%0 Journal Article
%T GMOs Science Communication in India: The Broken Link between the Scientist and the Society
%A Amanpreet Kaur
%J Open Journal of Social Sciences
%P 221-235
%@ 2327-5960
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/jss.2023.115016
%X India</span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">กฏ</span></span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">s engagement in science promotion activities is diversifying at an
exponential rate. But the same does not hold true for popular science communica<span>tion apart from the rampant debate in academic
discourse. India</span></span></span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">กฏ</span></span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">s scienc</span></span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">e promotion activities are happening primarily at
the institutional levels with some need-based programs organized randomly.
Despite witnessing phenomenal growth in mass communication and journalism in
the past three decades, the growth trajectory of India</span></span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">กฏ</span></span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">s science communication is very limited. <span>This poor science communication adversely affects
the acceptance and</span> progress <span>of novel
technologies like GMOs. There exists a lacuna in people</span></span></span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">กฏ</span></span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">s unde</span></span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">rs<span>tanding of
science, passion for science, and the diffusion of informati</span>on about
science in India. This paper evaluates the reasons for the unending controversy
over GMOs in India through the perspective of science communication. An
interdisciplinary methodology with a three-tier approach was adopted to <span>study, evaluate and devise effective GMO science
communication in Ind</span>ia. T<span>he first
tier dwells on various science communication models and thei</span>r possible
application in the Indian setup. Secondly, the existing science communicat<span>ion specifically governing GMOs in India is
analyzed. Finally, the pap</span>er devises a Six Segmental Science (SSS)
communication policy that would effectuate the growth and progress of novel
technologies like GMOs. The SSS Communication Policy presents a cumulative,
directional, and methodological approach to GMO Science Communication beginning
with educating the masses followed by collecting their inputs and integrating
it into our communication goals.
%K GMOs
%K GMCs
%K Science Communication Policy
%K Science Literacy
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=125116