The Indian Planetary Science Association (IPSA) is organizing the 4^th Indian Planetary Science Conference 2023 from 22-24^th March 2023 at the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad. Prof. Anil Bhardwaj, Director PRL, welcomed the dignitaries and the participants of IPSC - 2023.

The conference was inaugurated by the chief guest, Shri S. Somanath, Secretary DOS & Chairman ISRO and Shri A.S. Kiran Kumar, Chairman PRL Council of Management. Dignitaries Shri Kartikeya V. Sarabhai, Shri M. Maheshwar Rao (Additional Secretary, DOS), and Shri Rajesh Khandelwal, Director DECU, also graced the occasion.

The Key-Note address was delivered by Shri A. S. Kiran Kumar where he emphasized upon generating human resource for efficient utilization of the space science and planetary data.

IPSA was then formally inaugurated and its logo and website were unveiled by the dignitaries. Prof. Varun Sheel (Convener IPSC 2023) gave an overview of the conference and IPSA.

Later, Shri S. Somanath addressed the gathering and delivered the inaugural talk on “Indian Accomplishments in Space Science and Planetary Exploration”. Key results from Chandrayaan-1, Chandrayaan - 2, Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), and AstroSat were presented. Shri Somanath also mentioned bout the upcoming missions such as Chandrayaan-3, Aditya L1, and Gaganyaan. He also briefed upon missions in discussion and conceptualization phase such as, Venus Mission, Mars Landing Mission, LuPEX, DISHA, and XPOSAT.

Prof. D. Pallamraju, Dean PRL, Prof. R. D. Deshpande, Registrar, PRL, Dr. Neeraj Srivastava and Dr. K. Durga Prasad (Co-conveners, IPSC 2023) were present along with delegates, invited guests and PRL fraternity at the gathering.

The IPSC-2023 is being attended by about 225 delegates from different parts of the country representing various institutions both academic and research, as well as universities and colleges. Early career scientists, both research fellows and PDFs will be awarded with Best Oral and Poster presentations on the last day of the IPSC 2023, sponsored by IPSA.

As a prelude to the IPSC 2023, a two days workshop was organized by PRL, where 50 students of M.Sc., M.Tech., and B.Tech. from 50 different institutions were selected and imparted training on different aspects of planetary science and exploration, along with hands-on experience.

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