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Vigyan Dhara | June 2025 Special Edition How has #ScienceAdvice evolved in India post-independence ? In this Special Edition of Vigyan Dhara, celebrating OPSA’s 25 Years of Impact through Institutional Science Advice, we trace this journey through key milestones. Read Vigyan…

Dr. @JohnEdwardSmee, Head of Wireless Research at @Qualcomm and team, called on Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India(@PrinSciAdvGoI), Prof. @AjaySoodIISc, and Scientific Secretary, Dr. Parvinder Maini. They presented Qualcomm’s vision and their ongoing work in…

WATCH || An insightful conversation with Former Principal Scientific Adviser, Prof. @kvijayraghavan as we celebrate 25 years of the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser (OPSA) to the Government of India. In this exclusive interaction for the June 2025 special edition of Vigyan…

Agile Robots SE- MD, Mr. Saravana Solaiappan along with Robotic Development-Head, Mr. Trishit Thakur, called on Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India(@PrinSciAdvGoI), Prof. @AjaySoodIISc and Scientific Secretary Dr. Parvinder Maini. They presented the…

As OPSA completes 25 years, Dr. Parvinder Maini, Scientific Secretary, Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India(@PrinSciAdvGoI), reflects on the future directions in which the science advisory mechanisms must evolve: ➡️Embedding S&T into Sectoral Policy…

Mr. Purushottam Kaushik, Head, C4IR India-@wef called on Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India, Prof. @AjaySoodIISc and Scientific Secretary, Dr. Parvinder Maini, to share the latest updates on the flagship AI for India 2030 initiative. The AI for India…

AXIOM-4 Returns! At 3:01 PM IST on July 15, 2025, the AXIOM-4 crew successfully splashed down off the coast of California, concluding their mission to the International Space Station (ISS). This marked the completion of “realising the return” to human spaceflight for India,…

Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India(@PrinSciAdvGoI), Prof. @AjaySoodIISc , attended the 6th Convocation of @AbvIiitm, Gwalior as the Guest of Honour on 12th July, 2025. He joined Prof. @karandi65, Secretary- @IndiaDST (Chief Guest) and Dr. Karnam Malleswari,…

Prof. @AjaySoodIISc, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India(@PrinSciAdvGoI), joined @AjaiChowdhry, Co-founder of HCL & Chairman MGB, National Quantum Mission and @TheSaurabhSri, Co-founder & former Chairman, NASSCOM, for a special interaction on @CNBCTV18News.…

Participation entries for the Emerging Science, Technology & Innovation Conclave (ESTIC) 2025 are now open! I invite researchers, academicians, scientists and innovators to be a part of India's most prestigious science and innovation platform, showcasing cutting-edge ideas,…

Jeffrey Francer, Head of Global Regulatory Policy & Strategy and Omolara Adetunji, Vice President, Global Regulatory Affairs - Asia Pacific, along with their team from @EliLillyandCo, called on Prof. @AjaySoodIISc, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of…