New insights into mega 1897 Assam earthquake

New insights into mega 1897 Assam earthquake

New Delhi, Dec 22: The Earth’s internal structure is made of different layers. The outermost layer is broken into several pieces called tectonic plates....
DST Secretary urges to engage students in industrial projects

DST Secretary urges to engage students in industrial projects

New Delhi, Dec. 21: Recently appointed Secretary, Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India, Dr Srivari Chandrasekhar, urged scientists at CSIR-Indian Institute...
IISER Kolkata to host National Space Science Symposium 2022

IISER Kolkata to host National Space Science Symposium 2022

New Delhi, Dec 20: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is organising a five-day National Space Science Symposium (NSSS) from 31st January to 4th...
17 startups five student innovators win bio-entrepreneurship contest

17 startups, five student innovators win bio-entrepreneurship contest

New Delhi, Dec 20: Seventeen startups and five student innovators have been declared winners in this year’s National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition (NBEC).  Now in...
Dr VM Tiwari to hold additional charge of CSIR-IICT

Dr VM Tiwari to hold additional charge of CSIR-IICT

New Delhi, Dec. 17: Dr VM Tiwari, Director, CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Hyderabad has been given additional charge of CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical...
New study gains deeper insights into solar activities

New study gains deeper insights into solar activities

New Delhi, Dec 17: Understanding of Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs), which are episodic expulsion of huge magnetized plasma from the Sun out into space,...
Department of Science and Technology gets a new Secretary

Department of Science and Technology gets a new Secretary

New Delhi, Dec 14: The Department of Science and Technology in the Union of Ministry of Science and Technology has got a new head.Dr....
A safe and easy process to produce antimicrobial agents

A safe and easy process to produce antimicrobial agents

New Delhi, Dec 14: A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)-Bhopal, has developed a safe and easy...
International Science Film Festival of India begins Goa, Dec 14: Dalai Lama is one of the most recognized leaders in the world today. Everyone knows him as a man of peace, a great Buddhist teacher, and an advocate for humanity. But he has another interesting dimension to his persona that is largely unknown. For the past thirty-five years, he has been engaged in an ongoing series of dialogues with groups of Scientists. The dialogues covered a wide spectrum of subjects ranging from quantum physics and cosmology to compassion and destructive emotions. “The Dalai Lama: Scientist” is a film that brings to light this largely unknown aspect of the leader. Organised in part by the Mind & Life Institute, the movie immerses the viewer into these profound dialogues; explores the correlations between science and Buddhism, and shares personal life experiences from the Dalai Lama that have had a deep impact on his development as a truly one-of-a-kind world leader. As The Dalai Lama says, “while scientific findings offer a deeper understanding of such fields of knowledge as cosmology, it seems that Buddhist explanations can sometimes give scientists a new way to look into their own field of study.” The movie was the inaugural film of the International Science Film Festival of India, which began at Goa on Saturday as part of the seventh Indian International Science Festival organised by science and technology-related Ministries and Departments of the Government of India and VijnanaBharati (Vibha), a non-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting science and technology. “The Dalai Lama: Scientist” was followed by several interesting science films that were screened at multiple venues. In the competitive categories, six films were shown that included Sela Tunnel by India Science. Another five films in the non-competitive category were also shown. Directors of some of the films were present for interactions with the audience during which they narrated their film journey and shared interesting anecdotes. There was also a Master Class on India Science OTT Channel, which has been initiated by the Department of Science and Technology and is managed by VigyanPrasar, an autonomous institution of the Department with a mandate to promote science communication in India. It was conducted by Mr Kapil Tripathi, Scientist F and channel in charge. Mr Tripathi explained how the programming was done for the channel and invited filmmakers and science communicators to associate with it. The channel presently offers programmes in English and Hindi and is working to add other regional languages. It streams videos related to science, technology, and innovation from various Indian laboratories on diverse topics which can be viewed free of cost. keywords: Dalai Lama, peace, Buddhist teacher, dialogue, quantum physics, cosmology, compassion, International Science Film Festival of India, Indian International Science Festival, VijnanaBharati, Vibha, India Science, OTT Channel, Department Science and Technology, VigyanPrasar, filmmaker, science communicator Master Class on India Science OTT Channel

International Science Film Festival of India begins

Goa, Dec 14: Dalai Lama is one of the most recognized leaders in the world today. Everyone knows him as a man of peace,...
Scientists find a new therapy for cancer

Scientists find a new therapy for cancer

New Delhi, Dec 10: The fight against Cancer could get a major boost with a team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Indore...
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