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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the three-day Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 27 October 2026, with 12 thematic areas and about 150 deep-tech startups.
Why is it in the news?
- On 26 October 2026 PIB announced that the Prime Minister will inaugurate ESTIC 2026 on 27 October 2026 at 5:30 pm at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, and address the gathering.
- The conclave runs from 27 to 29 October 2026 and brings together scientists, researchers, academics, policy makers, industry leaders, startups and international experts.
- It is a scheduled event: the inauguration had not yet taken place when the release was issued.
What are the key facts?
| What | Detail |
|---|---|
| Event | Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave 2026 |
| Venue | Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi |
| Dates | 27 to 29 October 2026 |
| Inauguration | Prime Minister, 27 October 2026, 5:30 pm |
| Thematic areas | 12, incl. AI, biotech, energy, climate |
| Exhibition | About 150 deep-tech startup stalls |
| Global Connect Networking Event | More than 300 invited participants |
What is the static link?
- The conclave focuses on research priorities, national capabilities and taking scientific progress to practical use.
- Exhibits include themed videos, technology demonstrations, documentaries, information kiosks and augmented and virtual reality experiences.
- The Global Connect Networking Event aims at international research partnerships and routes for taking innovations from laboratories to the market.
- Such conclaves connect national science policy, startups and academia, a standard GS-III theme.
- The senior participants named in the release include scientists, researchers, academics and policy makers, and the discussion centres on priorities rather than on any new law or scheme.
What is the Uttar Pradesh angle?
State research institutions and startups in Uttar Pradesh are stakeholders in national research and development policy, since universities, laboratories and technology startups of the state can join partnerships and exhibitions of this kind. The release does not list any Uttar Pradesh participant, so none is named. The topic helps with GS-III science and technology and GS-V questions on innovation in the state.
Memory trick
ESTIC: Experts, Startups, Technology, Innovation, Collaboration. Twelve themes, about 150 startups, 300 plus guests.
Likely confusions
- ESTIC is not an inaugurated event yet in the release; it only says the Prime Minister will inaugurate it.
- The 12 thematic areas are not the same as the 150 startup stalls.
- Bharat Mandapam is in New Delhi, which is the venue; the Global Connect Networking Event is a part of the conclave.
Key Terms
- ESTIC
- Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave, a national event on research priorities.
- Deep-tech startup
- A startup built on advanced scientific or engineering research.
- Global Connect Networking Event
- New initiative to bring invited participants together for research partnerships.
- Advanced materials
- New materials with improved properties used in industry and research.
UPPSC syllabus: GS-III
FAQs
When does ESTIC 2026 take place?
It runs for three days, from 27 to 29 October 2026, in New Delhi.
Sources: Prime Minister to inaugurate Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave 2026 (PIB)
Last verified: 2026-10-27
