Overview

• Union Minister of State Savitri Thakur flagged off the 2025 tour in New Delhi, with Springer Nature partnering ICSSR alongside the Ministry of Education.
• Organizers plan visits across 29 institutions in 15 cities and 7 states, including IIT Kharagpur, IIT Kanpur, IIT Guwahati, Maulana Azad Medical College, IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow and IIM Bodh Gaya.
• This year’s agenda emphasizes open access and open science, research integrity, e‑book adoption, editorial board development, diversity and inclusion, awareness of One Nation, One Subscription, exploration of AI in publishing and work aligned with the UN SDGs.
• Outreach will expand in the Eastern and North‑Eastern regions to build research capacity, uphold standards and support evidence‑based policymaking, according to ICSSR’s Dhananjay Singh.
• The initiative builds on two years of activity across 36 institutions in 25 cities and 15 states, including recognition of over 200 women researchers, with Springer Nature’s CEO citing a long‑term commitment to empower Indian scholars.