President to inaugurate International Science Festival in Lucknow on Oct 6

NEW DELHI: The fourth edition of India International Science Festival will be inaugurated by President in Lucknow on October 6. IISF-2018 is expected to be represented by approximately 10,000 delegates including 5,000 students, 550 teachers, 200 students from the North-east Region, 20 international delegates and approximately 200 startups.

Addressing a curtain raiser in New Delhi, Science & Technology Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan said, IISF is the biggest platform in the country to bring together students, researchers, innovators, artists, and the general public to celebrate India’s achievements in science and technology. The Minister said that IISF is a medium to encourage the young minds towards the field of science and to promote the networking of stakeholders working towards the propagation of science.

Harsh Vardhan further added that the current edition of the festival in Lucknow is a tribute to former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who had brought Science to the center stage of national agenda. It was Vajpayee who had added Jai Vigyan to Lal Bahadur Shastri’s slogan of “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan”, Dr. Vardhan said.

“All stakeholders will assemble to collectively work towards Vigyan se Vikas- contributing to the Making of a New India as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is taking forward the legacy of late Atal Ji”, said the Union Minister.