Science and Society for Sustainable Future 2025

We are pleased to present the Book of Abstracts for the One-Day National Conference Science & Society for Sustainable Future (SSSF-2025), hosted by the Department of Science, Government First Grade College, Tumkur, in association with the Karnataka Science & Technology Academy (KSTA), Department of Science & Technology, Government of Karnataka. This volume reflects our shared conviction that rigorous, ethical, and inclusive science must translate into measurable benefit for society-across education, health, environment, energy, economy, governance, and culture.

The submissions gathered here span physical and life sciences; green chemistry and environmental studies; mathematics, biomathematics, statistics and computing; engineering and technology; nursing and medical sciences; commerce, management and ESG; humanities, social sciences and education; media and communication; library and information science; physical education and well-being; and a dedicated stream in Kannada aligned to science and sustainability.

Our editorial process focused on transparency and honesty, and had brief problem statement, methods, results and limitations, in which ethical standards of similarity, authorisation, and approval are strictly applied, and where there should be clear disclosure of any aid of AI. We also emphasized reproducibility and sharing as well as authors-where convenient-should also consider giving links to datasets, codes, protocols or even incorporating justified availability statements to permit those who see it to reproduce it.

Abstract acceptance is to have conference presentation. Authors can also be approached by post-event, and depended upon quality and extent, peer-reviewed journals or guided book chapters (no extra charge), and depending upon suitability, Scopus or WoS outlets (according to stated APC schemes).

We thank KSTA once more that it continues to support the science ecosystem in Karnataka in its activities; we thank our Advisory Boards, reviewers, session chairs and the Organising Committee that has worked hard; and we thank our student volunteers who have been very active. Above all, we thank the authors for trusting this platform and contributing work that is both methodologically sound and socially meaningful. We hope this book serves researchers, teachers, students, practitioners, and policy actors as a compact guide to emerging ideas and collaborations. May it spark classroom innovations, field pilots, and partnerships that carry science confidently into society.