CSIR-NIScPR Launches Science Magazines in Five Languages

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research marked its 85th Foundation Day on 26 September 2026 by taking popular science writing into five more Indian languages. Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, released the new magazines, which are brought out by the CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research, or CSIR-NIScPR.

The five new magazines

• Bigyan Lahar in Assamese
• Bigyan Brittanto in Bengali
• Vidnyan Kshitij in Marathi
• Ariviyal Arikkaiyalar in Tamil
• Vigyan Velugu in Telugu

Each magazine carries science news, achievements and innovations from its own region, so that a reader in Assam or Tamil Nadu meets research written for them in their own tongue.

A long publishing tradition

CSIR-NIScPR is not new to this work. It already publishes Science Reporter in English, Vigyan Pragati in Hindi and Science ki Duniya in Urdu, and the five fresh titles widen that list from three languages to eight.

How the magazines are produced

The initiative leans on new technology. Selected articles from the three older magazines are translated with the help of Artificial Intelligence, and every translated piece is then reviewed, proofread, fact-checked and edited by human experts so that the science stays accurate and the language reads well. Alongside these translations, each magazine also runs original articles written directly in its own language, which is meant to encourage science writing in Indian languages rather than only in English.

Who was present

The launch was attended by Dr N. Kalaiselvi, Director General of CSIR and Secretary of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, and Dr Geetha Vani Rayasam, Director of CSIR-NIScPR. The publishing work was coordinated by Mukesh Ambadas Pund and Dr Meher Wan, with editors of each of the five titles present at the ceremony.

The 85th Foundation Day itself marks 84 years of work by CSIR in science, technology and national development. The ministry described the launch as a step towards an inclusive, multilingual and scientifically aware India.