‘Science for a Sustainable Future’: A Golden Jubilee Lecture
Indo-German Science and Technology Connect
Welcome Speech – Prof. Thomas Nilsson, Scientific Managing Director (FAIR/GSI)
Opening Address: Dr. Ramanuj Banerjee, Counsellor(S&T), Embassy of India, Berlin
Inaugural Address: H.E Mr. Ajit Gupte, Ambassador of India to Germany
Address on National Science Day theme: Science for a Sustainable Future
Speaker: Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Secretary to the Government of India,
Department of Science & Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology, India
Black holes and Galaxies: Nobel Laureate // Prof. Dr. Reinhard Genzel
Positioning India in S&T and Astrophysics with success stories
Speaker: Dr. Shekhar C. Mande Former Secretary, Department of Scientific and
Industrial Research (DSIR), and former Director General, Council of Scientific and
Industrial Research (CSIR), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India and
National President, Vijnana Bharati(VIBHA)
Concluding Remarks: Prof. Annapurni Subramaniam, Director of Indian Institute of Astrophysics.