Science Congress, Being Held In Mumbai After 25 Years, Will Be Inaugurated By Modi
Mumbai : The 102nd Indian Science Congress will be inaugurated here at Mumbai University’s Kalina campus by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. The five-day event is expected to brand Mumbai a ‘Science City’, acknowledging its contribution in the fields of science, technology, medicine and research.
The Science Congress is returning to Mumbai after a gap of 25 years. Hence, the emphasis will be on showcasing Mumbai as a science city. Mumbai has world renowned institutes like Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Tata Memorial Centre among others. All these institutes are actively participating in the Science Congress.
There are now fourteen sections namely Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Animal, Veterinary and Fishery Sciences, Anthropological and Behavioural Sciences (including Archaeology and Psychology and Educational Sciences), Chemical Sciences, Earth System Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Information and Communication Science and Technology (including Computer Sciences), Material Sciences, Mathematical Sciences (including Statistics), Medical Sciences (including Physiology), New Biology (including Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology and Biotechnology), Physical Sciences, Plant Sciences and one Committee Science and Society.
Several symposia on relevant themes – Women’s Science Congress, Children Science Congress, Science Exhibition, etc will be organized during the session.
The five-day Indian Science Congress will witness Public, Plenary, Special Sessions Sectional Programmes. Under it. Panel Discussion on subjects like role of Science, Technology and Innovation in Ensuring Sustainable Inclusive Development will take place. On Day Two, Children’s Science Congress and Rural Innovator’s Exhibition along with Science Communicators Meet will be inaugurated. Day 03 will witness Inauguration of Women’s Science Congress and its different meetings associated by the culmination of Science Communicators meet. The valedictory sessions for the Women’s Science Congress and the Children Science will be the events for Day 4th. Day 05 will see the General Body Meeting of ISCA and the closing function for the 102nd Indian Science Congress.
Ten keynote speakers will share their research in these two days with the audience which include Prof. Rohini Godbole from Centre for High Energy Physics, Bangalore who has worked on Higgs particles along with the Nobel Laureate.
2001 Nobel Prize winner in Medicine Paul Nurse from London, 2002 Chemistry Nobel Prize winner Kurt Wuthrich from Switzerland, 2009 Chemistry Nobel laureate Ada E Yonath from Israel, 2013 Nobel Prize winner in Medicine, Randy Schekman of University of California, Berkeley are notable among the celebrity guests. 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh will also be present.
Dr. Shailesh Nayak, Secretary M/o Earth Sciences and currently Chairman ISRO, 2013 Nobel Prize winner in Medicine, Randy Schekman of University of California, Berkeley, DG, Indian Council of Medical Research, V M Katoch, eminent nuclear scientist Anil Kakodkar are some of the other big names attending the ISC 2015.
University of Mumbai has made arrangements to web-cast some of the key sessions of the Indian Science Congress. A daily web-bulletin covering various aspects of the Congress will be compiled and published by the students of University’s Mass Communication Department.
