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PM to
inaugurate Indian Science Congress Jan 3
Friday December 31, 2010 07:00:22 PM ,
IANS
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New Delhi: Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the 98th Indian Science
Congress in Chennai on Jan 3, an event that will be attended by
scientists and academicians from all over the world.
The five-day Congress being held from Jan 3-7 at SRM University in
Chennai will have about 14 sessions.
Some of the key sessions would be on Science Policy - Agenda for
next five years, Challenges of maintaining quality education,
Enhancing Academia-Industry interactions, Drug development from
discovery to market, Strategic electronics in defence segment and
Health and Disease - Cancer: Development of novel drugs for
therapy and prevention.
The Science Congress will also have separate programmes on
Children's Science Congress which would give an excellent
opportunity for school students to showcase their interest in the
latest scientific developments. This would be a platform where
they can exhibit their creativity and innovation through an
exhibition.
The Science Exhibition will be one of the major events of the 98th
Indian Science Congress. The prominent developments, major
achievements and the significant contributions largely of Indian
science and technology to the society will be showcased by leading
scientific institutions, government departments, national,
international, state as well as public and private agencies and
laboratories are expected to participate in the exhibition.
This exhibition will focus on India's development, especially the
country's recent emergence as a major power in different areas of
science and technology.
The objective of Science Communication Meet at the 98th Indian
Science Congress would be to develop and advocate basic science
knowledge to people. The objective of the Science Meet is to
encourage science reporting and writing. The theme for the Science
Communication Meet is "Public communication of scientific
research: Bridging the knowledge divide".
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