Viewing to instill scientific temper among the masses, PM Modi sets to inaugurate the Fifth India International Science Festival

New Delhi, November 04: Viewing to encourage the students and the innovators pan India, PM Modo is all set to inaugurate the Fifth India International Science Festival on Tuesday at Biswa Bangla Convention Centre through video conference.

 

 

The four day science festival is being organized at the Centre with the prime objective to instill scientific temper among the masses, showcase India’s contribution in the field of Science and Technology over the years and encourage translation of its benefits to people. It aims to build a strategy for inclusive advancement of Science and Technology.

 

"The Minister for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences and Health and Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan, along with several other Cabinet Ministers & State S&T Ministers, dignitaries, scientists, academicians and government officials will be part of the 4-day celebration of science", the statement read.

 

India International Science Festival, an annual event organised jointly by science and technology related Ministries and Departments of the Government of India and Vijnana Bharati, is being held in Kolkata this year. This, being the fifth edition since its inception in 2015, it will take place during November 5th – 8th, 2019.

 

It is a festival to celebrate the achievements of India’s scientific and technological advancements with students, innovators, craftsmen, farmers, scientists and technocrats from India and abroad. IISF is perhaps the biggest platform in the country to bring together students, researchers, innovators, artists, and the general public to celebrate India’s achievements in science and technology.