Prof. U R Rao Vijnana Bhavana, Horticultural Science College Entrance, GKVK Campus Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan Road, Doddabettahalli, Vidyaranyapura Post,

Yelahanka, Bengaluru – 560 097

Karnataka Science and Technology Academy

(KSTA) Department of Science and Technology

Government of Karnataka

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Content

1. Karnataka Science and Technology Academy Annual Conference ............................................... 2

2. Mathematics and Its Applications – National Conference .................................................... 5

3. Innovations in Chemical Sciences – National Conference .................................................... 6

4. Science and Technology Conference in Kannada ......................................................................... 7

5. International Conference on Physics and Allied Sciences ............................................................ 9

6. Publication of Bimonthly Magazine – Vijnana Loka .................................................................... 10

7. Special Lecture Series/Workshop in Science for PG Students .................................................... 11

8. Certificate Courses in Science and Engineering .......................................................................... 13

9. Celebration of National and International Days of Importance related to Science and

Technology .................................................................................................................................. 14

10. Programs for High School Students ............................................................................................ 15

11. Divisional and State Level Science Drama, Mathematics, Drawing/ Painting and Essay

Competitions ............................................................................................................................... 15

12. Science Program for Specially Abled Students ........................................................................... 17

13. Small Grants ................................................................................................................................ 17

14. Nano Jata Program ..................................................................................................................... 17

Contact Details ................................................................................................................................. 18

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Karnataka Science and Technology Academy Department of Science and Technology

Government of Karnataka

In order to give impetus and to further the science and technology related

activities in the State of Karnataka as well as to popularize science among

different cross sections of civil society, especially in rural areas, Government

of Karnataka established “Karnataka Science and Technology Academy” under

the Chairmanship of Late Padma Vibhushana Prof. U.R. Rao, an internationally

renowned Space Scientist and Former Chairman, Indian Space Research

Organization (ISRO) / Secretary, DOS, Govt. of India on July 30, 2005 vide GO

No. ವಿಯಇ ವಿತ್ರಮ 2005.

The Government of Karnataka has reconstituted the General Body of KSTA

vide GO No. ITBT 67 STS 2019 dated 21.04.2020 under the Chairmanship of

Prof. S Ayyappan, Chancellor, Central Agricultural University, Imphal and

Former Director General, ICAR/ Secretary, Department of Agricultural

Research and Education, GOI, with 12 members comprising of renowned

educationists, distinguished scientists and senior administrators. Dr H. Honne

Gowda, Special Director (Technical), DST, Govt. of Karnataka is the Member

Secretary of KSTA.

Details of the major programs successfully organized by KSTA across the State

during 2019 – ‘20 are as follows:

1. Karnataka Science and Technology Academy Annual Conference

International conference on Life, Chemical and Health Sciences was

successfully organized during 24 - 26 October 2019 in association with

Ramaiah Arts, Science and Commerce College, Bengaluru.

The conference was inaugurated by Padmabushana Awardee,

Prof. G. Padmanabhan, Former Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru

on October 24, 2019. Dr. M. R. Jayaram, Chancellor, Ramaiah University of

Applied Sciences presided over the function. Consulate General of

Netherlands, Mr. Gert Heikoop was the Chief Guest and Dr. H. Honne Gowda,

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Special Secretary (Technical), Department of Science and Technology,

Government of Karnataka graced the function as Guest of Honour. Dr. A.

Nagarathna, Principal, Ramaiah College welcomed the dignitaries, while Dr. A.

M. Ramesh, CEO, KSTA proposed the vote of thanks.

The valedictory function of the conference was presided over by Dr. H. S.

Nagaraja, Founder Director, BASE and Member, KSTA. Dr. K. M. Roopa, HOD

Department of Mathematics, Bangalore Institute of Technology and Shri G.

Ramachandra, Chief of Finance, Gokula Education Foundation, distributed

prize and certificates to the winners of the poster competition.

In the three-day conference 15 invited special lectures were delivered by

distinguished scientists, eminent technocrats and renowned educationists on

topics related to theme of the conference as listed below:

Session Keynote/Invited Speaker Title of the talk

Session I Biochemistry &

Structural Biology

Dr. Rangarajan PN, Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry, IISc, Bangalore

Production of therapeutic proteins in the yeast, pichia pastirus

Dr. Gopal B Professor, Dept. Molecular Biophysics, IISc, Bangalore

Structural dynamics of enzymes

Session II Biodiversity, Behaviour & Conservation

Dr. Manoharachary C Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), Indian Phyto-pathological Society Department of Botany, Osmania University, Hyderabad.

Role of microbes, fungi, lichens and plants for sustainable agriculture and human welfare

Dr. Axel Brockmann Scientist, Honey Bee Lab

National Center for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bangalore

Towards identifying molecular mechanism underlying advanced behavioral capabilities in insects

Session III Therapeutics &

Biosimilars

Dr. Kini Manjunath Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

From toxins to therapeutics: new cardiovascular therapeutic agents

Dr. Sucharita Jayakar Senior Scientific Manager, Biocon Research Limited

A bird’s-eye-view of small molecules and biologics

Dr. Chandrasekhar Kuravangi Associate Scientific Manager, Biocon R&D

Biosimilars-biologics for billions

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Dr. Taslimarif Saiyed CEO and Director, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), Bangalore

Critical ingredients for catalyzing life science innovation ecosystem

Session IV

Development & Disease

Dr. Saptagiri Polani Sr. Professor, Dept. of MRDG, Indian Institute of Science, Affiliate Scientist, WI-National Primate Research Center, Madison USA.

Development and differentiation of early embryos & embryonic stem cells

Dr. Sateesh Maddirevula Associate Scientist, Department of Genetics, KFSHRC Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Autozygome, a map of autosomal recessive genetic disorders and beyond

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Session Keynote/Invited Speaker Title of the talk

Session V

Nanomaterials & Green Chemistry

Dr. Mike Rajamathi Associate Professor, St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore

Exfoliation of layered solids: a top down approach in the synthesis of functional nanomaterials

Dr. Krishnamurthy V Registrar, PES University, Bangalore, India.

Green chemistry and metal toxicity

Session VI Genomics & Proteomics

Dr. Keshav Prasad Professor and Deputy Director, Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India.

Proteomics and proteogenomics as discovery tools to identify actionable molecules in human diseases

Science & Art Dr. Ipsa Jain Scientist-artist/Postdoctoral fellow with Dr. Minhaj Sirajuddin at InStem Bangalore.

Science and art go for a walk together

Session VII Bioengineering &

Biotechnology

Dr. Ramakrishna Chairman, Research Advisory Committee, Salim Ali Institute of Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India.

Synthetic biology: an emerging area of bioengineering and biotechnology

Around 700 delegates including teaching faculty of universities and colleges,

degree and PG science students, science writers, officers of line departments

and representatives of government autonomous organizations participated in

the conference.

More than 300 research posters in Life, Chemical and Health Sciences were

presented in the Conference. A panel of experts evaluated and selected 4 best

posters in each discipline for cash prizes (I Prize – Rs. 10,000/- and II Prize –

Rs. 7,500/- and two consolation prizes of Rs. 5,000/-).

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2. Mathematics and Its Applications – National Conference

National Conference on ‘Mathematics and Its Applications’ was held in

association with the Department of Mathematics, Karnatak University,

Dharwad during November 7 - 8, 2019.

The conference was inaugurated by Hon’ble MLC and Former Minister Shri

Basavaraj Horatti on November 07, 2019. Shri Aravind Bellada, Hon’ble MLA,

Dharwad and Shri S. V. Sankanur, Hon’ble MLC, graced the occasion as Chief

Guests. Prof. Veerappa Gowda, Dean, TIFR-CAM and Dr. A. M. Ramesh, CEO,

KSTA were the Guests of Honour. Dr. Shirala Shetty, Vice Chancellor presided

over the function. Prof. P. M. Patil gave an overview of the program and

welcomed the dignitaries, while Shri V. K. Srinivasu, Scientific Officer, KSTA

proposed the vote of thanks.

In the two-day conference 08 invited special lectures were delivered by

distinguished scientists, eminent technocrats and renowned educationists on

topics related to theme of the conference as detailed below:

Keynote/Invited Speaker Title of the talk

Talk 01

Prof. C. S. Rajan,

TIFR, Mumbai

A historical introduction to reciprocity in number theory

Talk 02 Prof. A. Adimurthi

TIFR-CAM, Bengaluru

Structure of entropy solutions for hyperbolic scalar conservation

laws in one space dimension

Talk 03 Prof. Satyajit Roy

IIT Madras, Chennai

Non-uniform mass transfer and non-uniform heating in fluid

flow problems

Talk 04 Prof. Manjunath Krishnapur

IISc, Bengaluru

Statistics for everyone

Talk 05 Prof. G. D. Veerappa Gowda

TIFR, Bengaluru

Conservation laws and Hamilton-Jacobi equations and some of

applications

Talk 06 Prof. Sharad Sane

CMI, Chennai

Equiangular Lines in the real space Rd

Talk 07 Prof. S. Ponnusamy

IIT Madras, Chennai

On the logarithmic coefficients of univalent functions and

related investigations

Talk 08 Prof. Sudhir Ghorapade

IIT Bombay, Mumbai

A version of Hilbert's Nullstellensatz over finite fields, Gröbner

bases and footprint bounds

Around 600 delegates including teaching faculty, degree and PG science

students participated in the conference. More than 200 research posters in

basic and applied Mathematical were presented in the Conference by

scientists, faculty and PG students and research scholars. A panel of experts

evaluated and selected 4 best posters in each discipline for cash prizes (I Prize

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– Rs. 10,000/- and II Prize – Rs. 7,500/- and two consolation prizes of Rs.

5,000/-).

3. Innovations in Chemical Sciences – National Conference

National Conference on ‘Innovations in Chemical Sciences’ was held in

association with Department of Studies and Research in Chemistry, Mysore

University, Mysuru during January 30-31, 2020.

Dr. K. N. Ganesh, Director, Indian Science Education and Research, Tirupati

inaugurated the conference on January 30, 2020 and delivered a keynote

address. Prof. R. Shivappa, Registrar, University of Mysore presided over the

function. Prof. K. S. Rangappa, Former Vice Chancellor, Mysore University and

President, 107th Indian Science Congress and Dr. A. M. Ramesh, CEO, KSTA

graced the occasion as Chief Guests. The conference Organising Secretary and

Chairman, Department of Chemistry, Mysore University welcomed the

dignitaries, while Dr. Anand R, Senior Scientific Officer, KSTA proposed the

vote of thanks.

Seven special lectures were delivered by distinguished scientists, eminent

technocrats and renowned educationists on topics related to theme of the

conference as detailed below:

Keynote/Invited Speaker Title of the talk

Talk 01

Prof. K. N. Ganesh,

Director, Indian Institute of Science

Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati

Peptide Nucleic Acids (PAN): New analogues for

improved cell permentation and therapeutics

Talk 02 Dr. A. K. Nangia

Director, CSIR-National Chemical

Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune

Crystal engineering of solid-state pharmaceuticals

Talk 03 Dr. Mrinmoy De

Dept.of Organic Chemistry, IISc, Bangalore

2D-MoS: Role of phases and functionalisation

towards antibacterial activity and catalysis

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Keynote/Invited Speaker Title of the talk

Talk 04 Dr. Prakash A. S

Professor, Central Electrochemical

Research Institute-Chennai Unit, CSIR-

Madras Complex, Taramani, Chennai

Materials development for efficient energy storage

in batteries : from consumer electronics to

automobiles

Talk 05 Dr. Balaraju J N

Deputy Head, CSIR – National Aerospace

Laboratory, HAL Airport Road, Bangalore

Electroless deposited nickel alloy and composite

coating for aerospace and engineering applications

Talk 06 Dr. K. Bhanuprakash

Chief Scientist, CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad

Designing and understanding molecular materials

using computational chemistry

Talk 07 Dr. P. M. Radhakrishna

ChemLife Innovations, Bengaluru

Application of natural deep eutectic solvents

(NADES) in food pharma sector

Around 500 delegates including teaching faculty of universities and colleges,

PG science students, research scholars, science writers, officers of line

departments and representatives of government autonomous organizations

participated in the conference. Around 170 research posters related to

Chemical Sciences were presented in the Conference. A panel of experts

evaluated and selected 4 best posters in each discipline for cash prizes (I Prize

– Rs. 10,000/- and II Prize – Rs. 7,500/- and two consolation prizes of Rs.

5,000/-).

4. Science and Technology Conference in Kannada

Third Science and Technology Conference in Kannada on the theme “New

Vistas in Science and Technology” was successfully organised in association

with BLDE Institution’s S. B. Arts and K.C.P. Science College, Vijayapura during

February 18-19, 2020.

This state level conference was inaugurated on February 18, 2020 by Prof. K.

Chidananda Gowda, Former Vice Chancellor, a well-known educationist and

Member, KSTA. Dr. Ashok Alur, Vice Chancellor, Bharatiya Engineering Science

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and Technology Innovation University, Anantapur delivered keynote address.

Dr. Shivananda Kanavi, Visiting Professor, NIAS, Bengaluru and Dr. Udaya

Shankar Puranik, Member, International Technical Committee, McKinsey and

Dr. A. M. Ramesh, CEO, KSTA graced the occasion as the Guests of Honour. Dr.

Girija Nimbala, Organising Secretary welcomed the dignitaries, while Shri

Mahadevegowda, Administrative Officer, KSTA proposed the vote of thanks.

Seven special lectures were delivered in Kannada on topics related to theme

of the conference as detailed below:

Keynote/Invited Speaker Title of the talk

1 Dr. Ashok Alur Vice Chancellor Bharathiya Science and Engineering University, Anantpur

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New Vistas in Agri and Horticultural

Sciences 2 Dr. Shivanand Kanavi

Visisting Professor, NIAS Bengaluru

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New Vistas of Digital Technology for

socio-economic Development 3 Dr. Krishna Prasad

Scientist-G, CeNS, Bengaluru

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New Vistas in Nano-Technology

4 Dr. Shailaja Patil Professor & Head, Community Medicine Division, B M Patil Medical College, Vijayapura

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New Vistas in Cyber Security 6 Dr. M.V. Roopa

Scientist –H, ISTRAC, ISRO Bengaluru

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New Vistas in Indian Space Research 7 Dr. Badri Prasad, P R

Scientist, Krishi Vijnana Kendra, Koppala

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New Vistas in Apiculture

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About 500 delegates from different parts of the State attended the

conference. More than 100 research posters in Physical, Chemical and Life

Sciences were presented in Kannada during the Conference. A panel of

experts evaluated and selected 4 best posters for cash prizes (I Prize – Rs.

10,000/, II Prize – Rs. 7,500/-, III Prize – Rs. 5,000/- and consolation prizes of

Rs. 3,000/).

5. International Conference on Physics and Allied Sciences

In order to benefit the students, faculty and interested people of Kalyana

Karnataka region KSTA, in association with B. V. Bhumareddy Degree College

organised an international conference on Physics and Allied Sciences during

March 11 - 13, 2020.

The conference was formally inaugurated by Hon’ble Member of Parliament

Sri. Bhagwanth Khuba on March 11, 2020. The program was presided over by

Dr. Bhimashankar C Bilgundi, President, HKE Society. Dr. Shivanand S

Devaramani, Vice-President, HKE Society was the Guest of Honour. Dr. A M

Ramesh, CEO, KSTA and Dr. Prakash Wadgaonkar, Scientist, NCL, Pune graced

the occasion as the Chief Guests. Dr. S. K. Satnoor, Principal, BVB College

welcomed the dignitaries, while Shri V. G. Umesh, Scientific Officer, KSTA

proposed the vote of thanks. Seven special lectures were delivered in Kannada

on topics related to theme of the conference as detailed below:

Expert Topic

Talk 01

Prof. Apparaju Venkataraman

Professor, Dept. of PG Studies and Research in

Chemistry, Jnana Ganga, Gulbarga University,

Kalaburgi

Molecules to Material Fascinating Journey in

Chemical and Material Science

Talk 02 Dr. P Wadagoankar Emeritus Scientist, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune

Sustainable Polymer from Biomass-Breezing

Chemistry with material processing

Talk 03 Dr. J Suryanarayana

Associate Professor, Department of Physics,

Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad

Memristor device based on TiO2 for the

Detection of Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA)

Talk 04 Dr. P J Bhat

Former Scientist, ISRO

Space Debris – Are We Ready For The Disaster?

&

Landing to Moon Surface: Opportunities and

Challenges

Talk 05 Dr. Meenakshi Viswanathan

Associate Professor, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad

Scaling Up Science On The Small-Scale: Soft

Lithography To Micromixers

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Expert Topic

Talk 06 Dr. Saptarishi Chaudhuri

Associate Professor, Raman Research Institute

C. V. Raman Avenue, Bengaluru

Quantum Technology with Ultra-cold atoms

About 450 participants comprising of students, research scholars, scientists

and educationists from different parts of the country including Karnataka,

Maharashtra, Telangana and Rajasthan attended the conference. Around 120

research posters related to Physics and Allied Sciences were presented in the

Conference. Out of which, 90 best posters were selected and a compendium

was brought out in the form of an e-book with ISBN number.

6. Publication of Bimonthly Magazine – Vijnana Loka

‘Vijnana Loka’, a bimonthly science magazine is being regularly published in

Kannada by KSTA since August 2007. During FY 2019- ‘20, six issues of the

magazines were published in the months of May, July, September &

November of the year 2019 and January & March of 2020. About 2000 copies

of each issue of the magazine were printed and distributed free of cost to pre-

university and science degree colleges, science centres, libraries and other

organizations across the state. All the issues of Vijnanaloka magazine were

uploaded in KSTA website – www.kstacademy.in

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7. Special Lecture Series/Workshop in Science for PG Students

To provide an opportunity for the students to widen their horizon of

understanding in advanced scientific research and also to encourage them to

pursue career in R&D, Special Lecture Series/Workshops were organised in

different subjects of basic and applied sciences for Post Graduate students.

Each Special Lecture Series/Workshop was organised for 2-3 days. During FY

2019-’20, nine programs were successfully organised which benefited around

1200 post graduate students of different universities of the state. Details of

Special Lecture Series/Workshop organised by KSTA are as follows:

Sl. No.

Associated Institution

Subject Date Beneficiaries

1 KSTA Office Research Methodology and Data Analysis

June 26-28, 2019 80

2 Tumkur University Physics August 19-20, 2019 250

3 KSTA Office Basic Principles and Applications of Geoinformatics

August 27-29, 2019 90

4 KSTA Office Recent Advancements in Chemical Sciences

September 5-7, 2019

114

5 Bangalore University

Geography – Basic Principles and Applications in Geoinformatics

September 17-19, 2019

160

6 KSTA Office

Botanist of 21st Century October 23-25, 2019

110

7 KSTA Office Geoinformatics and Its Applications

December 03-05, 2019

120

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Sl. No.

Associated Institution

Subject Date Beneficiaries

8 KSTA Office Nanotechnology January 22-24, 2020

100

9 K. S. Hegde Medical Academy, NITTE University

Bisymmetry March 5 -7, 2020 180

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8. Certificate Courses in Science and Engineering

This program is being organised with the aim of providing an opportunity for

teaching faculty /research scholars to broaden the horizon of their knowledge

in cutting edge technologies and frontier sciences. During 2019- ‘20, about

330 participants were benefited from the following 03 programs organised at

KSTA office:

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Program Date Beneficiaries

1 Intellectual Property Rights July 17-18, 2019 120

2 Integrated Farming for Formers May 31 – June 01, 2019 110

3 Artificial Intelligence and Robotics December 16-18, 2019 100

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9. Celebration of National and International Days of Importance related

to Science and Technology

In order to develop scientific temperament among students and to encourage

scientific thinking and creativity as well as to understand the

scientific developments and advancements, selected national and

international days of importance were celebrated. Two lectures related to

theme of the program and competitions for students viz., essay writing

(Kannada & English), model making, quiz, etc. were organised in each

program. The winners of the competitions were awarded cash prizes and

certificates. During FY 2019-'20 two programs at KSTA office and two

programs in association with degree colleges were organised and a total of

520 students were benefited from this program.

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Program Date Associated Institution Beneficiaries

1 International Biodiversity Day

May 22, 2019 KSTA Office 75

2 International Ozone Day

September 16, 2019

Siddaganga College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Tumakuru

125

3 Engineer’s Day September 17, 2019

Bangalore Institute of Technology, Bengaluru

180

4 100 Years of Hydrogen Bonding

March 04, 2020

KSTA Office 140

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10. Programs for High School Students

In order to recognise and foster curiosity in children, KSTA in association with

Egg Heads Pvt. Ltd., organised STING 2020 - science model exhibition on

January 18, 2020. High School students from different parts of the State

demonstrated 35 models in the competition.

11. Divisional and State Level Science Drama, Mathematics, Drawing/

Painting and Essay Competitions

KSTA, for the first time, organised divisional and state level competitions for

degree students in science drama, mathematics quiz & model making,

drawing and essay in Kannada for degree and PG students.

Divisional level competitions were held at 4 divisions of the State viz.,

Bengaluru, Mysuru, Kalaburgi and Belagavi in association with the following

organisations and later state level competitions were held at Bengaluru in

KSTA office, Bengaluru during March 6-7, 2020:

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SL. No. Division Association and Place Date

1 Mysuru Pilikula Regional Science Center, Mangaluru November 6-8, 2019

2 Belagavi Dharwad Regional Science Center, Dharwad January 25 & 27, 2020

3 Kalaburgi Shri Gavisiddeshwara Arts, Science & Commerce College, Koppal

December 23-24, 2019

4 Bengaluru KSTA Office, Bengaluru February 11-12, 2020

State level Competitions were inaugurated by well-known theatre, TV and

Cine Artists, Shri Sunder and Smt. Rohini Raghunandan. Science drama and

mathematics model competitions were held on March 6, 2020. Mathematics

quiz and drawing competitions were held on March 7, 2020. In the State level

competitions, 162 winners of four divisional level competitions were

participated.

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12. Science Program for Specially Abled Students

In order to provide a platform for specially abled students to showcase their

talent as well as to build self-confidence in them, KSTA organised following

two science programs during 2019-'20:

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Program Date Association

1 Science quiz program for Specially abled

February 11, 2020 Samarthanam Trust, Bengaluru

2 Competitions & programs for

Specially Abled Students

February 26-28,

2020

Dharwad Regional Science Center,

Dharwad

13. Small Grants

In order to create scientific awareness and popularise science among students

and general public, KSTA supported educational institutions, universities and

other organisations to organise science programs across the state. During

2019-’20, following 08 programs were supported

Sl. No.

Association Program Date Grant (Rs.)

1 Environmental Association of Bangalore

Workshop and Exhibition on Solar Energy

June 22, 2019 30,000

2 Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Peenya

International Conference on Advancement in Materials Research (ICAMR – 2019)

July 25 – 27, 2019 25,000

3 KSTA Office Kannada Padakammata August 18, 2019 19,000

4 Sagar Science Forum, Sagar

Hands on Workshop in Field Biology, Environmental Science, and Evolution Ecology

January, 2020 20,000

5 Malenadu Education of Rural Development Institute, Sirsi

Dr. Abdul Kalam Mobile Science Exhibition – Visiting of High Schools of Sirsi Taluk

July – December, 2019

1,50,000

6 Kannada Development Authority

Creation of Science Literature in Kannada

February 29 - March 01, 2020

50,000

7 Science Model Exhibition

Prayog, Bengaluru December 08, 2019 50,000

14. Nano Jata Program

Organised Nano Jata program for science degree students in association with

the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Science (CeNS) and Karnataka Science

and Technology Promotions Society (KStePS) on January 21, 2020. In this

event, two distinguished talks by eminent scientists related to

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nanotechnology was organised. In addition, Nano Kit demonstration, Hands-

on training and quiz were also organised.

The Nano Jata event was inaugurated on January 21, 2020 by Professor G. U.

Kulkarni, Distinguished Scientist and Director, Centre for Nano and Soft

Matter Science (CeNS). Around 110 degree students of biotechnology and

agricultural sciences have participated and learned use of nano kit.

Contact Details

CEO Karnataka Science and Technology Academy (KSTA)

Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of Karnataka Prof. U R Rao Vijnana Bhavana, Horticultural Science College Entrance, GKVK Campus, Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan Road, Doddabettahalli, Vidyaranyapura Post, Yelahanka,

Bengaluru – 560 097

Ph./Fax: 080-29721550; 080-29721549 email: ksta.gok@gmail.com; website: www.kstacademy.in