Indian science congress at srm university

In his inaugural speech, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh cautioned the nation to guard itself against tendencies of putting the products of science to illiberal uses

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh releases a publication as Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal looks on. The annual five-day event, attended by over 9,000 delegates, has 'Quality Education and Excellence in Scientific Research in Indian Universities' as its theme.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh presenting General President's Gold Medal to Noble Laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan at SRM University, Kattankulathur on Monday. Union Human Resource Development and Telecommunication Minister Kapil Sibal (left), and 98th Indian Science Congress General President K.C. Pandey are also seen.

Delegates attend the Indian Science Congress at the SRM University

Prime Minister inaugurates 98th Indian Science Congress in SRM University ,Chennai

Prime Minister inaugurates 98th Indian Science Congress in Chennai
Tuesday, 04 January 2011
Chennai: Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh inaugurated the 98th Indian Science Congress in Chennai today. The theme of the 98th Science Congress is "Quality Education and Excellence in Science Research in Indian Universities." The five-day Congress being held from January 3-7, 2011 will be attended by scientists and academicians from all over the world.

"This year, as we usher in the New Year, we also usher in the 'Decade of Innovation'. There is no better way to do that than to salute the creativity and the genius of our scientists and engineers, our professionals, our workers, our scholars and students," said the Prime Minister.
Some of the key sessions are on Science Policy – Agenda for next five years, Challenges of maintaining quality education, Enhancing Academia – Industry interactions, Strategic electronics in defence segment etc.

In August 2010 the Science Advisory Council to the Prime Minister prepared a report setting out a vision and a roadmap for India to become a global leader in science. The Council has inter alia recommended measures to attract the best of talent for science. "I would urge our Ministries of Human Resource Development and of Science & Technology to jointly mount efforts to attract more young people to the study of science," the Prime Minister said.

The report also pointed out that while C. V. Raman won the Nobel Prize eighty years ago for the Raman Effect, most of the instruments available in India today using this principle are imported. "This is not an isolated example. Many of our outstanding scientific discoveries have been converted into marketable products by technologists and firms based abroad," he said.

"Why is the translation of good science and research into products so weak in our country? How do we strengthen the link between Universities, research laboratories and industry? I would like the Science Congress to discuss these issues and come out with actionable recommendations. I believe that the scientific community should give due recognition to scientists who build advanced instruments," he pointed out.

"I have always believed that a university is the vital link in the chain of science teaching and research. We must never forget that. Unless we strengthen the base of our educational system, we can never hope to extend the height of the pyramid of excellence. We also need to create an innovation eco-system so that innovation becomes a way of life in our knowledge institutions.

As a former university teacher, I am happy that our government in the last six years has tried to pay special attention to the growth and development of our university system. We have sanctioned funds for the creation of new universities and increased the capacity of existing ones. In the past 5 years, the Government has established eight new IITs and five Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research to provide high quality education and carry out research in frontier areas of science and technology. An Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research which seeks to produce more than 1,000 doctoral and post graduate fellows every year is being established. I urge our teaching community to strengthen both the teaching and research sides of our University system."

"Our Universities have to be more hospitable to creativity and genius, and less captive to bureaucracy and procedure. They should be more open to talent and to the challenge of new ideas," he added.

The year 2012-13 will be the centenary year of the Indian Science Congress. He said that he would like the Ministry of Science and Technology in collaboration with the Indian Science Congress to designate 2012-13 as the ‘Year of Science in India’.

"Tamil Nadu has a unique place in the world of Indian science. India’s first Nobel Laureate in the sciences, Dr C V Raman, was a proud student of Presidency College, Chennai. So was Professor S. Chandrasekhar. The State has also produced one of India’s greatest mathematicians, Srinivasa Ramanujan," he said.

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General President in 2011-2012

Dr Ashok K. Saxena, General Secretary (outstation), Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) announced that Chennai would be the venue of the next Congress and ISCA would have a woman General President in 2011-12. The finalized recommendations of the 97th Congress would be forwarded to the Ministry of Science and Technology for discussion in the Parliament, he added.

At the outset, Dr. Saxena summarized the history of the Indian Science Congress Association under whose aegis the Indian Science Congress (ISC) is organized. The first meeting of the Congress was held in Calcutta during January1914 when 105 scientists participated and 35 papers were presented in six sections. Now, nearly a century later, around 5000 delegates attended the 97th ISC with about 2000 papers presented in 14 sections. Today, ISCA has over 17000 life members. During the 97th Congress, over 1000 delegates registered themselves as life members, he added.

Dr. Saxena stated during Meet the Press that he was happy over the outcome of the 97th Congress. He t h a n k f u l l y acknowledged the contributions from various quarters including the Government of Kerala, ISRO and University of Kerala towards the successful conduct of the Congress.

six Nobel laureates will participate in the Congress and deliver special lectures.-98th ISC @ SRM University

CHENNAI: Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata will be presented the Jawaharlal Nehru Award by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the five-day 98th Indian Science Congress, beginning here tomorrow, "for his contributions to Indian society and development of the Nano car."

"The Prime Minister will present the Jawaharlal Nehru award to Ratan Tata for his contributions to Indian society and for developing the Nano car, making it more affordable to the common man. The award will comprise a gold medal and a citation," Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) General President K C Pandey told reporters here.

He said Tata has confirmed his participation in the inaugural session on Monday.

Pandey said Tata had been shortlisted from six finalists by an ISCA committee.

He said six Nobel laureates- Prof Amartya Sen, Dr Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Dr Ada Yonath, Dr Thomas Steitz, Dr Tim Hunt and Dr Martin Chalfie will participate in the Congress and deliver special lectures.

Organisers ISCA have already received about 7,500 registrations so far, which was expected to cross 9,000 once the conference begins, he said.

SRM University Vice Chancellor Satyanarayana said this was the first time six Nobel laureates and Ratan Tata will be participating in the Congress, being held at the university at suburban Kattankulathur.

"If the registration crosses 9,000 then it will be the largest event," he said, adding, a special session has also been planned for students ts to meet the Nobel Laureates.

Pandey later said the Prime Minister would also give away the Jawaharlal Nehru scientific award to Defence Research Development Organisation Director (DRDO) General Saraswat.

Besides Singh, Union telecom minister and HRD minister Kapil Sibal, his deputy Purandeswari, Home minister P Chidambaram, Chemical and Fertilizers Minister M K Alagiri and Deputy chief minister M K Stalin would also participate in the inaugural, Pandey said.

The Congress will conclude on January 7. About 16 plenary sessions are planned to be held during the conference and that over 100 scientists from various countries are expected to participate in the event, Pandey said.

Security at the venue has been tightened with deployment of over 5,000 police personnel.

Read more: PM to present Jawaharlal Nehru award to Ratan Tata at 98th ISC - The Times of India

6th convocation-SRM University

Veerappa Moily, Union Minister for Law and Justice (second from left), with N.Chandrasekaran (centre), Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Tata Consultancy Services and C.N.R.Rao (extreme right), Chairman, Scientific Advisory Council to Prime Minister, who received honorary doctorates at the 6th convocation of SRM University in Kattankulathur on Sunday. P.Sathyanarayanan, Vice Chancellor (left), and T.R.Pachamuthu (second from right), Chancellor, are in the picture.

News report-98th ISC @ SRM

Chennai: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the 98th edition of Indian Science Congress, to be held here for five days from January 3, 2011.

The Congress, hosted by the SRM University, would be attended by over 7,000 delegates from India and abroad, including some Nobel Laureates, Indian Science Congress Association president K C Pandey reporters here on Monday.


The theme of the Congress would be 'Quality Education and Excellence in Scientific Research in Indian Universities'. The theme was chosen as there was a need to create proper facilities and environment for research in Indian universities to carry out innovative work at the cutting edge of Science and Technology, he said.

"Besides the theme session, there will be 14 sessions including on science and challenges in new power and renewable energy, climate change and food security", he said.


SRM University vice chancellor P Sathyanarayanan said that it has been proposed to conduct a space summit in collaboration with ISRO, NASA, European Space Association and Japanese Space Exploration.

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