Context: Recently, the Ministry of Science & Technology has organized the inaugural session of ‘Vigyanika’.
About Vigyanika

• It is an International Science Literature Festival.
• It is jointly organized by CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (CSIR-NISCAIR), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) and Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA).
• The event is aimed to take science and literature to the masses and showcase strategies to employ various aspects of science communication to promote self-reliance and global welfare.
• It is centred on the theme “Science Communication & Science Literature – Networking Science & Society”.
• It will deliberate on the challenges of science communication and also critically evaluate scientific literature and many other issues through Keynote Lectures, Panel Discussions, Scientific Sessions, and Vigyan Kavi Sammelan.

Additional Information
CSIR-NISCAIR

• It was established in 1951 as a premier institute engaged in scholarly communication to the scientific fraternity and public outreach of science for over six decades.
• It is the only organisation in the country that disseminates R&D information through 18 peer-reviewed journals.
• It organises training workshops in science communication and science writing and offers platforms and forums for academic discourse on science promotion, governance and policy.

VIBHA

• Vijnana Bharati or VIBHA is a science movement with swadeshi spirit working for the development of Swadeshi Sciences.
• It is aimed at interlinking traditional and modern sciences on the one hand and natural and spiritual sciences on the other hand.