PM Modi to inaugurate 103rd Indian Science Congress in Mysuru tomorrow

The theme of this year's congress is 'Science & Technology for Indigenous Development in India'. PM Modi will also present awards in the inauguration, which will be attended by Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan, Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala, the Governor of Karnataka and Karnataka CM Siddaramiah.

The 103rd edition will be hosted by University of Mysore at its campus.

The Technology Minister will unveil the Indian Science Congress Mega Expo “Pride of India-Frontier Science & Technologies”  on the inaugural day and will end on January 7.

The Indian Science Congress is being hosted in Karnataka after 13 years and in Mysuru after 34 years.  

Noble Laureates Arthur B. McDonald, USA, Dan Schetman, Israel, John Gurdan, UK, Serge Haroche, France, David J Gross, USA and Fields Medalist Manjul Bhargava will be the speakers on January 3 at a special panel discussion on the topic Science and Technology: Present and Future.

A 100 eminent scientists and 400 senior scientists are delivering  30 plenary talks on subjects like Nano Science, Space Science, Technology & Applications, Diabetes, Evolution: The Frontiers, Atomic Energy, Safe water and sanitation, Diseases and drug development, Public-Private  partnership for the Swachh Bharat Mission Initiative. There will be 400 senior scientists, 400 plenary speakers and 100 eminent speakers delivering talks throughout the five days of ISC. On the opening day (January 3) Bharat Ratna C.N.R. Rao will deliver the Bharat Ratna M Visvesvaraya Lecture on ‘Doing Science in India’.