Dr Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Minister for Science & Technology, launched popular science magazines in five Indian languages published by CSIR-NIScPR

On the occasion of the 85th Foundation Day of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the Union Minister for Science & Technology launched five popular science magazines in Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, and Assamese, published by CSIR-NIScPR. The new publications include Bigyan Lahar (Assamese), Bigyan Brittanto (Bengali), Vidnyan Kshitij (Marathi), Ariviyal Arikkaiyalar (Tamil), and Vigyan Velugu (Telugu), expanding the institute's publishing portfolio beyond English, Hindi, and Urdu. The initiative utilizes artificial intelligence for translation, followed by human expert review, and features both translated and original regional content to make scientific knowledge accessible in native languages.