NewzVille Desk
ESTIC 2026 (Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave) will be inaugurated today (5 pm) by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi . CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram is the lead organizing partner of the event being organised jointly by various science and technology arms of Govt. of India including PSA.
Three Nobel laureates: Prof. Joachim Frank, Sir Richard J. Roberts and Prof. Kostya Novoselov, are among the eminent scientific personalities participating in ESTIC-2026.
The Conclave will also feature a technology-oriented exhibition showcasing India’s emerging startup and deep-tech ecosystem, which will be open to the public from the second day.
The three-day Conclave will feature plenary talks, thematic technical sessions, panel discussions, presentations by science and technology leaders and deep-tech Startups exhibitions, poster presentations and B2B/B2G connect meetings.
The thematic areas span across various emerging fields including advanced manufacturing, energy technologies, synthetic biology, ocean and maritime technologies, quantum communication, semiconductors, agri-tech, generative and autonomous AI, robotics, advanced healthcare, immersive technologies and space science.
ESTIC 2026 is a major national-level initiative aimed at strengthening India’s science, technology and innovation ecosystem.
ESTIC 2026 seeks to bring together eminent scientists, researchers, industry leaders, start-ups, entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers.
The conclave provides a platform to showcase scientific achievements, promote indigenous technology development, foster industry–academia collaboration, and accelerate the translation of research into market-ready technologies.
It also offers opportunities for technology transfer and commercialisation, thereby strengthening India’s innovation-driven economic growth and technological self-reliance on a common platform rather than having several fragmented events throughout the year.
The conclave provides an opportunity for closer interaction among researchers, innovators, Startups, entrepreneurs, industry and policymakers, with the objective of creating a more integrated ecosystem for science and technology.
