by
06.15 – 07.00 We Are One Group Dance on Wheels
Special Children
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Outreach Programme
1-30 October, 2019
Venue: All over India
Co-Ordinators
Dr. Manish Mohan Gore, Vigyan Prasar Dr. Sanjay Tiwari, Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 99992 75292 Ph: +91 94242 25771
This is IISF 2019 pre-launch popularization programme. All the government

Institutions and Organizations will organize a one day program with a press meet,
exhibition, scientist-public interactions and lectures on the importance of IISF.
Satellite communication services will be harnessed for the online lecture delivery.
This is to highlight the Digital India Campaign initiated by our Hon’ble Prime
Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
Vigyan Yatra
5-7 November, 2019
Venue: Siliguri, Dhanbad, Kharagpur
Co-Ordinators
Mr Animesh Kumar Dey, Vijnana Bharati Mr Radha Raman Pandey, Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 89108 83623 Ph: +91 96173 32247
Mr Kanak Kanti Baisya Vijnana Bharati
Ph: +91 70637 91772
India International Science Festival (IISF) launched in 2015 is a celebration to promote

Science and Technology and demonstrate how science could lead India towards a
developed nation within a short span of time. The aim is to engage the public with
science and celebrate the joy of science and show the ways how science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM) provide us with the solutions to improve our
lives. Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences in association
with Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA), has created a unique platform of India International
Science Festival which intends to inspire curiosity and make learning more rewarding.
As part of promotional activities of IISF 2019 a yatra of the mobile Yatra will be
flagged of from three different cities:
Siliguri: J C Bose Yatra | Dhanbad: P C Ray Yatra | Kharagpur: S N Bose Yatra
The motive behind this yatra is to ignite the minds of the viewers while on its journey
through various districts with a stopover at selected venues. The science exhibition
mobile van can be viewed by all local school/university students, which will create
interest and awareness about IISF 2019.
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Supported By
Ministry of New and Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Ministry of Information

Renewable Energy Forest and Climate Change Rural Development and Broadcasting
Government of India Government of India Government of India Government of India
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Complied & Edited by Meetali Bharti
IISF-2019 Secretariat
Fifth Floor, Ministry of Earth Sciences
Prithvi Bhavan, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 003
www.scienceindiafest.org
Email: iisf@scienceindiafest.org
Ph: 011-24608280/81/82/83/84
Disclaimer: Although the IISF team have made every effort to ensure that the information in the program schedule is correct
at the time of printing. There may be some changes at the time of execution.

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5– 8 November, 2019

Biswa Bangla Convention Centre

Ministry of Science and Technology

India International Science Festival (IISF) launched in 2015 is a celebration

IISF 2019 is being organized by Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry

Mr S. Sudhakar, Vijnana Bharati Mr G. Kannabiran, Vijnana Bharati

Mr Pradip Tarafdar, Vijnana Bharati

Kalpana Chawla Student Scientist Interaction

DAY 2 - 6 November, 2019

Srinivasa Ramanujan Math Lab

DAY 4 - 8 November, 2019

Kalpana Chawla Student Poster presentation

Dr. Saumen Adhikari, S N Bose Dr. Rajib Sharma, Vijnana Bharati

DAY 2 - 7 November, 2019

Dr. Kasturi Mandal, CSIR-NISTADS Dr. Sucheta Tripathy, CSIR-IICB

Dr. Snehasikta Swranakar, CSIR-IICB Dr. Shiny Suresh, Vijnana Bharati

DAY 2 – 8 November, 2019

Mr Mithlesh Tiwari, Vijnana Bharati Mr Sunil Bhat, Vijnana Bharati

• Virtual Hologram Display is an advanced technology used for visualization and

• Transparent Screen Interface is technology fused with a transparent screen

Nature Embedded: A Design Technology Experience

Interactive Experience Zone

Showcase of technological advancement in thematic mapping

Dr BB Jha, CSIR-CGCRI Mr Nayan Roy Chaudhuri, Vijnana Bharati

Mr Sandeep Baruh, Vigyan Prasar Ms Mayuri Datt, Vijnana Bharati

Largest astrophysics lesson and assembly of spectroscopes will be attempted

The Largest human image of a human chromosome will be attempted to be

Mr Ranjan Kumar Nandy, NICED-ICMR Mr Sujoy Das Gupta, Bose Institute

Mr Abhik Sinha, NICED-ICMR Ms Uma Kumar, Vijnana Bharati

Mr Puneet Misra, Vijnana Bharati

6th November 2019 | New Class Room Theatre

6th November 2019 | Preview Theatre

6th November 2019 | Class Room Theatre – II

7th November 2019 | Main Theatre

7th November 2019 | New Class Room Theatre

7th November 2019 | Preview Theatre

7th November 2019 | Class Room Theatre – II

8th November 2019 | Main Theatre

8th November 2019 | New Class Room Theatre

8th November 2019 | Preview Theatre

8th November 2019 | Class Room Theatre – II

Dr. BB Jha, CSIR-CGCRI Shri Sadananda Chakrabarti,

11.00 – 11.30 TEA BREAK

Dr. Anu Singh, Vijnana Bharati

IISF 2019 Expo will be a comprehensive show of Scientific, Technological and

Highlights of IISF 2019 Expo:

Sh Amar Choudhury, SRFTI Ms Reeta Bhattacharya, Vijnana Bharati

SH S Das Sharma, SRFTI

Cultural as Dessert! Every Evening!

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE | AT BISWA BANGLA CONVENTION CENTRE

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE | AT SCIENCE CITY

This is IISF 2019 pre-launch popularization programme. All the government

India International Science Festival (IISF) launched in 2015 is a celebration to promote

Ministry of New and Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Ministry of Information

Design: PealiDezine, peali.duttagupta@gmail.com

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• Virtual Hologram Display is an advanced technology used for visualization and

• Transparent Screen Interface is technology fused with a transparent screen