GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2157
TO BE ANSWERED ON 19-3-2008

95th INDIAN SCIENCE CONGRESS

2157. SHRI RAVULA CHANDRA SEKAR REDDY:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

(a) Whether 95th Indian Science Congress was held recently ;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the outcome thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES
(KAPIL SIBAL)

(a) to (c): Yes, Sir. 95th Session of the Indian Science Congress was held at Visakhapatnam from 3rd to 07th January, 2008. During the session, various issues were discussed which include (1) Biotechnology for well-being of all (2) Space Technology for knowledge (3) Biodiversity (4) Transportation (5) Genomics & Society (6) Nanotechnology (7) Evergreen Revolution (8) Coping with water scarcity (9) Renewable Energy (10) Science Education Content, Presentation & Purpose (11) Technology challenges for Domestic Water Security in Rural India (12) Bioinformatics (13) Sustainability Science (14) Oceanography & Ocean Technology (15) Current status of Viral Diseases & Control, Novel Management Strategies (16) Public/Private/Industry interaction (17) Defence Science & Technologies (18) Bio-models in Medical Research (19) Stem Cells & Gene therapy (20)E-learning, E-Governance and Tele-Medicine (21) Science Promotion : International Collaboration (22) India's Energy Security (23) Science for School children. Suggestions emerged on Food and Nutrition Security, Gender Justice and Gender equality, water security, Biotechnology, Climate change and Sea Level rise, Energy, Mass transportation, etc.