{"id":316325,"date":"2019-11-04T04:44:33","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T04:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=316325"},"modified":"2019-11-04T04:44:33","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T04:44:33","slug":"pm-modi-to-inaugurate-fifth-india-international-science-festival-on-november-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/pm-modi-to-inaugurate-fifth-india-international-science-festival-on-november-5\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Modi to inaugurate Fifth India International Science Festival on November 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-314535 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/PM-Modi-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"693\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/08\/PM-Modi-1.jpg 693w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/08\/PM-Modi-1-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/08\/PM-Modi-1-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/08\/PM-Modi-1-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/08\/PM-Modi-1-485x360.jpg 485w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/08\/PM-Modi-1-566x420.jpg 566w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/>Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Fifth India International Science Festival by addressing the audience at Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, Kolkata through video conference on November 5, the statement said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The four-day science festival is being organized in Kolkata from November 5 to November 8, 2019. The prime objective of the festival is to instill scientific temper among the masses, showcase India\u2019s contribution in the field of S&amp;T over the years and encourage translation of its benefits to people.\u00a0 It aims to build a strategy for inclusive advancement of Science and Technology, it said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The Minister for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences and Health and Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan, along with several other Cabinet Ministers and State S&amp;T Ministers, dignitaries, scientists, academicians and government officials will be part of the 4-day celebration of science.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">India International Science Festival (IISF) 2019, an annual event organised jointly by science and technology related Ministries and Departments of the Government of India and Vijnana Bharati (Vibha), is being held in Kolkata this year. This is the fifth edition since its inception in 2015 and will take place during November 5-8, 2019, it added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">IISF-2019 is a festival to celebrate the achievements of India\u2019s scientific and technological advancements with students, innovators, craftsmen, farmers, scientists and technocrats from India and abroad. Thus, the theme for this year\u2019s festival is\u00a0RISEN India\u00a0\u2013 Research, Innovation, and Science Empowering the Nation, it said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">IISF is perhaps the biggest platform in the country to bring together students, researchers, innovators, artists, and the general public to celebrate India\u2019s achievements in science and technology. IISF is also an attempt to encourage young minds towards the field of science and to promote networking of stakeholders working towards the propagation of science, it added.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Fifth India International Science Festival by addressing the audience at Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, Kolkata through video conference on November 5, the statement said. The four-day science festival is being organized in Kolkata from November 5 to November 8, 2019. 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