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PM to chair panel discussion in Kolkata
KOLKATA: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
will set a trend of sorts when he chairs the first panel discussion of
the 100th edition of the Indian Science Congress in the city in January.
The PM who has been elected the President of the Congress will
inaugurate the Congress on January 3. The premier science show will go
on till January 7.
The Science Congress was conceived here a century ago and the first session happened here. It was decided that the special special 100th edition would be held here because of historical and nostalgic reasons, said T Ramaswami, secretary to department of science and technology, government of India. He was addressing scientists and the media on Friday at a session to announce the Congress in the city.
The Science Congress was conceived here a century ago and the first session happened here. It was decided that the special special 100th edition would be held here because of historical and nostalgic reasons, said T Ramaswami, secretary to department of science and technology, government of India. He was addressing scientists and the media on Friday at a session to announce the Congress in the city.
Bose Institute, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Indian
Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur University, Saha
Institute of Nuclear Physics and ISI will partner Calcutta University
(CU) in holding sessions. Tech schools like Techno India and Heritage
Institute of Technology have also offered to hold sessions and host
delegates for the Congress.
Ramaswami said that eight Nobel laureates have confirmed their participation. "What would perhaps make the Congress most significant is that the science and technology policy of the state would be announced here," he added. A body of scientists from CERN would recreate the experiment that they have conducted in Switzerland in their quest for the God Particle.
CU vice-chancellor of Calcutta University, Suranjan Das however reminded everyone that the Congress should focus at making science more socially relevant. "It is sad that despite the quantum leap that science has made in our country, children still die of malnutrition. Again, despite the fact that biotechnology has advanced so much, our farmers are still to benefit from it while the foreign countries benefit," Das said.
Not everyday does one witness a Prime Minister chair a public discussion. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will break this mould as he chairs a panel discussion in the city in January. This will be the first panel discussion of the Indian Science Congress, which in its 100th edition will happen here in january. The Prime Minister has been elected the President of the Congress and will inaugurate the Congress on January 3. The premier science show of the country will go on till January 7.
The Calcutta University, along with the leading research institutes of the city, will host this mammoth event. The Science Congress was conceived here a century ago and the first session happened here. It was decided that the special 100th edition would also be held here because of historical and nostalgic reasons, explained secretary department of science and technology, government of India, T. Ramaswami. He was addressing scientists and the media at a session to announce the Congress in the city on Friday. Among the other institutes who would partner with CU in holding the sessions are, Bose Institute, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur University, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics and ISI. A large number of leading private tech schools like techno India and Heritage Institute of Technology have also offered to hold sessions and host delegates for the Congress.
At least 15000 delegates would be present in the city during the Congress of whom at least 70 are leading scientists from foreign countries. Ramaswamy said that eight Nobel laureates have confirmed participation in the Congress.
"What would perhaps make the Congress most significant is that the science and technology policy of the state would be announced here," he added. A body of scientists from CERN would be present at the Congress to recreate the experiment that they have conducted in their laboratories in Switzerland in their quest for the God Particle.
Ramaswami said that eight Nobel laureates have confirmed their participation. "What would perhaps make the Congress most significant is that the science and technology policy of the state would be announced here," he added. A body of scientists from CERN would recreate the experiment that they have conducted in Switzerland in their quest for the God Particle.
CU vice-chancellor of Calcutta University, Suranjan Das however reminded everyone that the Congress should focus at making science more socially relevant. "It is sad that despite the quantum leap that science has made in our country, children still die of malnutrition. Again, despite the fact that biotechnology has advanced so much, our farmers are still to benefit from it while the foreign countries benefit," Das said.
Not everyday does one witness a Prime Minister chair a public discussion. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will break this mould as he chairs a panel discussion in the city in January. This will be the first panel discussion of the Indian Science Congress, which in its 100th edition will happen here in january. The Prime Minister has been elected the President of the Congress and will inaugurate the Congress on January 3. The premier science show of the country will go on till January 7.
The Calcutta University, along with the leading research institutes of the city, will host this mammoth event. The Science Congress was conceived here a century ago and the first session happened here. It was decided that the special 100th edition would also be held here because of historical and nostalgic reasons, explained secretary department of science and technology, government of India, T. Ramaswami. He was addressing scientists and the media at a session to announce the Congress in the city on Friday. Among the other institutes who would partner with CU in holding the sessions are, Bose Institute, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur University, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics and ISI. A large number of leading private tech schools like techno India and Heritage Institute of Technology have also offered to hold sessions and host delegates for the Congress.
At least 15000 delegates would be present in the city during the Congress of whom at least 70 are leading scientists from foreign countries. Ramaswamy said that eight Nobel laureates have confirmed participation in the Congress.
"What would perhaps make the Congress most significant is that the science and technology policy of the state would be announced here," he added. A body of scientists from CERN would be present at the Congress to recreate the experiment that they have conducted in their laboratories in Switzerland in their quest for the God Particle.
Vice Chancellor of Calcutta University, Suranjan Das however reminded
everyone that the Congress should focus at making science more socially
relevant. "It is sad that despite the quantum leap that science has made
in our country, children still die of malnutrition. Again, despite the
fact that biotechnology has advanced so much, our farmers are still to
benefit from it while the foreign countries benefit," Das said.
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