Kolkata's Salt Lake to turn into science village this January

Discussing how science can be used in shaping the future of the country, India's most prestigious annual science summit will be inaugurated on January 3 at the Salt Lake stadium.

The organisers said other major events during the five-day event will also be held in the Salt Lake city, turning the IT hub of the state into a science village.

With the University of Calcutta as the main host for the summit, the Salt Lake campuses of the S N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health, Jadavpur University, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics and Techno India College will also play host during some of the sessions.

 

Calcutta University's Pro Vice-Chancellor Dhrubajyoti Chattopadhyay said with the help of their partner organisations, which includes major academic and research institutes of the city, they are expecting at least 15,000 participants from all over the country.

"We have already started preparations for arranging the logistics of the summit, accommodation for the guests, etc," he told PTI.

The ISC will focus on how new developing technologies can pave solutions for food and nutrition security, affordable health care, home land security, energy and environment, water, communication, commutation, sanitation and housing. MORE