PM Modi will open ESTIC 2026 today.
It runs October 27 to 29.
The venue is Bharat Mandapam.
About 150 deep-tech startups will take part.
Three Nobel laureates are on the faculty.
About 150 deep-tech startups will participate through dedicated stalls, according to the reports.
Deliberations will cover 12 thematic areas, including artificial intelligence, biotechnology, energy, climate science and ocean research, according to the reports.
The faculty will include three Nobel laureates, Joachim Frank, Sir Richard J Roberts and Kostya Novoselov, according to a statement by Union Minister Jitendra Singh in the PIB release.
The first edition drew 13 ministries, leading institutions, industry partners and more than 5,000 delegates, according to the Principal Scientific Adviser as quoted in the reports.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh has asked the organisers for a roadmap with short-term and long-term milestones, according to a PIB-linked report. The reports reviewed do not say whether a formal roadmap will be issued.
The reports reviewed were published before the inauguration, so they do not describe what the Prime Minister said or announced.
Deep-tech refers to startups built on advanced science or engineering research, such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology and advanced materials.
A conclave is a gathering of experts and officials to discuss a subject and agree on priorities.
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research is India’s largest network of public research laboratories.
The Principal Scientific Adviser’s office advises the government on science and technology policy.
Readers should check the official PIB releases for the outcomes of the inauguration and the announcements made during the three days.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to inaugurate the Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 5:30 pm, according to IANS, UNI, The Statesman and The Hans India.
The three-day conclave runs from October 27 to 29, according to the Press Information Bureau.
Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi (file image), Wikimedia Commons, GODL-India
