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PM Modi outlines vision of science at 108th Indian Science Congress

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday outlined the vision for science for the next 25 years, urging researchers to make the country self-reliant and focus on converting their knowledge to bring about change in everyday life. Inaugurating the 108th Indian Science Congress here, Modi also stressed on strengthening scientific processes, focus on emerging areas such as quantum technologies, data sciences, development of new vaccines, stepping up efforts on surveillance for newer diseases and encouraging youngsters to take up research. "Efforts of science can turn into great achievements only when they come out of the lab and reach the land, and their impact reaches from global to grassroots, when its ambit is from journal to zameen (land, everyday life) and when change is visible from research to real life," the Prime Minister said. The five-day Indian Science Congress was inaugurated at the Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University here in the presence of Maharashtra Governor ...

PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate 108th Indian Science Congress on Jan 3

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 108th Indian Science Congress through video conferencing on Tuesday

PM Modi to address 108th Indian Science Congress via video link on Tuesday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 108th Indian Science Congress (ISC) on January 3 via video conferencing, his office said on Sunday. The PMO said the focal theme of this year's ISC is "Science and Technology for Sustainable Development with Women Empowerment." The Congress will see discussions on issues of sustainable development, women empowerment, and the role of science & technology in achieving these objectives. Participants are slated to discuss ways to increase the number of women in higher rungs of teaching, research, and industry, the PMO statement said. They will also deliberate on ways to increase women's number in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) fields, and their equal status in education, research opportunities, and economic participation. A special programme to showcase the contribution of women in science and technology will also be held with lectures by renowned women scientists. Several other programmes are also scheduled to be ..

Of Kauravas, stem cells and other baloney at Indian Science Congress

'We had hundreds of Kauravas from one mother because of stem cell research and test tube baby technology', said Andhra University vice-chancellor G Nageswara Rao

Scientists slam 'Kauravas were test tube babies' claim, call it distressing

Andhra University Vice-Chancellor G Nageshwar Rao had on Friday said at the Indian Science Congress that Kauravas were born due to stem cell and test tube technologies

Modi to inaugurate 106th edition of Indian Science Congress in Punjab

According to an official release, Modi will visit Punjab on January 3 and inagurate the ISC-2019