Overview
- A curtain-raiser confirmed the conclave will run November 3–5 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, with the programme listing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate.
- The inaugural theme is “Imagine, Innovate, Inspire for Viksit Bharat 2047,” framing a roadmap-oriented agenda tied to national priorities.
- Organisers outlined 11 thematic sessions spanning semiconductors, artificial intelligence, quantum science, biotech, space technologies, clean energy, advanced materials, digital communications, agri-tech, blue economy, and health technologies.
- Planners described ESTIC as an annual, rotating, whole-of-government flagship featuring daily plenary addresses by Nobel laureates or other global figures.
- Science Minister Jitendra Singh said India ranks sixth in patent filings and fourth in scientific publications, projecting that the country could surpass the United States in publication output by 2029.