Opening Address: Dr. S.K. Varshney, Head, International Cooperation (Bilateral), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
Special address: Mr. Evgeny UGRINOVICH, Director, International Centre for Scientific and Technical Information
Guest of Honour: Dr. Avanish K. Srivastava, Director, CSIR- Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute, Bhopal
Guest of Honour: Dr. Denzil John Godin, MLA, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Chief Guest: Dr. R.S. Sangwan, Director, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research
Chair: Prof. Manoj Kumar Patairiya, Director, CSIR-NISCAIR
Mr. Evgeny UGRINOVICH, Director, International center for scientific and technical information (ICSTI)
International SYSTEM for Digital STI Resources Integration iScience4ALL
Dr. Sai Baba, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru
From Providing Information Resources to Knowledge Networking: Making the Transition in the Digital Era
Prof. I.V. Malhan, Central University of Himachal Pradesh
Science Communication in the Emerging Digital Media Landscape
Dr. (Ms) Olga Andreeva
ICSTI as a Centre of Power for Scientific and Technological Information in the Digital Age
Chair: Dr. G. Radhakrishnan, Chief Scientist, CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi
Dr. Kalachand Sain, Director, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
State-of-the-art Seismic Techniques for Subsurface Imaging
Dr. N. Muruguan, Former Director, All India Radio
Challenges in Percolating Information Revolution to Rural Masses
Dr. Ankuran Datta, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam
Anatomy of the Digital Health Communication Portals in Addressing India’s Health Crisis: Are they Digitally Diligent?
Dr. Arul Aram, Anna University, Chennai
Empowerment Through Social Media During the Chennai Floods of 2015
Dr. O.P. Dewal, IGNOU, New Delhi
Regulating Information Flow: A Perspective from Community Media
Dr. Ranjana Aggarwal, Director, CSIR-NISTADS
Bridging the Gender Divide through Digital Technology
Dr. C.M. Nautiyal, Consultant (Science Communication), INSA, New Delhi
The Value of Journal and of Scientists
Dr. Arvind Dubey, Shakun Clinic
Open Access in India with Special Reference to Medical Journals Published in India
Dr. Finarya Legoh, Indonesia
Problems and Challenges of Open Access Scholarly Communication
Dr. Arvind Mishra, Secretary, Indian Science Fiction Writers' Association
Digital Economy and Social Media: Perspectives on Indian Agriculture and Allied Sectors
Dr. C.S. Raghav, ICAR-KVK
Application of Internet and Associated Digital Communication Technologies in Indian Agriculture
Dr. Asheesh Shah, Formerly French Embassy
Challenges to Digital Economy
Dr. Denzil John Godin, MLA, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh: Transforming India by Revolutionary Ideas and Opportunities
Dr. Navneet Singhal, International Science Communicator
Usher in & Nurture Science & Technology Notion in the Society Using Digital Economy’s Tools, Techniques & Meme
Chair: Prof. Krishan Lal, Former Director, CSIR-NPL and Former President, INSA
Mr. Evgeny UGRINOVICH, Director, International Centre for Scientific and Technical Information
Dr. Olga V. ANDREEVA, Counselor to ICSTI Director
Organised by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Department of Biotechnology, and Vijnana Bharathi, the International Science Literature and Film Festival was coordinated by CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (CSIRNISCAIR) and Vigyan Prasar as a part of the 4th India International Science Festival.
The three-day event had an interesting mix of sessions that included panel discussions on science literature and science films; workshops on filmmaking, communicating science to the public and visualising and designing science cartoons; interactions with authors and filmmakers; screening of science films, and an International Science Book Fair.
A five-member delegation from the Royal University of Bhutan led by Prof. Yangka, Director General, Royal University of Bhutan visited CSIR-NISCAIR on 11 July 2018 and discussed the possible areas of mutual cooperation in science communication.
