Bridging the Communication Gap in Science and Technology: Lessons from India 1st Edition Pallava Bagla

1 Introduction: When Science Meets the Public—Bridging the Gap

2 Responsibilities of Science, Responsive to Society: A New Dialogue

3 India’s Maiden Mission to Mars: Many Firsts and Some Missed Opportunities in ISRO’s Efforts at

4 Challenges in Communicating about Defence Research: Insight into Defence Research and Development

5 Communicating Issues Related to Land and Natural Resources

6 The Art and Science of Communicating Risks of Natural Hazards

7 The Challenges of Earthquake Risk Communication to Public

8 The Queer Case of Communicating Risks Associated with Use of Mobile Phones and Neighborhood

9 Atomic Energy: Reaching Out to the People for Perception Management

10 Current Status of Public Understanding of Science: Results of Kumbh Mela Survey Studies

11 Communicating Science for a Better Tomorrow

12 Challenges of Communicating Science in Regional Languages: Experiments in Kannada

13 Challenges Faced by Science Journalists and Communicators Working in Vernacular Languages an

14 Enhancing Science Content on Indian Television: Status, Issues and Way Forward

15 SCIDEV.NET: Advent of Online Science Journalism in India

16 Smart Websites: Insights from the Department of Biotechnology

17 Using Social Media for Research and Reaching Out

18 Vigyan Rail: Science Exhibition on Wheels

19 Organising Children’s Science Congress: Challenges and Opportunities

20 Bridging Educational Institutions for a Citizen Science Project: A Case Study from Malappuram Dis

21 Communicating Science to the Common: Perspectives of the Science Communicators from India