Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Nov 2: Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh right now chaired a high-level evaluation assembly to evaluate the continuing preparations for the 4-day “India International Science Festival” (IISF 2025), scheduled to be held at Chandigarh from December sixth to ninth this 12 months.
Building on the deliberations of the earlier evaluation held on 29 September 2025, Dr. Jitendra Singh stated that this 12 months’s IISF will set a strong nationwide narrative showcasing how India’s method to science, analysis and innovation has been essentially reworked beneath the management of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“Science today leads policy. Gone are the days when science waited for policy; today, policies are oriented by science and technology,” stated Dr. Jitendra Singh, emphasizing India’s decisive shift towards science-led governance beneath PM Narendra Modi.
The Minister underlined that the Government has develop into a facilitator slightly than a controller, creating an enabling ecosystem the place the non-public sector, startups, and younger innovators are driving Deep Tech, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology, Quantum applied sciences, and Clean Energy improvements.
Dr. Jitendra Singh stated the occasion will rejoice India’s scientific and technological developments throughout ministries, academia, business, and startups, reflecting the spirit of Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
The Minister famous that this 12 months’s IISF will showcase India’s achievements throughout key sectors which have develop into pillars of nationwide self-reliance. He stated, IISF 2025 won’t solely function a platform for scientific alternate, but in addition as a celebration of India’s self-reliance throughout key know-how frontiers.
Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India; Dr. M. Ravichandran, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences; Dr. Ajit Kumar Mohanty, Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy; Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology (DST); Dr. Rajesh Gokhale, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology; and Dr. N. Kalaiselvi, Secretary, Department of Scientific & Industrial Research and Director General, CSIR. Representatives from Vijnana Bharati attended the assembly.