{"id":1164,"date":"2023-01-02T13:12:54","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T13:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsofbharath.com\/?p=1164"},"modified":"2023-01-02T13:12:54","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T13:12:54","slug":"mega-expo-on-pride-of-india-at-108th-indian-science-congress-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsofbharath.com\/?p=1164","title":{"rendered":"Mega Expo on Pride of India at 108th Indian Science congress – India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate and witness the entire inaugural session of the 108th<\/sup> Indian Science Congress through video conferencing on January 3. The inaugural ceremony will start at 9.30 am. The event is being hosted by Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU) at its Amravati Road Campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the top dignitaries who will grace the inaugural session are Governor of Maharashtra and Chancellor of Maharashtra Public Universities, Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Union Minister and Chairman of the Advisory Committee of RTMNU Centenary Celebrations, Shri Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology & Earth Sciences, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Eknath Shinde, and Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Devendra Fadnavis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vice Chancellor of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Dr. Subhash R. Chaudhari, and General President of Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), Kolkata, Dr. (Mrs.) Vijay Laxmi Saxena will be prominently present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The theme of the event this year is \u201cScience and Technology for Sustainable Development with Women Empowerment.\u201d The Public Talks and exhibitions are open to the general public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The technical sessions of the 108th<\/sup> Indian Science Congress have been divided into 14 sections under which parallel sessions will be conducted at different venues in the university\u2019s Mahatma Jotiba Phule Educational Campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from these 14 sections, there will be a Women\u2019s Science Congress, a Farmers\u2019 Science Congress, a Children\u2019s Science Congress, a Tribal Meet, a section on Science and Society and a Science Communicators\u2019 Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Plenary Sessions will feature Nobel Laureates, leading Indian and foreign researchers, experts and technocrats from a wide variety of fields, including space, defense, IT and medical research. The technical sessions will showcase path-breaking and applied research in Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Animal, Veterinary and Fishery Sciences, Anthropological and Behavioural Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Earth System Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Information and Communication Science & Technology, Material Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Medical Sciences, New Biology, Physical Sciences, and Plant Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 A special attraction of the event is a mega expo \u201cPride of India\u201d. The prominent developments, major achievements and the significant contributions largely of Indian Science and Technology to the society will be showcased in the exhibition, which brings together and displays hundreds of new ideas, innovations, and products covering the entire canvas of the scientific world. Pride of India displays the strengths and achievements of Government, Corporate, PSUs, Academic and R&D Institutes, Innovators & Entrepreneurs from all across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the run-up to the event, the Vigyan Jyot programme, a tradition of the Indian Science Congress was held today. More than 400 school and college students gathered at Zero Milestone and, wearing special caps and T-shirts, proceeded in a rally to the university campus. They took a pledge to adopt scientific thinking in their lives. ISCA General President, Dr. (Mrs.) Vijay Laxmi Saxena urged them not to study science as merely a subject, but make it a part of life in anything that they do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vigyan Jyot – Flame of Knowledge – was conceived on the lines of the Olympic flame. It is a movement dedicated to nurturing scientific temper in the society, especially the youth. The flame was installed at the university campus and will continue to be alight until the end of the 108th<\/sup> Indian Science Congress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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