CSSP Lecture "AI, Cognition and Uncertainty: An STS Perspective on the Resurgence of Faith" | 31st October, 15:00

Centre for Studies in Science Policy

School of Social Sciences, JNU

 Cordially invites you to

 

 CSSP Lecture Series Talk on

AI, Cognition and Uncertainty: An STS Perspective on the Resurgence of Faith

by

Dr. Ravi Shukla

(CEO and Founder, Antastic Information Technologies, Noida, U.P.)

Venue:  Room No. 227, 2^nd Floor, SSS-1, JNU

Time:   3:00 p.m.

Date:    Friday, 31st October 2025

Mode: Physical

About the Talk: Technologies have played an important role in the debate/tension between a scientific understanding of the world and one based on religious faith. Even as AI technologies increasingly mediate the way we understand, interpret and interact with the world, it is accompanied by a global resurgence in faith. The Talk attempts to understand this association/correlation from an STS perspective.

 

All are welcome to attend the lecture.

 Coordinators, CSSP Lecture Series

BIS Webinar on Quantum Technologies | 29 October, 1500 IST

Greetings from the Bureau of Indian Standards.

We are pleased to invite you to the upcoming webinar titled "Quantum Technologies in India: Standardization for Innovation and Security", being organized by the Bureau of Indian Standards on Wednesday, 29 October 2025, from 1500 h to 1630 h.

This webinar will bring together leading experts from IIT Madras, IISER Pune, CSIR-NPL, Deloitte, and BIS to discuss India's preparedness under the National Quantum Mission, the role of ISO/IEC standards, and emerging domains such as quantum sensing, metrology, enabling technologies, and quantum-safe cryptography.

Webinar Details:

•  Date & Time: 29 October 2025 (Wednesday), 1500 h – 1630 h

•  Mode: Virtual

•  Webinar Link: Join Webinar

•  Webinar Number: 2517 728 2954

•  Webinar Password: 123456

Agenda Highlights:

•  Opening Remarks by DDG, BIS

•  Insights on National Quantum Mission

•  Global Standardization Perspectives (IEC/ISO JTC 3)

•  Technical Sessions on Quantum Sensing, Metrology, Enabling Technologies, and Quantum-safe Cryptography

•  Concluding Remarks by Head, LITD

•  You are kindly requested to share this invitation with relevant colleagues, departments, and stakeholder groups who may benefit from or contribute to this important dialogue.

We look forward to your gracious presence and meaningful participation.

Thanks & Regards/ सादर

Sailendra Kumar Verma/ शैलेन्द्र कुमार वर्मा 

litd-38@bis.gov.in

Deputy Director & Scientist-C/ उप निदेशक & वैज्ञानिक - सी

Member Secretary (LITD 38)/ सदस्य सचिव (LITD 38)

Electronics & IT Department/ इलेक्ट्रॉनिक्स और सूचना प्रौद्योगिकी विभाग

Bureau of Indian Standards/ भारतीय मानक ब्यूरो

Alumni Bijaya Sammilani Program 2025 | Saturday, 18th October

We are very glad to inform you that we have posted some photographs of Bijaya Sammilani held on 18 October 2025 in our FB Group. Please like and share.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/965467845212423

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Delhi Chapter of Alumni Association of NCE Bengal & Jadavpur University (AANCEBJU-DC)

CSSP Lecture on 15th October titled "From Hunger to Sustainability: Techno-Science, State Policy and Agricultural Modernisation in Independent India"

Centre for Studies in Science Policy

School of Social Sciences, JNU

 Cordially invites you to

 

 CSSP Lecture Series Talk on

From Hunger to Sustainability: Techno-Science, State Policy and Agricultural Modernisation in Independent India

by

Dr. Madhumita Saha

(Associate Professor, Department of History, Amity Institute of Social Sciences, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh; Author of the book "The Long Green Revolution: Global Knowledge Network, Cold War, and the Making of Modern Indian Agriculture", Routledge, 2025)

 

Venue:  Room No. 227, 2^nd Floor, SSS-1, JNU

Time:   3:00 p.m.

Date:    Wednesday, 15^th October 2025

Mode: Physical

 

All are welcome to attend the lecture.

 Coordinators, CSSP Lecture Series

Khaled El-Enany nominated by UNESCO’s Executive Board for the post of Director-General

PRESS RELEASE   Khaled El-Enany nominated by UNESCO's Executive Board for the post of Director-General   Paris, 06 October 2025 – Following a vote, the members of the Executive Board of UNESCO nominated Khaled El-Enany (Egypt) for the position of Director-General of the Organization.   This nomination will be put to a vote by all UNESCO Member States on November 6 during the Organization's General Conference, to be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Once elected by the General Conference, he will succeed Audrey Azoulay in mid-November.   Khaled Ahmed El-Enany Ali Ezz, born in 1971, is an Egyptologist and Professor of Egyptology at Helwan University, where he has been teaching for over 30 years. He has served as Vice Dean of the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality, Director of the Open Learning Center, and Head of the Tour Guide Department. He holds a PhD in Egyptology from Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3 University (France), where he has been a visiting Professor on several occasions.   He directed the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (2014-2016) and the Egyptian Museum in Cairo (2015-2016). From 2016 to 2022, he served as Minister of Antiquities and then Minister of Tourism and Antiquities of the Arab Republic of Egypt.   He is a member of several international learned societies. In November 2024, he was appointed Special Ambassador for Cultural Tourism by the World Tourism Organization and, more recently, patron of the African World Heritage Fund. He holds several international distinctions. He speaks Arabic, French and English.   See all our photos on UNESCO's Flikr Page    About UNESCO   With 194 Member States, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization contributes to peace and security by leading multilateral cooperation on education, science, culture, communication and information. Headquartered in Paris, UNESCO has offices in 54 countries and employs over 2300 people. UNESCO oversees more than 2000 World Heritage sites, Biosphere Reserves and Global Geoparks; networks of Creative, Learning, Inclusive and Sustainable Cities; and over 13 000 associated schools, university chairs, training and research institutions, with a global network of 200 National Commissions. Its Director-General is Audrey Azoulay.   "Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructed" – UNESCO Constitution, 1945.   More information: www.unesco.org   Press contacts Dieynaba Khaty SOW, dk.sow@unesco.org, +33 (0) 1 45 68 09 68 Maria SANCHEZ APONTE, m.sanchez-aponte@unesco.org, +33 (0) 1 45 68 02 37   UNESCO Newsroom All our press releases   Social media

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Science Diplomacy Latest Issue is Now Online | 9(1), Jul-Sep 2025

Dear All

Greetings from CSIR-NIScPR, India!

 

We are pleased to share the latest issue of Science Diplomacy (Vol. 9(1), Jul-Sep 2025), offering fresh insights into this dynamic field. It features reflections from diplomats, policy researchers, and institutional leaders—spanning themes from the future of global cooperation to India's role in emerging technologies—presented through six compelling perspectives:

1. Science Diplomacy in 2035: Action Regimes for a Changing Geopolitical Landscape - Jean-François Doulet

2. From Protocol to Partnership: India's Digital Public Infrastructure and the Rise of Protocol Diplomacy - Olga Ustyuzhantseva

3. Tariffs and Talent: The Global Science Shake-up and India's Opportunity - Punit Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar Varshney

4. From Frugal Innovation to Global Standards: India's Science Diplomacy in Low-Cost Technologies - Kishore Paknikar

5. Quantum Diplomacy: India's Position in the Global Race for Quantum Communication and Computing - Punit Kumar

6. Knowledge Diplomacy and the Ambassadors of Science - Christopher Smith

The full issue can be accessed at: Science-Diplomacy-July-September-2025.pdf

We look forward to your valuable feedback on the latest release.

 

Warm Regards

डॉ मोनिका जग्गी Dr Monika Jaggi

प्रधान वैज्ञानिक Principal Scientist

संपादक, साइंस डिप्लोमेसी  Editor, Science Diplomacy

संपादक, इंडियन जर्नल ऑफ़ फाइबर एंड टेक्सटाइल रिसर्च 

Editor, Indian Journal of Fibre & Textile Research

एसोसिएट प्रोफेसर, वैज्ञानिक और नवीकृत अनुसंधान अकादमी (एसीएसआईआर)

Associate Professor, Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR)

सीएसआईआर–निस्पर CSIR–NIScPR

राष्ट्रीय विज्ञान संचार एवं नीति अनुसंधान संस्थान National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research

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विज्ञान एवं प्रौद्योगिकी मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt of India

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