Date/ TimeTitle/ Description of the eventResources/ Links
October 9, 2024
Wednesday
9.00 am to 5.30 pm (IST)
Workshop

In-person, one-day hands-on Teacher training workshop in STEM.

The workshop is FREE and Open for all the teachers teaching Science and Maths to grades 5th to 10th.
Report

October 4, 2024
Friday
2.00 pm to 4.00 pm (IST)
Role Model Public Talk series

Empowering excellence: Roadmap for the next generation of women

This series is conducted in an informal conversational format to help the audience relate to the lives of successful women professionals in S&T, knowing first-hand about their success stories, their failures, and how they moved ahead to make a mark in their field.
Poster (PDF)


Outline
September 27, 2024
Friday
5.30 pm to 6.30 pm (IST)
Health Public Talk

Innovating for Public Health

The speaker will discuss recent innovations in India that have contributed towards bridging the gaps, and strengthened public health as well as the overall ecosystem, highlighting the role played by deep tech, telemedicine, molecular techniques, and AI.
Poster
September 20, 2024
Friday,
10.30 am to 12.00 pm (IST)
Workshop

Online Teacher Training Workshop on 'Gamification'

In this workshop, the participants will learn about game-based teaching and its importance. Participants will get to play games in science/chemistry and get a glimpse of how to integrate games with regular teaching in classes.
Registration Link

Outline

Report
August 16, 2024
Friday
4.30 pm to 5.30 pm (IST)
Awareness Talk

Awareness session for WEnyan Scholarship Program 2024

Eligibility - Women Pursuing Undergraduate (FY)/Post-graduate (SY)Courses /Ph.D. in subjects related to Chemistry/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology/ Biotechnology/ Pharmacy

The session will cover:
• The offering of the WEnyan Program (शिष्यवृत्ती कार्यक्रमाबद्दल तपशील)
• Application Process (अर्ज प्रक्रिया )
• Address queries from the participants (शंकांचे निराकरण)
• Onsite assistance with the application at post-session kiosks
• Interaction with the PKC team to learn more about the latest PKC initiatives
Zoom Link
August 9, 2024
Friday
4.30 pm to 5.30 pm (IST)
Awareness Talk

Awareness session for WEnyan Scholarship Program 2024

Eligibility - Women Pursuing Undergraduate (FY)/Post-graduate (SY)Courses /Ph.D. in subjects related to Chemistry/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology/ Biotechnology/ Pharmacy

The session will cover:
• The offering of the WEnyan Program (शिष्यवृत्ती कार्यक्रमाबद्दल तपशील)
• Application Process (अर्ज प्रक्रिया )
• Address queries from the participants (शंकांचे निराकरण)
• Onsite assistance with the application at post-session kiosks
• Interaction with the PKC team to learn more about the latest PKC initiatives
Zoom Link
August 2, 2024
Friday
4.00 pm to 5.30 pm (IST)
SustEn Public Talk series

In the Interest of Our Quality of Life

Applying ecological concepts such as carrying capacity, for development of a decision support system that
informs various policies related to the environment, energy, livelihoods, disaster risk reduction, health,
settlement planning and urban development.
Poster (PDF)

Outline
August 2, 2024
Friday
4.30 pm to 5.30 pm (IST)
Awareness Talk

Awareness session for WEnyan Scholarship Program 2024

Eligibility - Women Pursuing Undergraduate (FY)/Post-graduate (SY)Courses /Ph.D. in subjects related to Chemistry/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology/ Biotechnology/ Pharmacy

The session will cover:
• The offering of the WEnyan Program (शिष्यवृत्ती कार्यक्रमाबद्दल तपशील)
• Application Process (अर्ज प्रक्रिया )
• Address queries from the participants (शंकांचे निराकरण)
• Onsite assistance with the application at post-session kiosks
• Interaction with the PKC team to learn more about the latest PKC initiatives
Zoom Link
July 26, 2024
Friday
4.30 pm to 5.30 pm (IST)
Awareness Talk

Awareness session for WEnyan Scholarship Program 2024

Eligibility - Women Pursuing Undergraduate (FY)/Post-graduate (SY)Courses /Ph.D. in subjects related to Chemistry/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology/ Biotechnology/ Pharmacy

The session will cover:
• The offering of the WEnyan Program (शिष्यवृत्ती कार्यक्रमाबद्दल तपशील)
• Application Process (अर्ज प्रक्रिया )
• Address queries from the participants (शंकांचे निराकरण)
• Onsite assistance with the application at post-session kiosks
• Interaction with the PKC team to learn more about the latest PKC initiatives
Zoom Link
July 19, 2024
Friday,
9.30 am to 5.30 pm (IST)
Workshop

Empowering Educators: NEP & NCF Implementation Workshop for Science and Mathematics teachers

It will be one day hands-on workshop in collabration with DLRC, Pune. The workshop is FREE and Open for teachers teaching Science and Mathematics to 5th to 10th grades.
Registration Link

Report
July 12, 2024
Friday
4.30 pm to 6.00 pm (IST)
Role Model Public Talk series

An adventure ride in the automotive sector

This series is conducted in an informal conversational format to help the audience relate to the lives of successful women professionals in S&T, knowing first-hand about their success stories, their failures, and how they moved ahead to make a mark in their field.
Poster (PDF)


Outline
July 5, 2024
Friday
4.00 pm to 5.00 pm (IST)
Special Talk

COMPUTATIONAL
GASTRONOMY:
A Data-driven Science of Food

Cooking is an art. Besides being the basis of nutrition
and health, culinary idiosyncrasies are at the core of
our cultural identity. Combining and processing raw
ingredients to compose delicious dishes is a creative
act. However, the increasing availability of data and
the advent of computational methods for their scrutiny
are dramatically changing the artistic outlook toward
gastronomy. The application of data-driven strategies
for investigating gastronomic questions has created
an all-new paradigm for studying food and cooking.
Poster (PDF)
July 3, 2024
Wednesday,
4.30 pm to 5.30 pm (IST)
Workshop

JUMPSTART PROPOSALS: NAVIGATING THE BASICS OF PROPOSAL WRITING FOR BEGINNERS

It is an online workshop for training students in writing project proposals. This basic workshop aims to help college students and early Ph.D scholars in conceptualizing, framing and writing their scientific proposal that are often used while applying for scholarships/grants.
Poster (PDF)


Outline
June 28, 2024
Friday
4.30 pm to 5.30 pm (IST)
Awareness Talk

Awareness session for WEnyan Scholarship Program 2024

Eligibility - Women Pursuing Undergraduate (FY)/Post-graduate (SY)Courses /Ph.D. in subjects related to Chemistry/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology/ Biotechnology/ Pharmacy

The session will cover:
• The offering of the WEnyan Program (शिष्यवृत्ती कार्यक्रमाबद्दल तपशील)
• Application Process (अर्ज प्रक्रिया )
• Address queries from the participants (शंकांचे निराकरण)
• Onsite assistance with the application at post-session kiosks
• Interaction with the PKC team to learn more about the latest PKC initiatives
Zoom Link
June 28, 2024
Friday
9 am to 5.30 pm (IST)
Conclave

Curb the Carbon Conclave 2024: Transitioning to Sustainability

The conclave will focus on setting an understanding of carbon accounting frameworks and tools, and the role of academia, research institutions and industries in the de-carbonizing effort towards India’s
goal for Net Zero.
Poster

Agenda

Outline

Conclave Recording YouTube Playlist
June 14, 2024
Friday
4.30 pm to 5.30 pm (IST)
Awareness Talk

Awareness session for WEnyan Scholarship Program 2024

Eligibility - Women Pursuing Undergraduate (FY)/Post-graduate (SY)Courses /Ph.D. in subjects related to Chemistry/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology/ Biotechnology/ Pharmacy

The session will cover:
• The offering of the WEnyan Program (शिष्यवृत्ती कार्यक्रमाबद्दल तपशील)
• Application Process (अर्ज प्रक्रिया )
• Address queries from the participants (शंकांचे निराकरण)
• Onsite assistance with the application at post-session kiosks
• Interaction with the PKC team to learn more about the latest PKC initiatives
Zoom Link
June 7, 2024
Friday
4.30 pm to 5.30 pm (IST)
Awareness Talk

Awareness session for WEnyan Scholarship Program 2024

Eligibility - Women Pursuing Undergraduate (FY)/Post-graduate (SY)Courses /Ph.D. in subjects related to Chemistry/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology/ Biotechnology/ Pharmacy

The session will cover:
• The offering of the WEnyan Program (शिष्यवृत्ती कार्यक्रमाबद्दल तपशील)
• Application Process (अर्ज प्रक्रिया )
• Address queries from the participants (शंकांचे निराकरण)
• Onsite assistance with the application at post-session kiosks
• Interaction with the PKC team to learn more about the latest PKC initiatives
Zoom Link
May 31, 2024
Friday
4.30 pm to 5.30 pm (IST)
Awareness Talk

Awareness session for WEnyan Scholarship Program 2024

Eligibility - Women Pursuing Undergraduate (FY)/Post-graduate (SY)Courses /Ph.D. in subjects related to Chemistry/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology/ Biotechnology/ Pharmacy

The session will cover:
• The offering of the WEnyan Program (शिष्यवृत्ती कार्यक्रमाबद्दल तपशील)
• Application Process (अर्ज प्रक्रिया )
• Address queries from the participants (शंकांचे निराकरण)
• Onsite assistance with the application at post-session kiosks
• Interaction with the PKC team to learn more about the latest PKC initiatives
Zoom Link
May 29, 2024
Wednesday,
2.00 pm to 4.00 pm (IST)
Workshop

Level-2 Online Teacher Training Workshop on "Gamification"

The workshop is FREE and Open for all the teachers teaching Science and Maths to grades 5th to 10th.
Poster (PDF)


Outline
April 25 2024
Thursday
5.00 pm to 6.30 pm (IST)
Health Public Talk

Air Pollution and its Effects on Health

The quality of air we breathe has a big impact on our health. Even before we are born, we get exposed to the air pollutants that the mother inhales and this continues throughout our life.
It is important to understand the different air pollutants, their sources and the impacts they have on our health. Mitigating the harmful effects of air pollution on our health are necessary and important and evolving research is guiding us in this direction.
Poster

Outline

YouTube Link

April 8, 2024
Monday
11.45 am to 4.30 pm (IST)
Meeting

Principal Scientific Advisor's visit to PKC

Prof. Ajay Sood, the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India visited Pune Knowledge Cluster to interact with various partners from industry, academia, government and R&D sectors.
Outline

Photos

March 11, 2024
Monday,
2.00 pm to 4.00 pm (IST)
Workshop

Online Teacher Training Workshop on "Game based learning"

The workshop is FREE and Open for all the teachers teaching Science and Maths to grades 5th to 10th.
Poster (PDF)

Outline
March 6, 2024
Wednesday
9.00 am to 5.30 pm (IST)
Public Talk

Wenyan Showcase and ChemAmaze Launch

This event will have the ‘WEnyan Showcase’: A felicitation and networking event for the WEnyan Scholarship Awardees and Mentors, and the ‘ChemAmaze’ Launch: Launch of the gamification platform for chemistry.
Agenda (PDF)

Outline
February 27, 2024
Tuesday
9.00 am to 5.30 pm (IST)
EduConclave: Sharing Best Practices in Education

EduConclave: Sharing Best Practices in Education

It is one day conference, aims to bring together educators, thought leaders, and experts in the field of STEM education to explore innovative teaching methods, share successful practices, and discuss the latest trends in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education (STEM).
Teacher - Poster (PDF)

For NGOs/Start-ups/Organisations Poster (PDF)


Outline

January 30, 2024
Tuesday
9.00 pm to 5.30 pm (IST)
Workshop

In-person, one-day hands-on Teacher training workshop in STEM.

The workshop is FREE and Open for all the teachers teaching Science and Maths to grades 5th to 10th.
Poster (PDF)

Report

January 25, 2024
Thursday
4.00 pm to 5.00 pm (IST)
SustEn Public Talk series

Community Participation in Groundwater Management in the Urban areas

Participatory community groundwater recharge and public recharge systems depend on extensive hydrogeological studies and primary surveys. How can the community contribute to the survey, conservation and implementation of scientific groundwater recharge for sustainability of groundwater? The speaker will be sharing experiences and projects being undertaken across Pune and India on Urban Groundwater Recharge.
Poster (PDF)

Outline

YouTube Link
January 24, 2024
Wednesday
9.30 am to 1.30 pm (IST)
Workshop

SAKSHAM WORKSHOP ON VECTOR BORNE DISEASES FOR FIELD WORKERS at AMBEGAON

Pune Knowledge Cluster (PKC), organized a half-day refresher workshop, for the field health workers, to help them control the spread of mosquito borne diseases like Dengue and Chikungunya.
Report (PDF)

November 30, 2023
Thursday
4.00 pm to 5.30 pm (IST)
Workshop

Online Teacher Training Workshop on "NEP Roadmap - From Concept to Practice"

The workshop is FREE and Open for all the teachers teaching Science and Maths to grades 5th to 10th.
Poster (PDF)

Outline


YouTube Link
November 25, 2023
Saturday
9.30 am to 1.30 pm (IST)
Workshop

SAKSHAM WORKSHOP ON VECTOR BORNE DISEASES FOR FIELD WORKERS at BARAMATI

Pune Knowledge Cluster (PKC), organized a half-day refresher workshop, for the field health workers, to help them control the spread of mosquito borne diseases like Dengue and Chikungunya.
Report (PDF)

Novmember 24, 2023
Friday,
10.00 am to 11.30 am (IST)
Workshop

Online Teacher Training Workshop on "Digital Tools In Education"

The workshop is FREE and Open for all the teachers teaching Science and Maths to grades 5th to 10th.
Poster (PDF)

Outline

YouTube Link
November 23, 2023
Thursday
9.30 am to 1.30 pm (IST)
Workshop

SAKSHAM WORKSHOP ON VECTOR BORNE DISEASES FOR FIELD WORKERS at BHOR

Pune Knowledge Cluster (PKC), organized a half-day refresher workshop, for the field health workers, to help them control the spread of mosquito borne diseases like Dengue and Chikungunya.
Report (PDF)

November 21, 2023
Tuesday
9.30 am to 1.30 pm (IST)
Workshop

SAKSHAM WORKSHOP ON VECTOR BORNE DISEASES FOR FIELD WORKERS at MAWAL

Pune Knowledge Cluster (PKC), organized a half-day refresher workshop, for the field health workers, to help them control the spread of mosquito borne diseases like Dengue and Chikungunya.
Report (PDF)

November 1, 2023
Wednesday
5.00 pm to 6.00 pm (IST)
SustEn Public Talk series

Green Hydrogen for India : Prospects and Impending Challenges

In this talk, we will explore green hydrogen’s pivotal role in global decarbonization, emphasizing its rapid global rise backed by significant investments. While underscoring its vast potential in energy security and sustainability, we will navigate through critical challenges from establishing its eco-credentials to commercials, and application specificity, setting the stage for this nascent industry’s impactful journey ahead.
Poster (PDF)

Outline

YouTube Link
October 26, 2023
Thursday
9.30 am to 1.30 pm (IST)
Workshop

SAKSHAM WORKSHOP ON VECTOR BORNE DISEASES FOR FIELD WORKERS at WAGHOLI

Pune Knowledge Cluster (PKC), organized a half-day refresher workshop, for the field health workers, to help them control the spread of mosquito borne diseases like Dengue and Chikungunya.
Report (PDF)

October 6, 2023
Friday
4.00 pm to 5.30 pm (IST)
Role Model Public Talk series

Vision to Victory:
Exerting Influence without Authority

This series is conducted in an informal conversational format to help the audience relate to the lives of successful women professionals in S&T, knowing first-hand about their success stories, their failures, and how they moved ahead to make a mark in their field.
Poster (PDF)


Outline

YouTube Link

September 13 & 14, 2023
Wednesday & Thursday
12.00 pm to 1.30 pm (IST)
Workshop

Online Teacher Training Workshop on "Active Learning Strategies in STEM"

The workshop is FREE and Open for all the teachers teaching Science and Maths to grades 5th to 10th.

Day 1: Wednesday,13 September 2023: Game-Based Learning
Trainer- Mr. Kartic Vaidyanathan (Consultant PKC, IIT- Madras)

Day 2: Thursday,14 September 2023 - The super FiVE- STEAM Engine for effective learning
Trainer- Mrs. Shanti Pise (Teacher Educator and Outreach Enthusiast at IISER-Pune)
Poster (PDF)

Outline

YouTube Link 13 Sept

YouTube Link 14 Sept
August 21 - 25, 2023
Monday to Friday
9.30 am to 5.30 pm (IST)
Workshop

A Five-day Hands-on Laboratory Workshop on Fiber Optics

The workshop will cover the basic understanding and importance of Fiber optics in communication, industry, and research applications.

Eligibility:
1) B.E./ B.Tech 4th year students
2) M.Sc/ M.Tech/ M.E/ Ph.D students (completed or pursuing) Physics/ Electronics/ Instrumentation or related areas
3) Research Faculty/ Industry Professionals working in related areas

Please Note - Its a paid workshop and all details are available in the workshop outline.
Last date of registration : 15 August 2023
Poster (PDF)

Outline
August 2, 2023
Wednesday
11.00 am to 1.00 pm (IST)
Awareness Talk

Interactive Session about ENTICE

Pune Knowledge Cluster (PKC) and the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India (OPSA) are collaborating with Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet to conduct an interactive session about ENTICE- Energy Transitions Innovation Challenge in Pune.
Poster (PDF)

Outline




July 12, 2023
Wednesday
4.30 pm to 5.30 pm (IST)
Awareness Talk

Know More About ENTICE

Pune Knowledge Cluster (PKC) and Manthan platform curated by the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India (OPSA) are collaborating with Global Energy Alliance for People & Planet (GEAAP) to conduct an online session about the ENTICE program.
Poster (PDF)

Outline



July 10, 2023
Monday
9.00 am to 1.30 pm (IST)
Public Talk

Roundtable on One Health, Disease Surveillance & Pandemic Preparedness

The G20 Chief Science Advisers Roundtable (CSAR) side event is jointly organized by Pune Knowledge Cluster (PKC) and the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India (OPSA) under the aegis of India's G20 presidency. The event will enable discussions on designing a reliable public health strategy for disease surveillance and building on early warning system.
Poster (JPG)

Outline

Resources (Photos/Posters)
July 7, 2023
Friday
4.30 pm to 5.30 pm (IST)
Awareness Talk

Know More About ENTICE

Pune Knowledge Cluster(PKC) and the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India (OPSA) are collaborating with Global Energy Alliance for People & Planet (GEAAP) to conduct an online session about the ENTICE program.
Poster (JPG)

Outline

July 4, 2022
Tuesday
3.00 pm to 4.00 pm (IST)
Awareness Talk

Awareness session for WEnyan Scholarship Program 2023

Eligibility - Women Pursuing Undergraduate (FY)/Post-graduate (SY)Courses /Ph.D. in subjects related to Chemistry/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology/ Biotechnology/ Pharmacy

The session will cover:
• The offering of the WEnyan Program (शिष्यवृत्ती कार्यक्रमाबद्दल तपशील)
• Application Process (अर्ज प्रक्रिया )
• Address queries from the participants (शंकांचे निराकरण)
• Onsite assistance with the application at post-session kiosks
• Interaction with the PKC team to learn more about the latest PKC initiatives
Outline

Registration Link
June 30, 2023
Friday
4.00 pm to 5.30 pm (IST)
Role Model Public Talk series

The Journey from Scientist to Entrepreneur

This series is conducted in an informal conversational format to help the audience relate to the lives of successful women professionals in S&T, knowing first-hand about their success stories, their failures, and how they moved ahead to make a mark in their field.
Poster (PDF)


Outline

YouTube Link
June 5, 2023
Monday
4.00 pm to 5.00 pm (IST)
SustEn Public Talk series

Plastic Waste Management

In this talk, the speaker will be sharing her thoughts on Understanding more about Plastic and its effects on the Environment. Focusing on this year’s Environment Day theme: Solutions to plastic pollution under the campaign #BeatPlasticPollution

Poster (PDF)

Outline
May 19, 2023
Friday
4.00 pm to 5.30 pm (IST)
Role Model Public Talk series

From Academics to the Corporate World

This series is conducted in an informal conversational format to help the audience relate to the lives of successful women professionals in S&T, knowing first-hand about their success stories, their failures, and how they moved ahead to make a mark in their field.
Poster (PDF)

Outline

YouTube Link

May 4, 2023
Thursday
4.00 pm to 5.00 pm (IST)
Special Talk

The Astrobiological Narrative of Life’s Origin

In this talk, the speaker will give an overview of the current understanding prevalent in the field, while also sharing some of the contributions that they at the COoL lab@IISER,Pune have made towards these attempts. Discerning the aforementioned phenomenon also has important implications for figuring out life’s distribution in the universe. Importantly, this talk will get us all thinking about our attitude towards the only home we might ever know!
Poster (PDF)

Outline (PDF)

YouTube Link
April 22, 2023
Saturday
4.00 pm to 5.00 pm (IST)
SustEn Public Talk series

Carbon Accounting for Investing in A Safe Future on Earth

The science of climate change will be briefly described leading to the principles of carbon accounting. Why knowledge of carbon accounting is important for a focused response to the challenge of climate change will be discussed. The basic framework of carbon accounting (the scopes) will be outlined. The personal carbon footprint calculator and the online course on Basic carbon accounting will be introduced. The carbon neutral campus initiative will be described in brief.
Poster (PDF)

Outline

YouTube Link
March 27, 2023
Monday
4.00 pm to 5.30 pm (IST)
Workshop

Misconceptions in MATHEMATICS

This workshop will cover various strategies that will be useful for the teachers to tackle the major challenge of handling misconceptions.

Eligibility: School Teachers teaching Mathematics for Class 6-10.

Important Note:
1. The workshop will be conducted online for the registered participants.
2. Registration on first-come first-serve basis.
Poster (PDF)

YouTube Link

March 11, 2023
Saturday
4 pm to 5 pm (IST)
Special Talk

From Zero to ChatGPT

ChatGPT is next in the series of GPTs (Generative Pre-trained Transformers) coming from OpenAI. In this talk, the speaker will cover introduction to basic prerequisites such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Word Embeddings, Transformers and introduction to ChatGPT, its applications, advantages and disadvantages.
Poster (PDF)

Outline
February 24, 2023
Friday
4.00 pm to 5.30 pm (IST)
Role Model Public Talk series

STEM as a Powerful Tool for Women Empowerment


This series is conducted in an informal conversational format to help the audience relate to the lives of successful women professionals in S&T, knowing first-hand about their success stories, their failures, and how they moved ahead to make a mark in their field.
Poster (PDF)

Outline

YouTube Link
Feb 2023
Course on Exoplanets

Short Course on Planets Orbiting Stars other than Sun


The course will be conducted online in three parts and will cover important topics
related to exoplanet studies including characterization, atmospheres and
habitability, missions, and instrumentation.
Poster (PDF)
February 14,2023
Tuesday
9.30 am to 3.00 pm (IST)
Roadshow

Smart City & Innovation Road Show on Smart Sustainable Solutions

The program will cater to the need to set up research collaborations among leading research agencies and universities from Sweden and India to develop next-generation sustainable solutions for cities solutions that can be tested in local conditions.

Agenda Poster (PDF)

January 30 & 31 2023
Monday and Tuesday
4.00 pm to 5.30 pm (IST)
Workshop

Bringing Computational Thinking to Schools

This workshop is Online Teacher Training Workshop on "Bringing Computational Thinking to Schools".

Eligibility: School Teachers teaching Science & Mathematics for Class 6-9.

Important Note:
1. The workshop will be conducted online for the registered participants.
2. Registration on first-come first-serve basis.
3. Sessions will focus on Computational Thinking Skills.
4. Certificate of Participation will be provided on attending all sessions for full duration as scheduled
(Both days of the workshop).
Poster (PDF)

Outline
January 25, 2023
Wednesday
5 pm to 6 pm (IST)
Health Public Talk

Introduction to Clinical Genomics


The speaker says: Several diseases, including cancer, are caused by genomic mutations. Identifying the causative mutation requires sequencing the genome and then analyzing the data that results. What follows is often confounding in various ways, as this talk will illustrate with real examples-infants who pass away mysteriously, siblings with misplaced organs, sisters whose heart fails in their 20s, an infant whose blood can’t carry enough oxygen, and my own colour blindness. Some of these stories are captured in my book Genomic Quirks. The talk will also touch on how genomic screening can benefit adults.
Poster (PDF)


Outline

YouTube Link
January 23, 2023
Monday
4 pm to 5 pm (IST)
Special Talk

Multistakeholder Collaboration Opportunity over Manthan Platform


The Manthan Platform - India's Platform for research and Innovation is an initiative led by the Office of PSA with the potential to change the landscape of science and technology-based social impact innovation and solutions in India.
This platform promotes collaboration at scale between industry and the scientific research and development ecosystem to help meet India’s national targets and United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The platform aims to empower various stakeholders to scale up the interactions with researchers/innovators and facilitate R&D/ Innovation, share challenges focused on emerging technologies, other scientific interventions, as well as those with a social impact.
Poster (PDF)

Outline (PDF)

YouTube Link
January 15, 2023
Sunday
10.30 am to 11.30 am (IST)
Special Talk

Resurgence of COVID-19


In view of the sudden spurt in COVID-19 cases in some countries, India is considering adequate measures to mitigate the spread of infections. According to experts, India is well-equipped to deal with a possible outbreak. There is no need to panic, considering the vaccine coverage and hybrid immunity, especially in the adult population in the country. The resurgence of COVID-19 in some countries, and the steps which have to be taken to keep the situation under control in India, need to be understood by the public. Pune Knowledge Cluster (PKC), in collaboration with National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune, has arranged an interactive bilingual session, in Marathi and English, open for the public to help with the understanding.
English Poster (PDF)

Marathi Poster (PDF)

Outline

YouTube Link
January 13, 2023
Friday
4.00 pm to 5.30 pm (IST)
Role Model Public Talk series

Journey from Academics to Entrepreneurship


This series is conducted in an informal conversational format to help the audience relate to the lives of successful women professionals in S&T, knowing first-hand about their success stories, their failures, and how they moved ahead to make a mark in their field.
Poster (PDF)

Outline

YouTube Link
December 16, 2022
Friday
5.00 pm to 6.30 pm (IST)
Role Model Public Talk series

Fringe of STEM: Vision Vs Visibility


This series is conducted in an informal conversational format to help the audience relate to the lives of successful women professionals in S&T, knowing first-hand about their success stories, their failures, and how they moved ahead to make a mark in their field.
Poster (PDF)

Outline
December 08, 2022
Thursday
4.00 pm to 5.00 pm (IST)
Health Public Talk

Future of Diagnostics

In this talk the speaker will talk about initiatives at PATH where they design and test robust, easy - to - use, and purpose - built diagnostic tools in the lab and on field, and advocate for policies that make new diagnostic technologies sustainable around the world.
Poster (PDF)

YouTube Link

Outline
December 07 to December 08, 2022
Wednesday and Thursday
10.00 am to 5.00 pm (IST)
Workshop

STEM Teacher Training Workshop

This workshop is majorly focused on hands-on activities in science along with introduction to digital pedagogy in teaching STEM.
Poster (PDF)

Outline
December 05, 2022
Monday
4.00 pm to 5.00 pm (IST)
SustEn Public Talk series

Biocharring A Solution to Multiple Sustainability Challenges


In this talk, the speaker will describe the various possibilities around biocharring to address several sustainability and climate change challenges.
Poster (PDF)

YouTube Link

Outline
November 14, 2022 to November 18, 2022
Monday to Friday
9.30 am to 5.30 pm (IST)
Workshop

Five Day Hands-on Residential Training Workshop on Sensor Technology

The workshop will cover Introduction to Sensors, Sensor characteristics, Material characterization, Data acquisition and signal processing, Introduction to microcomputers, Advanced sensors, Introduction to Machine Learning, and Mini project and prototype development. The workshop will consist of 12 Lectures and 12 Laboratory Sessions.

Poster (PDF)

Outline

September 23, 2022
Tuesday
2.00 pm to 6.00 pm (IST)
Roundtable

Roundtable Discussion on Wastewater Management with the Delegation from Baden-Württemberg (Germany)

The Pune Knowledge Cluster is hosting a German Delegation comprising of German government, German Water companies, Research Institute (Fraunhofer) and Industry body (UTBW).
Poster (PDF)
September 22 to September 23, 2022
Thursday and Friday
9.30 am to 5.30 pm (IST)
Workshop

Hands-on STEM Teacher Training Workshop

This workshop is majorly focused on hands-on training and conceptual understanding of the difficult topics from the syllabus along with introduction to digital pedagogy.
Poster (PDF)


Outline
August 30, 2022
Tuesday
2.00 pm to 6.00 pm (IST)
Roundtable

Roundtable Discussion On Waste Management- Exploring Synergies Between Norway and Pune

The Pune Knowledge Cluster and The Royal Norwegian Consulate General, Mumbai are hosting a series of focused group conferences on the theme of Circular Economy, Sustainability and Environment in Pune. This roundtable will be a platform for Technology Transfer, B2B opportunities, discussions on innovation and networking opportunities.
Poster (PDF)
August 24, 2022
Wednesday
4.00 pm to 5.00 pm (IST)
Health Public Talk

Developing Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases: The Journey of Module Innovations

In this talk Mr. Sachin Dubey will share Module Innovation’s journey
from a company that started in an incubation center to a company that is
now funded through investments from several countries, working
towards making precision diagnostics for infectious diseases and Anti-Microbial Resistance.
Poster (PDF)

YouTube Link

August 23, 2022
Tuesday
2.30 pm to 6.40 pm (IST)
Roundtable

Tech for Impact - Bharat 2022

A Joint initiative of PKC, CSRBOX and the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India.

Agenda Poster (PDF)

August 9, 2022
Tuesday
4.00 pm to 5.00 pm (IST)
SustEn Public Talk series

Initiating Sustainable ESG Journeys in Corporates


In this talk, the speaker will shed light on how ESG journeys are designed by corporates, their importance, practical sustainability of ESG practices and the way forward.
Poster (PDF)

YouTube Link


Outline
July 30, 2022
Saturday
4.00 pm to 5.00 pm (IST)
Role Model Public Talk series

My Pursuit of a Research Career in Drug Discovery: Prof. Sadhana Sathaye


This series is conducted in an informal conversational format to help the audience relate to the lives of successful women professionals in S&T, knowing first-hand about their success stories, their failures, and how they moved ahead to make a mark in their field.
Poster (PDF)

YouTube Link

Outline
July 29, 2022
Friday
4.00 pm to 4.30 pm (IST)
Awareness Talk

Know More About WEnyan Scholarship Program for Women


Session will cover:
# Offerings of WEnyan Program (शिष्यवृत्ती कार्यक्रमाबद्दल तपशील)
# Application process (अर्ज प्रक्रिया)
# Address queries from participants (शंकांचे निराकरण)
Poster (JPEG)

Zoom session
July 27, 2022
Wednesday
4.00 pm to 5.00 pm (IST)
Health Public Talk

Evidence-based Decisions in Healthcare: The Role of Statistics

This webinar will provide a snapshot of application of statistics all the way from research to ensuring optimal outcomes for patients. The talk will especially benefit students of statistics & pharmacy, biopharma professionals & start-ups, and clinical researchers.
Poster (PDF)

YouTube Link

Outline
July 22, 2022
Friday
4.00 pm to 4.30 pm (IST)
Awareness Talk

Know More About WEnyan Scholarship Program for Women


Session will cover:
# Offerings of WEnyan Program (शिष्यवृत्ती कार्यक्रमाबद्दल तपशील)
# Application process (अर्ज प्रक्रिया)
# Address queries from participants (शंकांचे निराकरण)
Poster (JPEG)

Zoom session
July 15, 2022
Friday
4.00 pm to 4.30 pm (IST)
Awareness Talk

Know More About WEnyan Scholarship Program for Women


Session will cover:
# Offerings of WEnyan Program (शिष्यवृत्ती कार्यक्रमाबद्दल तपशील)
# Application process (अर्ज प्रक्रिया)
# Address queries from participants (शंकांचे निराकरण)
Poster (JPEG)

Zoom session
July 13, 2022
Wednesday
4.00 pm to 5.00 pm (IST)
Public Talk - Astronomy

The Search for Alien Life in our Galaxy

We are on the verge of answering one of the oldest and most profound questions in the history of humanity: Are we alone in this Universe? Is there alien life, either biological or technological, beyond Earth? In this talk, the speaker will summarize the current status regarding the search for habitable worlds in our galaxy, our solar system's unique position in the Universe, and conclude with future prospects of discovering extra-terrestrial life.
Poster (PDF)

Outline

YouTube Link
July 9, 2022
Saturday
11.00 am to 12.00 pm
Public Talk - India S & T @ 75 series

Evolution, Energetics and Environment of Energetic Explosions

Dr Chandra will introduce exotic life story of massive stars and their deaths which is throwing new light towards the mysteries of our universe.
Poster (PDF)

Outline

YouTube Link

July 8, 2022
Friday
4.00 pm to 4.30 pm
Awareness Talk

Know More About WEnyan Scholarship Program for Women


Session will cover:
# Offerings of WEnyan Program (शिष्यवृत्ती कार्यक्रमाबद्दल तपशील)
# Application process (अर्ज प्रक्रिया)
# Address queries from participants (शंकांचे निराकरण)
Poster (JPEG)

Zoom session
July 1, 2022
Friday
4.00 pm to 4.30 pm
Awareness Talk

Know More About WEnyan Scholarship Program for Women


Session will cover:
# Offerings of WEnyan Program (शिष्यवृत्ती कार्यक्रमाबद्दल तपशील)
# Application process (अर्ज प्रक्रिया)
# Address queries from participants (शंकांचे निराकरण)
Poster (JPEG)

Zoom session
June 30, 2022
Thursday
4.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Role Model Public Talk series

My journey in Chemistry: Dr. Shobha Waghmode


This series is conducted in an informal conversational format to help the audience relate to the lives of successful women professionals in S&T, knowing first-hand about their success stories, their failures, and how they moved ahead to make a mark in their field.
Poster (PDF)

YouTube Link

Outline
June 28, 2022
Tuesday
4.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Health Public Talk

Importance of Epidemiology from a public health perspective


This talk will focus on the interdependencies of Public Health and
Epidemiology. The speaker will address how as a society/city/researcher
we can use epidemiological tools to study, learn and reduce disease
burden, and pre-empt, and predict diseases.
Poster (PDF)

YouTube Link

Outline
June 22, 2022
Wednesday
4.00 pm to 5.00 pm
SustEn Public Talk series

How India can expand
forest and tree cover to meet
its Sustainable Development (SDGs)
and Climate Goals


In this talk, the speaker will focus on exploring scenario simulations for carbon mitigation and sustainable development pathways by 2050 from forests, trees, and agro-forestry systems showing that major benefits could be obtained through sustainable land use practices nationwide.
Poster (PDF)

YouTube Link

Outline
May 28, 2022
Saturday
11.00 am to 12.00 pm
Public Talk - India S & T @ 75 series

Phase transitions in spaces of non-integer dimensions: Fractals

Prof. Deepak Dhar gives a popular level introduction to the subject, and also discuss some of his work dealing with this question.
Poster (PDF)

YouTube Link

Outline
May 27, 2022
Friday
9.00 am to 5.00 pm
Workshop

Tools and Techniques in STEM Education

The workshop for teachers emphasises using Techniques and teaching tools to develop skills and deep content understanding. The session will focus on Creative thinking, higher order thinking skills that teachers can develop and use in their classroom teaching to improve the teaching learning process
Outline
May 17, 2022
Tuesday
4.30 PM to 5.30 PM
Health Public Talk

Prevention and Control of Hypertension

Dr. Harshal Pandve gives a popular level introduction to
the subject, and creates awareness about hypertension.
Poster (PDF)

YouTube Link

Outline
April 27, 2022,
Friday
10.30 AM -12 PM
Panel Discussion

Ground Water in Pune: Perspectives on Problems, Technology Interventions, Significance in Planning for the Future of Pune Metropolitan Region

As a first step towards conservation and
sustainable use of water, we have invited different stakeholders to participate in a discussion to understand - "Ground water in Pune, Problems, technology interventions
and its importance in planning for the future of Pune Metropolitan Region."
Outline
April 20 to April 21, 2022
Wednesday & Thursday
9.00 am to 5.00 pm
Workshop

Hands on STEM Teacher Training Workshop


This workshop will majorly focus on hands-on training and conceptual
understanding of the difficult topics from the syllabus.
Poster (PDF)


Outline
April 9, 2022
Saturday
11.00 am to 12.00 pm
Public Talk - India S & T @ 75 series

M N Saha and S S Bhatnagar as pioneers of Research and Development in India

The talk focuses on the narrative as to how Saha and Bhatnagar seized up the opportunities before and after the second world war to conceive plans for scientific R&D of India.
Poster (PDF)

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Outline
March 22, 2022
Wednesday
4.00 pm to 5.00 pm
SustEn Public Talk series

Importance of green spaces for well being of citizens

Through this series, we aim to promote collaborations, co-creation of technologies, and conceptualization of city-scale projects to solve key issues related to carbon emissions, wastewater treatment, improving air quality, and green energy production.
Poster (PDF)

YouTube Link

Outline
Feb 28, 2022 to Apr 4, 2022
Monday & Thursday
4.00 pm to 5.30 pm
Course with Hands on Training

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Cyber Security


This online course will consist of lectures by IBM Security experts and will include
theory along with hands-on sessions.
Poster (PDF)

Outline

February 26, 2022
Saturday
11.00 AM to 12.30 PM
National Science Day Special Talk

Electric and Sustainable Mobility

In this session is arranged to deliberate and enlist the best practises being followed by different key players working in the field of sustainable electric mobility. The program on the occasion of National Science Day aims to create awareness about Electric Vehicles and Ecosystems.
Poster (PDF)

YouTube Link

Outline
January 22, 2022
Saturday
11.00 am to 12.00 pm
Public Talk - India S & T @ 75 series

Building Science Park: Exploratory, Innovative Space for Experiential Learning


The speaker is planning to take the audience on a brief and exciting tour of
Science Park@ Centre for Science Education and Communication of SPPU, Pune
Poster (PDF)

YouTube Link

Outline
Nov 20 , Nov 27 & Dec 4, 2021
Saturday
11.00 am to 1.00 pm
Course

Course on "Starting the Innovation Journey"

Innovation is an extremely important discipline to master in today's VUCA world. The digital push has changed the way people look at innovation. This course is a preamble to the vast topic of innovation. Being an introductory course, we have designed it to suit a varied audience.
Poster (PDF)

YouTube Link

Outline
November 15, 2021
Tuesday
4.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Public Talk - CODATA series

Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence for Geoscience Applications

The growth of data science, machine learning and deep learning has opened several new research avenues in the Geo-sciences, which has rich spatiotemporal
datasets and physics-based models. We focus on recent applications of machine learning in satellite oceanography, human-wildlife conflict, and routing of
autonomous marine vehicles. Specially, we show a novel W-Net architecture that we developed for extracting synoptic ocean features from concurrent satellite
images. Second, we illustrate a random forest algorithm for studying the habitat suitability of Asian elephants in India. Finally, we show a GPU accelerated path
planning algorithm for guiding autonomous underwater vehicles in a stochastic dynamic ocean.
Poster (PDF)

YouTube Link

Outline
November 13, 2021
Saturday
11.00 am to 12.00 pm
Public Talk - India S & T @ 75 series

Nature & Nurture: How the Environment Shapes our Genes

The speaker illustrates the technological breakthroughs and trans-disciplinary approaches that have enabled a deeper understanding of disease susceptibility, especially focusing on lifestyle disorders
Poster (PDF)

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Outline
October 30, 2021
Saturday
5.00pm
Webinar

Prevention is Health and Wealth


Understanding the full value and potential impact of vaccines is the main goal of this webinar.
Poster (PDF)

YouTube (link)

Outline
Oct 18, 2021 to Jan 10, 2022
Every Monday
11.00 am to 12.30 pm
Course

Course on "Concepts in science and Skill Development Program
विज्ञान विष्यातील संकल्पना आणि कौशल्य विकसन कार्यक्रम"


Pune Knowledge Cluster (PKC) and District Institute of Education and Training (DIET)
had surveyed school teachers in the Pune district. The course module focuses on attaining a conceptual understanding of the selected
topics and the most suitable pedagogical method to teach that topic
YouTube Link

Outline
Oct 11 to Oct 29, 2021

11.00 am to 1.00 pm
Course

Course on "Entrepreneurial skills development course for young researchers in biotechnology"

The course aims to encourage researchers to translate their laboratory research into field technology. The course will include ideas genera on, opportunity evaluation, planning, company forma
on/launch and growth, funding opportunities, and inspirational talks/ success stories.
Poster (PDF)

YouTube Link

Outline
October 9, 2021
Saturday
11.00 am to 12.00 pm
Public Talk - India S & T @ 75 series

The Indian Monsoon and its Variability

In this lecture, the speaker introduces the physics of this fascinating phenomenon, share the present understanding of some facets of monsoon variability, and the challenges ahead for better predictions.
Poster (PDF)

YouTube Link

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September 21, 2021
Tuesday
4.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Public Talk - CODATA series

Big Data & The Square Kilometer Array (SKA) Telescope

Prof. Yogesh Wadadekar describes how astronomers and engineers are working together to understand and solve challenging problems in data acquisition, transport, processing, delivery and visualisation of exa byte scale datasets.
Poster (PDF)

YouTube Link

Outline
September 11, 2021
Saturday
11.00 am to 12.00 pm
Public Talk - India S & T @ 75 series

Planning for a Clean And Green Tomorrow: Options and Opportunities


In this talk, the speaker discusses the options we have as a country and the potential opportunities that could be created for a cleaner and greener future for our people through a vibrant academic-industry-government nexus.
Poster (PDF)

YouTube Link

Outline
September 3, 2021
Friday
4 PM - 5.30 PM
Panel Discussion

A Roundtable with Industry experts in Accelerating Social Good with AI Technologies

The objective will be to share practitioner stories, inspire professionals, startups,
and citizens to reflect and act on the social aspect while building AI ecosystems
and solutions and in the process create a better world for us.
Outline
August 24, 2021
Tuesday
4.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Public Talk - CODATA series

COVID-19 Data and Analysis

COVID-19 epidemiological surveillance activities that were conducted by a large group of volunteers in Pune city since March 2020.Starting as an effort to curate and collate the data that was being collected by the city administration, it soon transformed into a comprehensive effort to estimate the state of the epidemic in Pune city and inform the city’s efforts to contain and manage the epidemic. The enabling factors, results and challenges encountered during the past year, and briefly reflect upon what could have helped us stay ahead of the (epidemic) curve.
Poster (PDF)

YouTube Link

Outline
August 14, 2021
Saturday
11.00 am to 12.00 pm
Public Talk - India S & T @ 75 series

Conserving Biodiversity Towards a Scientific Approach


The way forward is to hand over biodiversity management to democratic institutions, and to involve local people with substantial experiential knowledge of local ecosystems alongside school, college teachers and other scientists to document biodiversity to create a basis for effective management.
Poster (PDF)

YouTube Link

Outline
July 26, 2021
Saturday
11.00 am to 12.00 pm
Public Talk - India S & T @ 75 series

Mathematical Physics and Reality

Mathematical Physics is sometimes thought of as a realm of abstruse speculation disconnected from experimental reality. Using history as a guide, the speaker shows that quite the opposite is true -- considerations of theoretical and mathematical consistency have explained and even predicted many important experimentally observed phenomena over the past century.
Poster (PDF)

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Outline
Jul 20 to Aug 27, 2021

11.00 am to 1.00 pm
Course

Course on "Understanding and exploring Epidemiology"

The course aims to provide an introduction to fundamental concepts, principles, measurements, and methods of epidemiological research.
Poster (PDF)

YouTube Link

Outline
July 20, 2021
Tuesday
4.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Public Talk - CODATA series

Data Democratization

Data has emerged as the key resource of Digital Economy. Citizens, Organizations and Society at large will benefit from the democratization of data as it will become usable by anyone to derive insights out of it and build inclusive solutions for the development of our society.
Poster (PDF)

YouTube Link

Outline
July 10, 2021
Saturday
5.00pm
Webinar

Can We Learn from Insect Societies?

In this talk, the speaker attempts to answer this question in the affirmative, but with caution. He considers such relatively non-controversial
topics as communication, agriculture, and robotics but also some relatively controversial topics such as cooperation, conflict, collective decision making, and democracy
Poster (PDF)

YouTube (link)

Outline
July 7 & 8, 2021
Wednesday & Thursday
6.00 pm to 7.00 pm
Public Talk

Targeted Therapies in Oncology

Targeted Therapies in Oncology, this technology is promising for point-of-care testing to be taken to monitor dynamic changes in the molecular landscape during tumor progression or drug treatment
Poster (PDF)

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June 19, 2021
Saturday
11.00 am to 12.00 pm
Public Talk - India S & T @ 75 series

Statistical Search for a Genetic Connection Between Tobacco & Oral Cancer


The lecture describes various steps in the statistical analysis of these data leading to a strong suggestion that a single gene or possibly a small group of genes may be responsible for oral cancer. Methods of analysis are elementary.
Poster (PDF)

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Jun 14 to Jun 25, 2021

11.00 am to 12.00 pm
Course

Course on "Plant Breeding Today – New Skills & New Technology"

To provide information about some of these new technologies and their application in the real-time development of novel varieties, the Pune Knowledge Cluster formulated a course on “Plant Breeding Today – New techniques, new skills
Poster (PDF)

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Outline
April 15 to April 30, 2021

11.00 am to 12.00 pm
Course

Course on "A primer on biodiversity and ecology of Freshwater ecosystems of the western ghats"

The Western Ghats is lauded as a biodiversity hotspot for the last four decades based on its terrestrial biodiversity. However, the freshwater biodiversity of this
region is underappreciated. Water bodies in the Western Ghats support the entire Peninsular India by providing water for drinking, irrigation, and hydro power generation and sustaining nearly 40 crore people across eight states.
Poster (PDF)

Outline
April 8 to May 25, 2021

11.00 am to 12.00 pm
Course

Course on "NLP acceleration Program"

The course will give an overview of NLP - trends and techniques - focusing on usage and importance in contract management.
Poster (PDF)

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April 5 to May 31, 2021

11.00 am to 12.00 pm
Course

Course on "Responsible Artificial Intelligence"

Responsible AI is a framework that each software developing organization needs to adapt to build customer trust in the transparency, accountability, and fairness of deployed AI solutions.
Poster (PDF)

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Feb 16 to Feb 25, 2021

11.00 am to 12.00 pm
Course

Course on "Skills for Innovators"

This course is mainly based on management research on the practices of successful innovators and entrepreneurs.
Poster (PDF)

Outline
Feb 15 to Feb 26, 2021

11.00 am to 12.00 pm
Course

Course on "Microbial Processes for Energy Recovery from Organic Wastes"

. The course will provide academic as well as industrial perspectives about different biofuels and their microbial production methods. The participants will gain basic knowledge of different types of microbes and their potential role in anaerobic processes for energy recovery from organic wastes.
Poster (PDF)

Outline
January 30, 2021
Saturday
5.00pm
Webinar

My Journey: In Search of Research

In this talk, the speaker attempts to explain her journey from getting MBBS from Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) till to achieve the three-star rank in the Indian Armed Forces.
Poster (PDF)

YouTube (link)

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Jan 15 to Feb 5, 2021

11.00 am to 12.00 pm
Course

Course on "A virtual Course on Vaccine production, Basics, Pitfalls and Trouble -shooting"

. . This inaugural course of Pune
Knowledge Cluster (PKC) in partnership with Serum Institute of India, Pune, is designed to provide an industry perspective to enhance any basic academic knowledge you already have about vaccine production by acquainting you with its real-life setbacks and pitfalls.
Poster (PDF)

Outline
October 2, 2020
Saturday
5.00pm
Webinar

Sustainable Inclusive Growth through Gandhian Engineering

The inaugural webinar of the PKC is delivered by the renowned scientist Dr. R. A. Mashelkar, FRS. In this talk, he attempts to explain Gandhian Engineering approach.
Poster (PDF)

YouTube (link)

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