Indian Science Congress postponed amid tussle with Centre’s science and technology department
Niladry Sarkar | 17 February 2024 | Scroll
The Indian scientific community finds itself in a precarious position these days.
The century-old Indian Science Congress, recognised as the country’s most extensive annual assembly of premier scientific minds along with young students, was postponed this year, reportedly amid an unexpected tussle between the Indian Science Congress Association, an autonomous body that organises the event, and the Indian government’s Department of Science and Technology, the event’s main funder.
The meeting, regularly attended by Nobel laureates, has been the largest and premier event dedicated to the promotion of science and scientific temperament in India since 1914. Its focus areas cover a vast range of sciences, including agriculture, forestry, Earth systems, zoology, fisheries and other fields that are pertinent to the future of India’s environment and development.