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Academy News Proc Indian Natn Sci Acad 80 No. 1 March 2014 pp. 173-178 © Printed in India. 10.16943/ptinsa/2014/v80i1/55095 Academy News INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES of Professor DK Pandey, Department of Geology, University of Rajasthan. Indian Scientist nominated for various positions of ICSU & its Unions An IUPAC sponsored 27th International Carbohydrate Symposium (ICS 27) was held at Dr. V Prakash, Distinguished Scientist of CSIR- the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore during India at JSS-MVP, JSS Technical Institution January 12-17, 2014 under the convenorship of Campus, Mysore is nominated for the position Professor N Jayaraman, Department of Organic of President-Elect as well as Council Member Chemistry, Indian Institute of Sciences, of International Union of Food Science & Bangalore. Technology (IUFoST) for the term 2014-2016. An International Workshop on 4th Current Professor S Ananthakrishnan, FNA is re- Trends in Structural Biology (CTSB) in Multi nominated for the position of Vice-President, Drug Resistant Bacterial Therapeutics and International Union of Radio Science (URSI) Thrombosis was organized under the for the term 2014-2017. convenorship of Dr Sujata Sharma, Department Dr. Madhavan Nair Rajeevan, Adviser and of Biophysics, All India Institute of Medical Scientist G, Ministry of Earth Sciences, New Sciences, New Delhi during February 27-28, Delhi is nominated for the membership of World 2014. This was sponsored by INSA-National Climate Research Programme(WCRP) Joint Committee for International Union of Scientific Committee. Crystallography (IUCr) as an activity to mark International Year of Crystallography 2014. Workshop/Symposia/Conference supported by the Academy Support to Visiting Scientists during January 2014 An URSI sponsored Regional conference on The Academy supported 3 Indian scientists namely Radio Science (RCRS-2014) was held at the Dr. Som Kumar Sharma, PRL Ahmedabad, Dr. K Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Lavalle, Mahanakumar, Cochin University of Science & Pune during January 2-5, 2014 under the Technology, Cochin and Dr Siddarth Shankar Das, convenorship of Professor S Ananthakrishnan, Scientist-SE, Space Physics Laboratory, Vikram FNA, Department of Electronic Science, Pune Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvanathapuram (INSA University Campus, Pune. Young Scientist Awardee 2012) for attending IGBP th An IUGS sponsored International Congress of sponsored 5 Stratosphere-Troposphere Processes the Jurassic System was held at the Department and their Role in Climate (SPARC-2014) conference of Geology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur held at Queenstown, New Zealand during January during January 6-9, 2014 under the covenorship 12-14, 2014. 174 Academy News SUBJECTWISE AWARD LECTURES Indira Gandhi Prize for Popularization of Science (2014) Professor S Swaminathan 60th Birthday Commemoration Lecture (2013) Professor Rajesh Kochhar, Honorary Professor, Mathematics Department, Panjab University Professor GP Pandey, FNA, Director, Centre of delivered Indira Gandhi Prize for Popularization of Biomedical Research, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Science award lecture Rise and Decline of Modern Institute of Medical Sciences Campus, Raebareli Science in India at Indian Institute of Science Road, Lucknow, delivered the INSA - Professor S. Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, Chandigarh th Swaminathan 60 Birthday Commemoration Award on February 18, 2014. During his talk Professor 3 Lecture on sp -C-H Activation by Photoredox Kochhar described the current scenario of science in Catalysis at Indian Institute of Chemical Technology India in comparison to China and USA. He discussed (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad on January 22, 2014. Indian pursuit of science in three phases (Nationalist, International and Globalization Phases) marking the rise and decline of science in each phase. Prof. Ganesh Pandey, FNA receiving the award from Dr. A V Rama Rao, FNA. Dr. S Ranganathan and Dr. (Mrs) M Lakshmikantam Fellows of the Academy are also present Professor Rajesh Kochhar receiving the award from Professor N Satyamurthy, FNA in the presence of Professor RC Mahajan, FNA During the lecture, Professor Pandey emphasized the demand of modern organic chemistry, SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS HELD DURING to find a step-economy approach to build complex JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2014 molecular structures through selective functionalization of a rather un-reactive C-H bond. A meeting to discuss the organizational matter The major difficulty in such endeavours lies with the related to IGC 2020 was held on January 29, selective C-H activation in a molecule that contains 2014 at INSA. diverse C-H groups. Intense research activities by A meeting of IUGS Executive Committee was several research groups in this area have resulted in held on February 6-11, 2014 in Goa. the development of very useful protocols for regioselective C(sp2)-H activation through transition In continuation to his visit to attend IUGS metal catalyses. Executive Committee Meeting, Goa, Professor Oberhansli, President, IUGS visited Delhi The lecture ended with an extensive discussion on during February 11-14, 2014 and held a meeting concepts, mechanism and application of the reactions. with Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences Academy News 175 together with Professor DM Banerjee, FNA, Chairman, IUGS National Committee on February 13, 2014. On the same day he delivered a lecture at Delhi University on The Use of Petrological Tools to Understand Plateau Building and interacted with students. He also visited the proposed venue of International Geological Congress (IGC) 2020 to be held at Expo Mart, Greater Noida. Science & Society Programme Professor CS Dubey, Head, Department of Geology and Dean Faculty of Science, University of Delhi, Professor JP Khurana, FNA, Professor Roddam Narasimha, Honorary Professor, Vice President INSA and Professor DM Banerjee, FNA honouring JNCASR, Bengaluru delivered a public lecture Does Professor Chan after the lecture India have a Strategic Plan in Aeronautics on February 11, 2014 at INSA. FELICITATION TO PROFESSOR CNR RAO On November 16, 2013 the Government of India announced the conferment of Bharat Ratna, the highest Indian civilian award on Professor CNR Rao. Professor Rao, currently the Head of Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India is a world renowned chemist. He has published over 1400 research papers and 45 books; and has honorary doctorates from 60 Universities from around the world. He is a recipient of most of the major scientific awards, fellowships of all leading science academies and member of many scientific organizations and committees across the world. He is National Research Professor Narasimha delivering the public lecture on Aeronautics Professor, Linus Pauling Research Professor and Honorary President, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research. Six Science Academies (IASc, Bangalore, INAE, INSA, NAAS, Under the overall umbrella of IUGS activities, NAMS, New Delhi and NASI, Allahabad) and nine a joint INSA-Delhi University lecture was Science Departments (DAE, DARE, DBT, DHR, delivered by Professor Marjorie Chan, DoS, DRDO, DSIR, DST and Ministry of Earth Distinguished Professor, Geological Society of Sciences) joined hands to celebrate this honour. America International Lecturer-2014,University of Utah, USA. She delivered a talk on Mars for The event was organized on January 14, 2014 Earthlings: Using Earth Analogs to Decode the by INSA in consultation with DST. The felicitation Sedimentary History of Mars. Her talk function was organized in two parts. The morning highlighted the scientific exploration of Mars function, aimed at a larger participation, was held at sedimentary environment mainly red rocks and the Indian International Centre, under the Presidency blueberries. A comparative study with Earth’s of Shri S Jaipal Reddy, Hon’ble MoST & ES, where geology was also made to extrapolate the members from all the 15 scientific organizations were observations to the Mars environment. invited to celebrate Professor Rao’s accomplishments. 176 Academy News Heads/representatives of all the 6 academies and 9 In the second part of the celebration, Professor departments congratulated Professor Rao on Rao was felicitated at 7, Race Course Road by Dr. receiving the Bharat Ratna. While celebrating this Manmohan Singh, Hon’ble Prime Minster of India. honour, speakers emphasized his significant The event was attended by Hon’ble Minister, Shri S contributions to the cause of promotion of science Jaipal Reddy, Presidents/Heads of Academies and and education in the country and highlighted that Secretaries/representatives of the science Bharat Ratna is a testimony of his untiring departments. commitment in the pursuit of science. A special publication entitled “Felicitations by the Indian AWARDS AND HONOURS Scientific Community to Professor CNR Rao on his The following Fellows of the Academy have been selection for Bharat Ratna” containing messages awarded with the Civilian Award by the Government from all the academies and departments was released of India. by the Hon’ble Minister and a plaque was gifted to Professor Rao on behalf of all the organizations. Padma Vibhushan Professor RA Mashelkar Padma Bhushan Professor Padmanabhan Balaram Professor JB Joshi Dr Thirumalachari Ramasami Professor VP Sharma Padma Shri Professor SK Acharya Professor Sushanta Dattagupta Professor JK Ghosh Professor RV Hosur President INSA, Professor R Gadagkar, felicitating Professor CNR Rao at the function held at IIC, New Delhi. Also seen
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