All India Peoples Science Network

All India Peoples Science Network (AIPSN) is a national network of Peoples Science Movements of India. It was established in the first All India Peoples Science Congress, organised in 1988 at Kannur in Kerala State. The attempt to establish a national platform for science organisations in India started in the late 1960s. By that time, there were Science organisations in West Bengal, Assam, Orissa, Kerala and Maharashtra. In many other states, there were committed scientists who were interested to work with people for a social cause.

All India Peoples Science Network
AbbreviationAIPSN
Founded1988
TypePeople's Movement (reg under Indian Society act)
Location
  • Kerala
President
Dr.Sabyasachi Chatterjee
General Secretary
Prof.P.Rajamanickam
Treasurer
Dr.S.Krishnaswamy
Websitehttps://aipsn.net/

The first common platform of scientists was organised by working scientists of BARC[clarification needed] in Mumbai. It was named the Federation of Indian Literary Scientists Association. They supported different groups of scientists in different language speaking states with science writings in the vernacular. In 1973 and 1978, regional conferences of scientists were organised in Bangalore and Thiruvananthapuram. As a result, organisations were formed in few other states also. By the 1970s, there was Assam Science Society in Assam, Bangeeya Vigyan Parishad in West Bengal, Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad in Kerala and Karnataka Rajya Vijnan Parishad in Karnataka. The Bhopal Gas Tragedy of 1984 created a situation for these groups to work together against abuse of science and technology and lot of such activities were organised. In 1987, five national kala jathas were organised in the name Bharat Jan Vijnana Jatha which culminated in Bhopal. Following this, organisations sprouted in various states which created a conducive atmosphere for the establishment of the All India Peoples Science Network.

When All India Peoples Science Network was established in February 1988, there were 28 member organisations and presently,[when?] it has 35 members. It functions as a common platform for interaction on science and technology issues and learning. It organises All India Peoples Sciences Congress every two years to discuss various experiences in science and technology. The organisational conference of the network is held along with the congress.

Members

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Organization Abbr. Active zone
All India People's Science Network members
Assam Science Society ASS Assam
Bangiya Saksharata Prasar Samity BSPS West Bengal
Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti BGVS Bihar
Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samithi BGVS Jharkhand
Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti BGVS Karnataka
Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti BGVS Madhya Pradesh
Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti BGVS Odisha
Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti BGVS Punjab
Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti BGVS Rajasthan
Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti BGVS Tripura
Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti BGVS Uttarakhand
Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti BGVS Uttar Pradesh
Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samuday BGVS Maharashtra
Centre for Technology & Development CTD Delhi
Chhattisgarh Vigyan Sabha CGVS Chhattisgarh
Delhi Science Forum DSF Delhi
Eklavya Madhya Pradesh
Ellora Vigyan Manch Assam
Federation of Medical Representatives Association of India FMRAI All-India
Forum of Scientists, Engineers and Technologists FOSET All-India
Gyan Vigyan Samiti Assam
Gyan Vigyan Samiti Haryana
Gyan Vigyan Samiti Himachal Pradesh
Haryana Vigyan Manch Haryana
Himachal Vigyan Manch Himachal Pradesh
Jan Bigyan O Prajukti Odisha
Jan Samwad Samiti Uttarakhand
Jana Vigyan Vedika JVV Andhra Pradesh
Jana Vigyan Vedika JVV Telangana
Karnataka Rajya Vijnana Parishat KRVP Karnataka
Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad KSSP Kerala
Madhya Pradesh Vigyan Sabha MPVS Madhya Pradesh
Navnirmiti Maharashtra
National Confederation of Officers Association of Central Public Sector Undertaking NCOA

CPSU

All-India
Pondicherry Science Forum PSF Puducherry
Paschim Banga Vigyan Mancha PBVM West Bengal
Science for Society Jharkhand
Society for Technology and Development STD Himachal Pradesh
Tamil Nadu Science Forum TNSF Tamil Nadu

Major activities

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1) Science Communication and Publication 2) Health 3) Education 4) Environment, Energy and Sustainable Development 5) Agriculture 6) Rural Technology 7) Decentralization 8) Samata 9) Cultural Communication

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