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1. Life at microscopic scale - Dr. Ambarish Kunwar, IIT Mumbai

2. Challenges and Scopes in Particle Physics - Dr. Hemwati Nandan, GKV, Haridwar

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4. Effect of Himalaya on India’s Climate - Dr. Chhavi P. Pandey, WIHG, Dehradun

5. Quantum Technologies as Future Technologies - Dr. Durga Bhaktavatsala Rao, Univesity of Sttutgart, Germany

Talks were followed by a panel discussion where participants directly interacted with all the speakers. More than two hundred participants from all over the country registered for the workshop. Dr. Akhilesh Ranjan and Dr. Bhaghyesh from the Department of Physics were conveners and co-convener of the workshop respectively.?