Sub- themes: ***The Participants are hereby requested to send abstract & ➢ Impact of RUSA on improvement of Higher full paper to the email id [email protected] Education in Rural Tripura. Registration fee: On Spot (Limited) ➢ Impact of RUSA on Science Education in Tripura. Rs. 500/- (for Paper Presenters) ➢ Role of Science & Technology in Agricultural Rs. 300/- (For Participants/ Research Scholars/ Students.) Development. Publication: ➢ Science & Technology and Society Selected full length papers will be published in the form of ➢ Science and Culture NATIONAL SEMINAR Book for which author will not hold any copyright. ➢ Scope of Agro- Processing based Entrepreneurship Regarding selection of papers for publishing, decision of the Development of Tripura. ON Review Committee shall be final and binding. ➢ Science and Technology: Thoughts of Gandhiji/ Accommodation: Rabindranath. Science & Technology: Rural ➢ Community Based Rural Development. The participants will have to bear their own travel and Development ➢ Economic and Social aspect of Rural Development accommodation expenses. However, hotel accommodation ➢ Gender and Rural Development. may be arranged for interested participant on payment th th ➢ Sustainable Rural Development. basic. 11 -12 February, 2020 ➢ Any other topic related to the main theme. Contact Person: Call for Paper: ➢ Abhijit Das, Assistant Professor & Convener Original and unpublished research paper are invited from 9774695308, [email protected] the Academicians, Research Scholars and stakeholders ➢ Haripada Datta, Associate Professor & Joint Convener, across the nation focusing on the theme and subthemes of 9436453676 the seminar. Papers should be submitted both in soft and ➢ Satyendra Das, Assistant Professor and Treasurer hard format. 9402354554, [email protected] Guidelines for paper presenters: Important Dates: Paper contributors should note the following ❖ Last Date for submission of abstract : 31st January, ➢ Abstracts should be limited in 200 words along with 2019. title ❖ The confirmation of acceptance of abstract: 02nd ➢ Total length of the full paper should not be more February, 2020. Organized by: than 2000 words. ❖ Last Date for submission of full paper : 06th February, ➢ The title of the paper, name of the author (s) and 2020. Govt. Degree College, Dharmanagar email id should be given on the front page. th th ❖ Seminar Date: 11 & 12 February. & ➢ It should be written A4 size format in Times New front, 12 front size, 1.5 spacing and 1.0" margin on all Venue: Indian Science Congress Association, sides Conference Hall, Govt. Degree College, Dharmanagar Dharmanagar Chapter ➢ Footnotes should be given at the end of the paper. While writing footnotes, the name of the author, How to reach Dharmanagar: & title of the book/ journal, place and year of Dharmanagar is connected with Agartala, Silchar, Guwahati, IGNOU Study Centre (SC 2602) publication should be written. Delhi, Bangalore, Habibganj, Deogarh and Kolkata by train. ➢ Maps, diagram and photographs, if used, should be Govt. Degree College, Dharmanagar in JPEG and print format. (www.gdcdharmanagr.in) Dear Sir/ Madam, encourage young scientists to grow up steadily in this direction REGISTRATION FORM Govt. Degree College, Dharmanagar is organizing National involving them in the programmes relevant to fundamental, NATIONAL SEMINAR Seminar on “Science and Technology: Rural experimental and operational activities. With these objectives Development” on 11th and 12th February, 2020 ON in view, ISCA started Chapters from 1986-87 in different places Science & Technology: Rural Development in India. The ISCA DHARMANAGAR chapter was inaugurated th th ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: 11 12 February, 2020 by Prof. Ashok Kumar Saxena, in Dharmanagar Tripura on President: Name: (in block letters)………………………………………………... 21.08.2017. About Govt. Degree College, Dharmanagar, Tripura: Dr. Dilip Sarkar, Principal, Govt. Degree College, Designation:………………………………………………………………….. Dharmanagar. Govt. Degree College, Dharmanagar is located in the North Organization/ institution: ……………………………………………. Convener: District of Tripura. It is started functioning with B.A (pass) course and with handful students in the premises of Abhijit Das, Assistant Professor & HOD (i/c), Govt. ………………………………………………………………………………………. Dharmanagar Girls H.S (+2 stage) School on 21st September, Degree College, Dharmanagar. Mailing Address: ………………………………………………………….. 1979. The College now offers Degree programmes for both Pass Joint Convener: & Honours in almost all the braches of Science, Commerce & ………………………………………………………………………………………. Haripada Datta, Associate Professor, Govt. Degree Humanities. It is affiliated to Tripura University (UGC 2F & 2B College, Dharmanagar. Pin: …………………………………………. recognized) and accredited by NAAC (B++, CGPA 2.79). Treasurer: Mobile No:……………………………………………. Focal theme: Satyendra Das, Assistant Professor, Govt. Degree College, The importance of science and technology for rural Dharmanagar. Email: ………………………………………………….. development has been recognized to a much greater extent Title of the Paper: ………………………………………………………… and it has been considered to be the main ingredients to Dr. Kiran Sankar Chakraborty, Regional Director, solutions to the most severe problems faced by the people in IGNOU Regional Centre. ………………………………………………………………………………………. rural areas. In rural areas, there have been improvements in Dr. Sambhunath Rakshit, President, ISCA, ………………………………………………………………………………………. various areas such as the livelihood of the people, educational Dharmanagar Chapter. institutions, medical and health care centres, small scale Dr. Anup Kumar Dey, Associate Professor, Dept. of Date: Signature of the Participant industries, agriculture, sources of energy, water, housing, English, Assam University. information technology, space technology, women and Dr. Amartya Kumar Pal, Associate Professor, Dept. of employment opportunities. Developments and progress in all Chemistry, NEHU. About ISCA, Dharmanagar Chapter: these areas have been as a result of utilization of innovative Dr. Saikot Chatterjee, Assistant Professor, Dept. of The Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) a techniques and science. So the theme of the seminar “Science Physical Education, Kalyani University. professional body under Department of Science & and Technology: Rural Development” is a very vital topic of Dr. Manik Bhattacharya, Convener, ISCA, Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology, discussion in the present time and we expect that this seminar Dharmanagar Chapter. Government of India, owes its origin to the foresight will serve as a platform for researchers, academicians, students Dr. Suman Adhikari, Executive Member & Treasurer, and initiative of two British Indian Chemists, namely, and industries to share their findings in various fields which ISCA, Dharmanagar Chapter. Profess or J.L. Simonsen and Prof. P.S. McMahon. The will be very much effective for rural development. Dr. Suvadip Paul, Executive Member, ISCA, Association was formed with the following objectives: The aim of the Seminar is to focus on broad aspects of the use Dharmanagar Chapter. ❖ To advance and promote the cause of science of Science and Technology for rural development, to identify Dr. Ankan Sinha, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physical in India the significance of Science and Technology for rural Education, Govt. Degree College, Dharmanagar. ❖ To hold an annual congress at a suitable place development, to illustrate the experiences of those working on Bankim Debbarma, OSD (Finance), Directorate of in India Science and Technology applications in rural development, to Higher Education, Govt. of Tripura. ❖ To publish proceedings, journals, transactions identify the nature of interaction among the generators, the Dr. Mousam Bhattacharya, Assistant Professor, Dept of and other publications carriers and the users of technology, particularly in the rural Human Physiology, Govt. Degree College, Dharmanagar. ❖ To popularize the benefits of science to the areas, to identify the areas requiring technological Dr. Prasanta Das, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Bengali, environment and society. interventions and the related mechanisms for the generation Govt. Degree College, Dharmanagar. One of the major objectives of the ISCA is to inculcate and diffusion of Science and Technology. the scientific temper among the people and to .