{"id":5712,"date":"2025-12-09T11:32:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T06:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=5712"},"modified":"2025-12-09T15:56:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T10:26:40","slug":"what-is-the-india-international-science-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-is-the-india-international-science-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"India International Science Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>India International Science Festival Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 11th edition of India International Science Festival is being held in Panchkula, Haryana.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About India International Science Festival<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>launched in 2015.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IISF aims to bring together <\/span><b>people and the scientific community<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> both nationally and internationally to collaborate, interact, and experience the joy of doing science for the wellbeing of India and humanity, guided by the spirit of swadeshi.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mission of IISF:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Bridging <\/span><b>traditional knowledge systems with modern scientific research<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> thereby strengthening the link between India\u2019s indigenous knowledge heritage and contemporary scientific inquiry.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Facts about India International Science Festival 2025<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is\u00a0 organised by the <\/span><b>Ministry of Earth Sciences<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (MoES) and coordinated by Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) Pune.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>theme of India International Science Festival (IISF) 2025:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u201c<\/span><b>Vigyan Se Samruddhi: for Aatmanirbhar Bharat\u201d.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>The event will feature more than 150 technical and thematic sessions across science, technology and innovation.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0IISF 2025 will focus on <\/span><b>five broad themes<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Science, Technology and Ecology of North-West India and the Himalayan Region;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Science for Society and Education;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/atmanirbhar-bharat-abhiyaan\/\" target=\"_blank\">Atmanirbhar Bharat<\/a><\/strong> through Science and Technology;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biotechnology and Bio-economy; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integration of Traditional Knowledge with Modern Science.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2199284&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India International Science Festival was launched in 2015. 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