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99th INDIAN SCIENCE CONGRESS 03 - 07 January 2012 KIIT University Bhubaneswar, India SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR INCLUSIVE INNOVATION - ROLE OF WOMEN VIGYAN JYOT HALL of PRIDE o Host Event Managed By - XI Sci - Tech Communications ONE DAY SYMPOSIUM Glorious History of the Indian Science Congress Established in 1914, Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) is the premier organisation that represents India's entire science community. ISCA was formed with an objective of advancing, promoting and furthering the cause of Science in India, thus stimulating scientific research in India. Over the years, ISCA has been headed by luminous scientists like Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray, Sir M. Visvesvaraya, Sir J. C. Bose, Prof. C. V. Raman, Sir Lewis L. Fermor, D. N. Wadia, Sir Shanti S. Bhatnagar, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, Prof. P. C. Mahalanobis, Dr. Homi Bhabha, Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, Prof. M. G. K. Menon, Prof. C. N. R. Rao, Prof. Yash Pal, Dr. R. A. Mashelkar, Dr. R. S. Paroda, Prof. S. S. Katiyar, Dr. K. Kasturirangan, Prof. Asis Datta, Dr. N.K. Ganguly, Dr T. Ramasami, Dr. G Madhvan Nair and Prof. K. C. Pandey. From being a 150 member-team with 35 papers communicated for reading during the first session in 1914, ISCA has grown into a strong fraternity with more than 15,000 members, as on date. For the last 98 years, the annual meet of Indian Science Congress has been witnessing a unique confluence of the scientific fraternity who share the platform to discuss the key issues pertaining to various streams of science and technology. The recommendations resulting out of this brainstorming offer a framework for future projects for the government of India. 99th INDIAN SCIENCE CONGRESS - 2012 Inauguration As per the precedence, Hon'ble Prime Minister of India would inaugurate the 99th Indian Science Congress on 3rd January 2012. Eminent scientists, industry leaders, technocrats, policy makers and academicians would grace the occasion. Focal Theme technology for development in India across all sections of society and particularly touching the under privileged, rural Economic growth and technological advancement in India population and women. The theme of 99th ISC therefore, has in the current decade is very impressive, however, there is been aptly chosen as “Science and Technology for pronounced urban bias and rural neglect in the Inclusive Innovation – Role of Women” development process of India. The gender division of Thrust Areas labour within the rural household has remained culturally inflexible. Women as a class are oppressed and controlled Food & Nutrition I Rural Technology IAtmospheric Sciences I by the power of social patriarch. Hence, simultaneous Nanotechnology I Agriculture IGreen Building Technologies efforts are needed to strengthen the rural infrastructure and Alternate Building MaterialsI Biodiversity I relating to various fields – education, health care, Biotechnology I Energy System I NBC Technologies for transport, telecom, power, water, etc. Armed Forces and Civilians I Environment & Forest I Medical Innovations, science and technology can help create just, Sciences I Climate Change I Space Science and Technology I inclusive, and sustainable social and economic Pharmaceutical Sciences I Transportation I Maternal & Child development. Indian science has come to be regarded as Health Care I Water Management I Technologies for one of the most powerful instruments of growth and Differently Abled IScience Education for Women etc. development, especially in the emerging scenario and Major Constituents of Science Congress competitive economy. In the wake of recent developments and the new demands that are being placed on the S&T Technical Sessions I Plenary Sessions I Vision Talks I system, it is necessary to embark on some major science Panel Discussions I Vigyan Sancharak Sammelan I Public related issues which have relevance to national needs and Lectures I Pride of India Expo I Children Science Congress I will be relevant for tomorrow’s technology. Women Science Congress I Genesis- XI Symposium I The ISC at Bhubaneswar would focus on role of science & Cultural Programme I Valedictory Function I Vigyan Jyot. 99th INDIAN SCIENCE CONGRESS - 2012 ISCA 2011-2012 Prime Movers Members of the Council Prof. Geetha Bali, Vice Prof. Geetha Bali Prof. Geetha Bali Chancellor, Karnataka S t a t e W o m e n ' s General President General President ISCA 2011-12 University, Bijapur and Prof. K. C. Pandey Vice Chancellor the General President Immediate Past General President Karnataka State Women's University Bijapur 99th Indian Science Dr. Manmohan Singh Congress is a well known academician and a scientist of General President Elect international repute. She graduated from Bangalore Dr. (Mrs.) Vijay Laxmi Saxena University securing first class and first rank in M.Sc. and General Secretary (Scientific Activities) obtained Ph.D. degree in 1975 working in the field of Dr. Manoj Kumar Chakrabarti neurophysiology. Prior to her appointment as the Vice General Secretary (Membership Affairs) Chancellor, she was serving as the Professor, Department of Microbiology, Coordinator, Center for Clean Environment Technology and Coordinator, Mr. N. B. Basu Bioinformatics facility at Bangalore University. Treasurer She has an outstanding research career implementing over 20 research projects funded by national and international agencies and guiding 15 students for Ph.D. She Elected Members of the Executive is very widely travelled and internationally acclaimed. She has published five books Committee and over 150 papers in national and international journals. She has the distinction of Dr. Ashok Kumar Saxena establishing the Centre for Clean Environment Technology at Bangalore University in 1998 to implement and coordinate INDO-US collaborative programmes. Dr. Bali has Prof. Ranjit K.Verma richly contributed for the cause of science and is an active part many organizations Dr. Subodh Kumar Jain like the Indian Science Congress Association and Ethological Society of India Prof. R. Ramamurthi Prof. Bali is a fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India and has been Dr. M. Aruchami bestowed with several national and international awards and recognitions some of Smt. Kumkum M. Swarup which include the IFAS Scholar, University of Florida, USA; Alexander von Humboldt Prof. D. Narayana Rao Fellow, Germany; Fellow of Salzburg Seminar, Austria; Young scientists' career Prof. C. Muthamizhchelvan award of the UGC and Millennium plaque of Honour by the Prime Minister of India. Prof. B. Satyanarayana Dr. Sunil Prakash Trivedi A well known social e n t re p re n e u r, D r. Representative of Department of Dr Achyuta Samanta Achyuta Samanta is Science & Technology, Chief Patron 99th ISC the founder of KIIT Government of India Founder, KIIT University Group of Institutions Dr. Praveer Asthana which includes KIIT University and Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences. He 99th Indian Science Congress: completed his MSc (Chemistry) from from Utkal Organising Committee University and took up to teaching in Maharshi College under Utkal University, Bhubaneswar. Dr. Achyuta Samanta What started as a Technical Training Centre in a two-room Chief Patron rented building with a meager capital of Rs 5000 has now become a world-class Prof. R. P. Kaushik state-of-the-art University. It stands as a testimony to the struggle, determination, Patron and uncompromising attitude of not succumbing to pressure or corruption. Apart Prof. Ashok S. Kolaskar from the University, another most revered models established by Dr. Samanta is a Chairman school which started with a handful of students, today is a residential institute for Dr. T. K. Chandrashekhar almost 15000 tribal children from extremely poor strata of the society and provides Co – Chairman them KG to PG education. Dr. Samanta is a visiting professor, Open International University, Colombo. He is Dr. A. K. Naik also a member of University Grants Commission, AICTE and CAPART. Dr. Samanta Local Secretary has received a number of prestigious awards and has created new records in the field Dr. Sasmita Rani Samanta of social entrepreneur. Dr. A. Samanta has been mentioned among top 15 social Local Secretary entrepreneurs of the world by Edge-Skoll Foundation, USA. He has earned a place in The Limca Book of Records as the youngest chancellor of any University in India. 99th INDIAN SCIENCE CONGRESS - 2012 PRIDE OF INDIA ISC EXPO The Pride of India expo has emerged as a unique platform for organizations from government, private and public sector to showcase their achievements in the field of science and technology. The POI Expo brings together and displays hundreds of new ideas, innovations and products covering the entire canvas of scientific world. Such is the power of this event that the five days witness a large number of visitors from the corporate sector, scientific fraternity and academia, R&D institutes, defence, government, PSUs etc.The corporate world explores new opportunities of transforming concepts into markets, forging new alliances with best of the R&D labs and networking platforms. The POI Expo provides an excellent opportunity to a common man to have glimpses of technological advancements made in various fields of science. The budding scientists of India throng the venue to assimilate never ending stream of knowledge. Pride of India displays the strengths & achievements of Government, Corporate, PSUs, Academic and R&D Institutes, Innovators & Entrepreneurs from all across the country. 99th INDIAN SCIENCE CONGRESS - 2012 Best