Some of the past editions have been noted more for the debatable claims made by some participants than for serious scientific inquiry.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the five-day 104th Indian Science Congress at the Srinivasa Auditorium in Sri Venkateswara University in Tirupati on Tuesday.
“Science must meet rising aspirations of people. Our infrastructure and social welfare ministries must make use of science,” Modi told the audience of eminent scientists, including five Nobel laureates.
“By 2030 India will be among top three countries in science and technology,” PM Modi added.
Modi said that his government is committed to supporting different streams of scientific research and hoped that India’s best scientific institutions should strengthen basic research in line with global practices.
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