The first India International Science Festival, IISF will begin on Friday at IIT Delhi. Briefing media about the programme, Union Science and Technology Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said, government is endeavoring to promote scientific temper in the country to give boost to start up movement and the festival is a step in this direction. He said, during the festival two thousand students will perform chemistry experiments to make a Guinness World Record.<br/><br/>Around four thousand delegates from India and abroad are expected to participate in the festival, which includes young scientists' conference, techno-industrial expo, science film festival, industry-academia conclave, among others. Jointly organised by the Ministry of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences and Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council, TIFAC, in collaboration with Vijnana Bharati, an NGO, the event will also showcase Indian contributions in the field of Science and Technology over the years.