India's young scientists

Updated on: Thursday, January 21, 2010

The 17th National Children's Science Congress gets off to a flying start with Vice President M Hamid Ansari inaugurating the event in Ahmedabad

More than 700 young scientists from across the country are participating in the five-day Congress. The event is being hosted by the Gujarat Council of Science City, along with SGVP International School, with support from the National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC) of the Department of Science & Technology in the Union Government.

“Great leveller”

Speaking on the occasion, Ansari said that the challenges of economic development in the modern era of globalisation could only be faced with a strong edifice of science and technological education. To achieve this, the Children's Science Congress has evolved into a unique movement with a countrywide reach. It focusses the energies of the scientists of tomorrow on contemporary and relevant themes. "The Science Congress is a great leveller; it enables children to immerse themselves in the wonders of science irrespective of their social, family or financial status. It gives children from rural areas and underprivileged families an opportunity to pursue their scientific curiosity," revealed Ansari

Theme talk

The theme of this year's Congress is Mother Earth. The Vice President hoped that the young minds gathered for the event would debate and better understand natural and human-induced phenomena affecting the stability of the planet and its various eco-systems.

India's young scientists

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