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VIF-CODISSIA meeting on Defence Manufacturing in India
Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) and Coimbatore District Small Scale Industries Association (CODISSIA) held a virtual meeting on 31 January 2024. The meeting began with a presentation by CEO, CDIIC, Dr B. Vinodh Kumar and then...

January 31, 2024
Tags: Amrit Kaal, defence manufacturing, Make in India, Self Reliant, Defence, Technological and Scientific Studies
Talk on Secure Communication in the Quantum World
Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF

In the emerging quantum world, establishing quantum secure communication is quite demanding and challenging affair. The quantum era is governed by rules of Quantum Physics, which has led to the development of quantum technologies aiming to...

December 18, 2023
Tags: Quantum World, Secure Communication, Technological and Scientific Studies
Talk on Semiconductor Technology
Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF

The VIF under the S&T series organised a talk on “Semiconductor Technology: A Perspective on the Future of Intelligent Systems” by Prof Manan Suri, Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi on 23...

November 23, 2023
Tags: semiconductor, technology, Technological and Scientific Studies
Talk on Meta-materials for Stealth Technology
Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF

On 27 September 2023, the VIF under its Science and Technology (S&T) series organized a talk by Dr Kumar Vaibhav Srivastava on “Metamaterials for Stealth Technology”. Dr Srivastava is currently Professor and Head, Department of Electrical...

September 27, 2023
Tags: DRDO, IIT, Meta-materials, science and technology, technologies, Technological and Scientific Studies
Talk on Electronics, Trade and Geopolitics
Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF

As a part of Science and Technology (S&T) series, the VIF organised a talk by Shri Virat Bhatia, Managing Director, Apple India, who spoke on “Electronics, Trade and Geopolitics” at the VIF on 21 September 2023. The talk was followed by a...

September 21, 2023
Tags: Apple India, Electronics, trade, World Order, Technological and Scientific Studies
VIF-FICCI Homeland Security Conference 2023: Cyber, AI & Data Analytics for Internal Security
Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF

There has been much contemplation on the development of new technologies and their role in the progress of our societies. It is widely observed that when a nation is on a progress path with new technologies, the security aspect has been the...

September 15, 2023
Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, AI, Cyber, Data Analytics, Homeland Security, Internal Security, Technological and Scientific Studies
The VIF Interaction with USISPF Delegation on ‘India-US Strategic Partnership: Focus on Technology Cooperation’
Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF

On 20 July 2023, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized an interaction with the visiting US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) delegation, which was led by President and CEO, Dr Mukesh Aghi. The interaction covered a...

July 20, 2023
Tags: India US Strategic Partnership, Technology Cooperation, USISPF Delegation, Technological and Scientific Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy
Discussion on India-US Space Engagements
Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi in collaboration with the Indian Space Association (ISpA), New Delhi, organised a roundtable discussion on ‘India-US Space Engagements’ at the VIF on 10 July 2023. Director General (DG...

July 10, 2023
Tags: Artemis Accords, Export Controls, geopolitics of space, iCET, INDUS-X initiative, ISRO, moon agreement, NASA, Outer Space Treaty, space collaboration, space resources, space technologies, Technological and Scientific Studies
Round Table Discussion on ‘Quantum Technology and the Changing Nature of Warfare’
Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF

Quantum Technology (QT) is an emerging field of quantum physics and quantum engineering that relies on the properties of quantum mechanics, especially quantum superposition, quantum entanglement, and quantum tunneling. The development of QT is...

July 3, 2023
Tags: Technological and Scientific Studies
Ease of Doing Business with DRDO - New Initiatives
Naval Jagota

On 19th September 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation and DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) held the fourth edition of the talks by eminent persons from DRDO. In this edition the speaker presenting was Shri Sangam...

September 19, 2022
Tags: Defence industry, DRDO, MSME, Technological and Scientific Studies
Vimarsh on Technological Aspects of Indian Strategy by Shri Sridhar Vembu, Founder & CEO, Zoho Corporation, India
Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF

In the contemporary Information age, technology has become an integral and ever-present part of every nation’s society. Technology has empowered citizens in various ways, including ease of access to technology and States’ economic sectors...

September 7, 2022
Tags: Atmanirbhar, Civilisation, dharma, Indian culture, Indian Strategy, Sridhar Vembu, Technological, Vishwakarma Awards, Zoho, Technological and Scientific Studies
VIF-FICCI Conference 2022; Making India a Global Drone Hub
Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF

On 01-02 September 2022, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) jointly organised a two-day conference on Making India a Global Drone Hub in New Delhi, India. The...

September 1, 2022
September 2, 2022
Tags: FICCI, Global Drone, Making India, PLI, QCI, R&D, Technological and Scientific Studies
Discussion on Report on STEM Education in collaboration with Association of Indian Universities
Radhika Daga

The Vivekananda International Foundation organized a seminar to discuss a VIF taskforce report on STEM education in India launched in 2019. The report, titled, “Towards More Effective Education: Emergence of STEM Education in India” was written...

February 5, 2020
Tags: Association of Indian Universities, Communications Technologies, Information Technology, R&D, STEM Education, Technological and Scientific Studies
India’s Space Programme: Achievements and Prospects
Radhika Daga

On 17th January 2020, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held its monthly ‘Vimarsha’ lecture series on the important subject of India’s Space Programme. Dr A.S Kiran Kumar, former Chairman ISRO, was invited to speak on the opportunities...

January 17, 2020
Tags: Chandrayaan-1, Chandrayaan-2, India’s Space, International Space, IRNSS, ISRO, Low Earth orbit, sustainable development, UFOs, Technological and Scientific Studies
Roundtable on ‘Global Nuclear Developments and India’s Policy challenges'
Aayush Mohanty

On 8 January 2020, the Vivekananda International Foundation organised a roundtable on Global Nuclear Developments and India’s Policy challenges. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, opened the floor by laying the purpose of the roundtable, which is...

January 8, 2020
Tags: Global Nuclear Developments, India’s Policy, India’s Policy challenges, INF Treaty, Nuclear Weapons, Technological and Scientific Studies
Release of VIF Task Force Report: Towards More Effective Education: Emergence of STEM Education in India

On 22 April 2019, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) released the Task Force Report on “Organisation of STEM Education in India”. The task force report was released by Dr. V K Saraswat, former chairman Defence Research &...

April 22, 2019
Tags: Defence Research & Development Organisation, DRDO, STEM Education, Technological and Scientific Studies
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