Question: The 104th Indian Science Congress-2017 was held in which of the follownig state?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Gujarat
Ans: (b)
Related facts:
- The 104th Indian Science Congress-2017; was held from 3-7 January at the Sri Venkateswara University Campus, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
- It wasinaugurated by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
- He also inagurated “Pride of India-Science Expo-2017” which coincided with the event.
- The theme of this edition of Congress is “Science and Technology for National Development”.
- It has been organised by the Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), a premier scientific organisation of India.
- It is for the second time Tirupati is hosting the ISC, as for the first time it was hosted in 1983.
- Contingent of 200 scientists from foreign nations, 10,000 scientists representing various national laboratories, faculty and research scholars from Indian universities and several others participated in the congress.
- The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) participated in “Pride of India-Science Expo-2017”.
- 40 DRDO laboratories have participated at the expo to showcase state-of-the-art military systems and technologies at the DRDO Pavilion which narrate the saga of Self-reliance & National Pride with the “Make in India” spirit.
- Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) is a premier scientific organisation of India with headquarters at Kolkata, West Bengal
- The association started in the year 1914 in Kolkata and it meets annually in the first week of January.
- It has a membership of more than 30,000 scientists.
Reference:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/104th-Indian-Science-Congress-from-Jan.-3/article16071916.ece
http://www.isc104.com/
http://www.business-standard.com/article/government-press-release/drdo-at-104th-indian-science-congress-2017-in-tirupati-117010700661_1.html
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx