CSIR-NIScPR Celebrates 5th Foundation Day; SVASTIK Portal Launched for Multilingual Dissemination of India’s Traditional Knowledge

• CSIR-NIScPR (National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research), New Delhi, marked its 5th Foundation Day on 14 January 2026 and launched the SVASTIK Web Portal for multilingual outreach of India's scientifically validated traditional knowledge.
• SVASTIK = Scientifically Validated Societal Traditional Knowledge; a flagship CSIR-NIScPR initiative spanning English + 19 Indian + 5 foreign languages.
• Relevant to GS-III (Science & Tech, IPR), GS-I (Culture) and current-affairs prelims (CSIR institutes, TKDL, IKS).