V. P. Singh
National Secretary of Indian Science Writers’ Association (ISWA)
Chair
Dr V. P. Singh, is National Secretary of Indian Science Writers’ Association (ISWA) an apex professional organization of science writers in India and Academic Coordination of one-year online Training Course in Science Journalism catalyzed by the National Council for Science and Technology Communication, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India(NCSTC-DST-GOI); started in the year 2000 by Indian Science Communication Society (ISCOS) having students from India and abroad.
He is one of the most active Science Communicator in India. specializes in communicating science to the rural masses through folk media. He has conducted a number of outreach programmes on COVID-19 awareness among students, teachers and the general masses through folk and digital media. He worked as Science Correspondent, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) periodicals during 1979 to 1981 and Office Secretary for the All India Science Correspondents/Science Clubs Association (ASC-INDIA) initiated by CSIR.
He has conducted a number of skill and entrepreneurship development programmes for women and particularly tribal communities. With his initiative number of science toys libraries have been established in rural schools to make science learning joyful. He was Coordinator, Science Journalism Training Workshop at District Lucknow, Unnao, Kanpur, Basti, Balrampur and Sahjahanpur in state of Uttar Pradesh: sponsored by National Council of Science & Technology Communication (NCSTC) Govt. of India - 1994 and National Seminar on ‘Ozone Layer Depletion and conservation of Endangered Species’ at Lucknow; sponsored by Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India - 1995. He has been associated with other Science popularizing activities i.e. Public Communication of Science and Technology Communication Network(PCST) Indian Science Communication Congress, National Children Science Congress, National Science Quiz and Radio Programmes on Science. In addition to two Post Graduate Degrees (Master of Social Work & M.B.A.), Dr Singh has Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication and PhD in Health Communication.