Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to inaugurate the Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave 2026 at Bharat Mandapam on October 27 at 5:30 pm.
The conclave runs from October 27 to 29 and is organised by the CSIR.
About 150 deep-tech startups will take part, and there are 12 thematic areas.
Three Nobel laureates are among the faculty.
The reports were published before the inauguration.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to inaugurate the Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 5:30 pm, according to IANS, UNI, The Statesman and The Hans India.
The three-day conclave runs from October 27 to 29, according to the Press Information Bureau.
The conclave is organised by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research under the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser, according to the reports.
Its theme is Creative Minds, Catalyzing Science, Empowering Technologies, according to the PIB release.
The event aims to strengthen India’s science, technology and innovation ecosystem in support of the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047, according to the reports.
Scientists, researchers, academicians, policymakers, industry leaders, startups and international experts are expected to attend, according to the reports.
A technology and innovation exhibition will show indigenous achievements, according to IANS.
About 150 deep-tech startups will participate through dedicated stalls, according to the reports.
Deliberations will cover 12 thematic areas, including artificial intelligence, biotechnology, energy, climate science and ocean research, according to the reports.
The faculty will include three Nobel laureates, Joachim Frank, Sir Richard J Roberts and Kostya Novoselov, according to a statement by Union Minister Jitendra Singh in the PIB release.
The first edition drew 13 ministries, leading institutions, industry partners and more than 5,000 delegates, according to the Principal Scientific Adviser as quoted in the reports.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh has asked the organisers for a roadmap with short-term and long-term milestones, according to a PIB-linked report. The reports reviewed do not say whether a formal roadmap will be issued.
Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi (file image), Wikimedia Commons, GODL-India
