website: http://www.stdruraltech.org/

Email: stdmandi@gmail.com

The Society for Technology & Development (STD) is a non profit organization, working since 1990 for the welfare of deprived sections of society in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh.

Consisting of a multi-disciplinary group of dedicated and experienced professionals from the fields of technology, engineering, education, social, agriculture and horticulture sciences, besides a group of committed field researchers and artisans, the STD has been working to replicate models and strategies to help farmers and artisans.

website: https://samarthan.in/ngo/science-for-society-jharkhand/

Email: sfs_jsr@yahoo.com

website: http://psfcerd.org/blog/

Pondicherry Science Forum (PSF) was founded in 1985. PSF believes that science placed before humanity tools which transform society, tools that banish poverty, disease and social backwardness. But for it to be used for such purposes, awareness of potential of science and technology, and a scientific temperament should become an integral part of the life process of the people. It describes itself as “a non profit, voluntary, public-interest organization” which is based in Puducherry, India. It works primarily on issues related to science policy and science popularization.

In 1989, PSF initiated and supported the Directorate of Education of the Government of Pondicherry in launching the total literacy programme called Puduvai Arivoli Iyakkam (Movement for light of knowledge) Pondicherry which later won the prestigious UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize for the best Literacy Programme in 1992 for its content, delivery and concept.

In 1994, PSF was awarded the National Award for the Best Science Communication programmes by the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India.

PSF/CERD was also given an award for its work in renewable energy sources by the Renewable Energy Agency, Govt of Puducherry (REAP).

Arogya Iyakkam, a community health programme launched by Pondicherry Science Forum which was later recognized as one of the 10 best community health programmes in the world by World Health Organization

website: www.paschimbangavigyanmancha.org

Science popularization was not a totally new concept to the people of West Bengal in 1986 when Paschim Banga Vigyam Mancha (PBVM) started function. The doyens of our renaissance were involved in this social reform work even in early nineteenth century. The only difference is that PBVM initiated an organized People’s Science Movement.
More than three decade has passed since its inception and now no one will deny that PBVM is a name in this field of science popularization not in West Bengal but also in India.

PBVM is the largest people science organization in India with membership exceeding 3.42 lakhs. In the twenty two Districts of West Bengal, most of the Blocks of the State, in the research Institutes and Universities have their respective units/committees of Paschim Banga Vigyan Mancha. Millions of people of West Bengal are very much familiar with the name PBVM because of its sustained various type of activities which relates with all walks of life.

PBVM has been awarded National Award for best effort in Science Popularization in India during the period 1985-89, by the Department. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

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website: http://navnirmitilearning.org/

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Email: geetamahashabde@gmail.com

website: http://www.mpvigyansabha.org/

Madhya Pradesh Vigyan Sabha (MPVS) is the only organization of Madhya (M.P.) to win National Award of NCSTC-DST, Government of India for Science Popularization way back in 1992. Established in 1985 as registered (No.15667 )  non government organization, MPVS  has more than 5000 members including scientists, doctors,engineers, social scientists, academicians, students etc from all over the states of MP and Chattisgarh(CG). In addition to 4 full fledged centers in MP and 2 centers in CG, it has  units in all the districts. The head office is housed in its own campus of about 70,000 sq ft in Gyan Vigyan Parisar, Sagoni Kalan, Raisen Road, Bhopal. MPVS is committed to generate scientific temperament among the people for quality of life sustainable development and environmental conservation.

Popularization of Science & Technology;  development and dissemination of appropriate technologies for integrated sustainable development and enhancement of rural livelihood specially  tribal / weaker sections; conservation of environmental /forest,  promotion of scientific agriculture / animal husbandry, health, hygiene, literacy and Education are the basic objective of Madhya Pradesh Vigyan Sabha

Email: mpvs.bpl@gmail.com

website: https://www.kssp.org/

Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad (KSSP) Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad is a People’s Science Movement of Kerala, India. Founded in 1962. It started it’s works at the science society interface with about 40 members as an organisation of science writers in Malayalam. Over the past four decades it has grown into a mass movement with a membership over 40000, distributed in more than two thousand units spread all over Kerala.

KSSP held that a privileged minority was monopolizing the benefits of science and technology for their own profit at the expense of the majority. KSSP chose as its mission, the challenge of arming the people with the tools of science and technology so that they can reverse this process. Thus in 1972, KSSP decided to become a People’s Science Movement and adopted “Science for Social Revolution” as its motto. The KSSP is involved, broadly in three types of activities: educative, agitate, and constructive, in areas like environment, health, education, energy, literacy, micro planning and development in general.

One of the awards received is Right Livelihood Award 1996 (often called ‘Alternative Nobel prize’) by right livelihood Award foundation (Stockholm, Sweden) for its pioneering work in the fields of health, peace development and education.

KSSP is publishing two Monthly magazines, Sastrakeralam (for Secondary School Students) and Sastragathi and a biweekly, Eureka (for Primary School Students). KSSP’s major contribution is in publishing science books in Malayalam, more than 2000 titles already published.

Integrated Rural Technology Centre ( IRTC) has major contributions over various fields in Research & Developmental work. Educational Research Unit (ERU) is another research wing conducting studies in the area of educational policies, curriculum, teaching methods and teaching aids etc.

Email: gskssp@gmail.com

website: https://www.krvp.org/

As early as 1977, Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST) identified a project on “Popularisation of Science”. Prof. M. A. Sethu Rao, the then Joint Secretary of the KSCST initiated the project as its convener. The objectives of the project were two fold:​

•  To bring together several individuals and groups in Karnataka already engaged in tasks of popularisation of Science.

•  To publish a science monthly in Kannada (Bala Vijnana).

        These objectives were fulfilled and Karnataka Rajya Vijnana Parishat (KRVP) was founded in 1980 as an autonomous registered society started with 25 units in the beginning and now it is an organisation of about 79 units, 34 district committees and 653 rural school science centres spread across the length and breadth of Karnataka. Activists and promoters of KRVP include scientists, teachers, administrators, doctors and other professionals.

Email: krvp.info@gmail.com

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