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• SciComm Huddle 2024: Bringing India’s science communicators’ together

  

  The day-long SciComm Huddle at the recent India Science Festival (ISF) 2024, held on 19 January 2024 at IISER Pune, marked the first in-person SciComm Huddle. It addressed the current state of science communication (SciComm) in India, with a focus on SciComm's scope, institutional roles, capacity building, and the interface with media, emphasising the need for strategic discussions, diversity, innovative approaches, and rigorous research in the field.

  Posted on Feb 23, 2024 in Science Communication, Science communication, Networking and Collaboration & Events

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• The first conference of SJAI: Building bridges with India’s scientific ecosystem

  

  SJAI organised its inaugural conference at National Institute of Immunology (NII), New Delhi on 24 and 25 November 2023. The conference, the first of its kind in India, was themed “Strengthening Science Journalism in India: Global trends, regional media, and the science-society connect”. In this article, we highlight the key takeaways from the various talks and discussions held during the conference.

  Posted on Jan 05, 2024 in Science communication, Networking and Collaboration & Events

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• Ethics, innovation, and global collaboration: Takeaways from Dialogue 2023

  

  The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, along with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, organised a one-day summit titled Dialogue 2023 on 18 November 2023 to broaden the science and technology horizon within the nation and beyond. In this article, Debraj Manna highlights the key takeaways from the event.

  Posted on Dec 15, 2023 in Policy, Networking and Collaboration & Events

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• Helping institutions embrace open access

  

  Academicians and advocates of open access debate the need for open access institutional repositories.

  Posted on Nov 14, 2017 in Other & Policy

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• Nationwide video conference highlights achievements of the Science Ministry

  

  Scientific advances and achievements of the last two years were the focus of a recent press conference organised by the Ministry of Science and Technology, GoI.

  Posted on May 31, 2016 in Policy

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• Shifting to settled cultivation: Changing practices among the Adis of Arunachal Pradesh

  

  Researchers investigate: What factors affect the choice of agricultural practices among the Adis of Arunachal Pradesh?

  Posted on Apr 12, 2016 in Agriculture, Other & Policy

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• Research Fellowships hiked by more than 50%

  

  Thousands of researchers have joined hands online and on the ground to secure a large increase in stipends. Students welcomed the announcements of fellowship hikes from DST and UGC, even as the negotiations continue.

  Posted on Dec 24, 2014 in Policy, Funding & Research

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