Vigyan Prasar

An earthquake is a natural disaster that cannot be predicted. However, seismologists can estimate where earthquakes may be likely to strike by calculating probabilities and forecasts. Scientists can get additional information by digging…
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IIT Guwahati is hosting a two-day National Conclave on 11-12November to showcase various ways of empowering tribal communities through Science & Technology interventions. The event commemorates Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas (National Tribal…
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The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, has stressed the need to promote science communication in regional languages to reach out scientific concepts and developments to the common man in their mother tongue and inculcate the…
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S chooling in mother tongue is vital for grasping knowledge related to science and technology. However, in a world of rapid development of science and technology research, school education alone is not adequate. It can get outdated very…
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Vigyan Prasar (VP) and Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA) have planned to hold an online science Film Festival to commemorate the momentous occasion of 75th year of India’s independence from colonial rule. Called “Swatantrata ka Vigyan Filmotsav”,…
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Union Minister for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences and Health and Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhanhas launched“AahaarKranti”, a mission dedicated to spreading awareness about nutrition and accessible to all locally available…
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Vigyan Prasar and Vidnyan Parishad organised a Press Reporters and Editors Workshop on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at the Maquinez Palace, Panaji, on the topic of ‘Science, Environment and Health Reporting’. It was specifically designed to…
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A total of 20 films have bagged awards at the International Science Film Festival of India (ISFFI) 2020, which was held as part of the sixth India International Science Festival 2020 held from December 22-25. Six films bagged the awards for…
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The 6th edition of International Science Film Festival of India (ISFFI) has been unprecedented in many a way. Despite the disruptions caused by COVID pandemic, ISFFI 2020 received the highest number of entries from India and abroad,…
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The tenth edition of prestigious science film festival got off in a virtual mode. Vigyan Prasar, an autonomous agency under the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, has been organizing this festival as a part of its science…
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