PM to address 108th Indian Science Congress to be held in Nagpur : On January 3, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver a video address to the 108th Indian Science Congress (ISC). The 108 Indian national Science Congress is being organised by the Indian Science Congress Association from 3-7 January 2023 at the Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University. In January 2022, the University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK Campus, Bangalore, and Karnataka hosted the 107th Indian Science Congress.
January 2023 Current Affairs Quiz
Theme of the 108th Indian Science Congress 2023: Science and Technology for Sustainable Development with Women Empowerment”.
The Congress will hold discussions on issues of sustainable development, women empowerment and the role of science & technology in achieving this. A special programme to showcase the contribution of women in science and technology will also be held, which will also witness lectures by renowned women scientists.
Other Programmes at the ISC
Alongside ISC, a number of other programmes will be organised. A Children’s Science Congress will also be held to encourage kids’ aptitude for and interest in science. Farmer’s Science Congress will provide a platform to improve the bio-economy and attract youth to agriculture.
Tribal Science Congress will also be held, which will also be a platform for scientific display of indigenous ancient knowledge system and practice, along with focusing on the empowerment of tribal women.
Indian Science Congress Association
The Indian Science Congress Association owes its origin to the two British Chemists, Professor J. L. Simonsen and Professor P. S. Mac Mahon. In 1914, it was founded in Kolkata.
It was their view that scientific research in India would be stimulated if an annual meeting of research workers somewhat on the lines of the British Association for the Advancement of Science could be arranged.
Every year its members meet annually in the first week of January named Indian Science Congress. The first session of the Congress was held in 1914.
