Recent Highlights
- Dr Tejal Kanitkar was invited to a discussion on "Unpacking the IEA’s India Energy Outlook 2021: The sectoral transitions underpinning long-term scenarios" organised by CPR and IEA on 18 March 2021
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Prof S Sreenivasa Murthy, Adjunct Faculty is ranked 6th in the area of Electrical and Electronics Engineering in an independent study conducted by Stanford University scientists of top 2 % scientists in India
- Dr Amit Mukherjee is designated as a member of the one of the thematic groups namely Strategic Technologies responsible for drafting the new Science Technology and Innovation Policy 2020 (STIP 2020) jointly initiated by The Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India (Office of PSA) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST)
- Prof Sharada Srinivasan was invited to speak at an Indo-Russian seminar of ICSSR and Russian Academy of Sciences on Preservation of Cultural Heritage (31st March to 1st April)
- A word of appreciation from Chadong village to Dr Jeevanlata Salam, 10 October 2020
- NIAS Doctoral Programme: Rules, Regulations and Guidelines, September 2020
- Prof Sharada Srinivasan's work on wootz steel is mentioned in "Whose culture is it anyway?" by Gopichand Katragadda,, Deccan Herald ,18 October 2020
- Sreedhar Vijayakrishnan, PhD Scholar who has dedicated his academic life to understanding elephants and sharing their knowledge is featured in edexlive.com as one of the socially responsible social media influencers.
- Book Reading Session of "Metal Working Traditions of the Kammalar and Vishwakarma of southern India" by Prof Sharada Srinivasan at IGNCA, 19 September 2020, 4-5 pm.
- STIP 2020 Town Hall Meet, the Track-I Public & Expert Consultation process for the formulation of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) 2020 is being launched on Friday the 12th June,2020 at 6.30 pm by the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, Professor K VijayRaghavan and DST Secretary, Professor Ashutosh Sharma
- Prof. Shailesh Nayak discusses "Blue Economy" in Let's Talk Series by NIAS Science Communication Programme
- Tribute to Prof. S. Settar
- Dr. M. B. Rajani has been selected by the TWAS Central & South Asia Regional Partner (TWAS CASAREP) as one of the TWAS Young affiliates 2019-2023 from the region.
- Indian Society of Remote Sensing honoured Dr M.B. Rajani with the prestigious PR Pisharoty Memorial Award 2019 on 20 November 2019.
- Prof. Sharada Srinivasan was honoured with the Padmashri Award 2019 in the field of Archaeology for her major contributions pertain to bronzes, mining and metallurgy and mirror-making in south India.
- Prof Sharada Srinivasan, NIAS, will speak on 16th Aug on A Journey in Archaeology, 5pm for Bangalore International Centre Streams Webinar series
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Dr.M. B. Rajani has been selected by the TWAS Central & South Asia Regional Partner (TWAS CASAREP) as one of the TWAS Young affiliates 2019-2023 from the region.
- Report on NIAS Events and Activities- Jan 2019
- Prof. Sharada Srinivasan has been a recipient of the Padmashri award 2019 in the field of Archaeology for her major contributions pertain to bronzes, mining and metallurgy and mirror-making in south India.
- Dr. Shailesh Nayak, Director, NIAS, has been awarded Lifetime Achievement Award (India Geospatial Leadership Award) for outstanding contributions to the development and dissemination of Geospatial Technologies in India by the Geospatial Media and Communications, New Delhi.
- Prof. S Settar has been selected for the conferment of President Awards the Certificate of Honour for the Year 2016 in recognition of his outstanding contribution for the cause of Classical Kannada by the Department of Higher Education, MHRD, GOI
- Report on NIAS Events and Activities- Dec 2018
- NIAS launches the first issue of SPACE: Science, Technology, Application Newsletter, 1 January 2019
- Report on NIAS Events and Activities- June 2018
- NIAS Doctoral Programme 2018: Selected Candidates
- Report on NIAS Events and Activities- May 2018
- Professor S. Settar has been elected as the First General President of the All India Ancient Kannada Literature Conference to be held on 24-26 June 2018 at Sravana Belgola, Hassan Dt., Karnataka.
- Report on NIAS Events and Activities- Apr 2018
- Report on NIAS Events and Activities- March 2018
- Dr Shailesh Nayak has taken over as Director NIAS, 19 March 2018
- NIAS Doctoral Programme Admissions 2018-2019. Application Form
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Project-Based PhD Admissions 2018-2019
Consciousness Studies Project
Energy and Environment Project
Animal Behaviour and Cognition Project - NIAS Philosophy PhD Programme
- Report on NIAS Events and Activities- February 2018
- Prof S Settar honored with Kavichakravarti Ponna Award by the Government of Karnataka in recognition of his contributions to the Kannada Classical Studies, 25 February 2018
- Report on NIAS Events and Activities- January 2018
- Prof.V.S.Ramamurthy, Former Director, NIAS is Interim Director, NIAS, 10 January 2018
- Report on NIAS Events and Activities- December 2017
- Video: Prof Baldev Raj, Director, NIAS gave a Plenary talk on Energy Security for All at 2017 AnnualL Conference of The Indian National Association for The Club of Rome.
- Dr. Ing. B.V.A.Rao has been honored with 2017 Medal of Excellence in Engineering Education from World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO)
- Dr. Hippu Salk Kristle Nathan has won the prestigious Elsevier-National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) 2017 Young Scientist award
- NIAS and Springer Nature enter into a co-publishing arrangement in October 2017 to publish co-branded books
- Report on NIAS Events and Activities- October 2017
- New Centre for Spatial Analytics and Advanced GIS in NIAS
- Report on NIAS Events and Activities- September 2017
- Glimpses of Prof Baldev Raj receiving Gujar Mal Modi Science Technology Award- 2017 on 9th August 2017 from Gujar Mal Modi Science Foundation, New Delhi
- NIAS Newsletter July 2017
- Report on NIAS Events and Activities- August 2017
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Glimpses of RoundGlass Samsara Festival held during 2-8th October 2017, Bengaluru
- The Foundation Day lecture was delivered by Sri Suresh Krishna on The Idea of Excellence in Industrial Harmony, 29 July 2017
- Glimpses of NIAS Foundation Day Celebration 29 July 2017
- Report on NIAS Events and Activities- July 2017
- BRICS at a Glance
- ScienceComm-2017, the one-day conference jointly organised by National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Swissnex India and Science et Cité Switzerland on 30-06-2017
- Prof Baldev Raj has been honoured with Gujar Mal Modi Award 2017 for Innovative Science and Technology by Gujar Mal Modi Science Foundation, New Delhi
- NIAS PhD Programme 2017 Selected Candidates
- Report on NIAS Events and Activities- June 2017
- Report on NIAS-DST National Consultation on Evolving sustainable solutions for critical drinking water issues in India, May 12-13, 2017.
- Report on NIAS Events and Activities- May 2017
- Calling for Expression of Interest: DST-Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy Fellowships Programme (DST-STI-PFP) 2017
- NIAS Newsletter April 2017
- Report on NIAS Events and Activities- April 2017
- Webinar on "Introduction to the Philosophy of Space" with Sundar Sarukkai on 30 April 2017 Register
- Report on NIAS Events and Activities- March 2017
- Two-Day Workshop was conducted by Ms Sonia Das and Ekta Gupa at Kerala Council of Historical Research, Pattanam, Kerala on 23-24 March 2017.
- Prof Baldev Raj honoured with “Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa)” degree in recognition of the outstanding contributions in the field of Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Engineering Science & Technology, Shibpur, Kolkata on 4 March 2017
- Prof Baldev Raj has been appointed as the Chancellor and Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (ACSIR), CSIR, New Delhi by Hon'ble Prime Minister of India and President of CSIR
- Report on NIAS Events and Activities- February 2017
- Dr VV Binoy conducted a Public Awareness Programme on “Conservation of the Subterranean Fishes” in Kannur District, Kerala on 19th March 2017.
- Report on NIAS Events and Activities- January 2017
- Announcement of NIAS Doctoral Programme 2017-18. Application Form
- Sanskrit poem by Dr Shankar Rajaraman, Doctoral Scholar, School of Humanities is prescribed for MA (Sanskrit) students of Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishvavidyalay, Wardha, Maharashtra.
- A report on Workshop on Indian Heritage Metallurgy: Recent Developments and Future Directions held at Thanjavoor during 27th - 28th January 2017
- NIAS MAIYA Prodigy Fellowship Programme in collaboration with Iyengar Foundation and National College Basavangudi was launched by the Education Programme of NIAS on 6th January 2017
- NIAS has signed a MoU with The Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan for collaboration in the areas of primatology, wildlife biology and conservation, January 2017
- International Strategic & Security Studies Programme (ISSSP): Research, Publications & Events 2017
- NIAS Newsletter January 2017
- Prof Baldev Raj's Presidential Address on World Standards Day 2016, the Bureau of Indian Standards, Chennai, 14th October 2016
- NIAS Round Table Meeting: Future of Manufacturing, Jointing organised by NIAS and Cambridge University, UK, 21-22 October 2016
- EURAXESS Event: Workshop on Communicating Science Out of the Lab, 22 October 2016
- NIAS partnered with IGNCA, Delhi in the International conference of ICOM-Metals 2016 held during 26-30 September 2016.
- NIAS has honoured Sri Ratan Naval Tata as NIAS Honorary Distinguished Fellow on the 24 August 2016.
- "You really want to be doing things that make a difference", says Ratan Tata during an interview with The Mint.
- Dr. Baldev Raj and Dr. M. Mayilvaganan attended first ever Heads of India-Russia Think-Tanks’ summit hosted by Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) in association with Indian Council for World Affairs (ICWA) and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India on September 22-23, 2016 in Moscow. The summit provided an opportunity in the dialogue between Indian and Russian strategic and policy making circles so as to further enhance India-Russia friendship and improve mutual understanding.
- Dr Shankar Rajaraman, Doctoral Scholar, Consciousness Studies Programme, has been chosen for the prestigious national award of the annual Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman 2016, for Sanskrit language and literature, as announced on 15 August 2016 from the office of the President of India.
- NIAS Newsletter, July 2016, Vol.2, Issue.3
- Prof. Sharada Srinivasan and Vijaylaxmi Panray are presenting in a Conference at SOAS, London: THE PAST BEFORE US: HERITAGE AND HISTORY IN SOUTH ASIA SOAS University of London, 5-6 September 2016
- Dr Shankar Rajaraman, Doctoral Scholar, Consciousness Studies Programme, has been chosen for the prestigious national award of the annual Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman 2016, for Sanskrit language and literature, as announced on 15 August 2016 from the office of the President of India.
- Prof Carol Upadhya has been awarded the 2016 Research Grant by Azim Premji University
- Return of the Non-Resident Anthropological Documentary Film by C. Vanaja of Mahua Media in collaboration with anthropologists Carol Upadhya and Sanam Roohi
- NIAS has signed an MOU with the Institute of Trans-disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology (also known as Trans-Disciplinary University) on 30th April 2016.
- National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) and the US National Academies of Sciences (NAS) publication on Technical Aspects of Civilian Nuclear Materials Security found mention in India’s National Progress Report at the Nuclear Security Summit 2016 held in Washington DC.
- BRICS STI Vision and BRICS STI Work Plan 2015-2018
- “India in the Chinese Media”a project by NIAS trying to gauge the picture of India that is likely being formed in the mind of an average reader of the Chinese.
- NIAS Wednesday Lecture: "Science, Technology & Conservation," by Dr Ullas Karanth, 09 March 2016
- Public Lecture on “Integrative Health Care: Emerging Paradigm in 21st Century”, by Dr. Darshan Shankar, 07 March 2016
- NIAS Wednesday Lecture: “Science, Technology & Energy (Fossil Fuels), by Dr. Anil Razdan, 02 March 2016
- Dr Baldev Raj releases four ISSSP Reports: “Strengthening Intelligence gathering, Surveillance and Reconnaissance are of vital importance” (Press Release, 03 March 2016)
- ISSSP Panel Discussion: "The Fissile Materials Debate in South Asia," by Prof R. Rajaraman and Dr LV Krishnan, 29 February 2016
- NIAS newsletter - January 2016
- ProGlo student Sanderien Verstappen Awarded PhD Degree by University of Amsterdam
- First Distinguished Fellow Lecture by HH Dalai Lama at NIAS
- BRICS Science, Technology and Innovation Initiatives
- Policy Research Initiative On Inequality And Human Development, June 3, 2015.
- NIF and NIAS sign MoU to foster Grassroots Innovation, 10 May 2015
- When God becomes a pest: What happens when a deity threatens your livelihood presented by Matt Walker BBC Earth, 28 May 2015
- Convocation address by Dr. Baldev Raj Christ University, Bangalore, 21 May 2015
