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Alerted by the recent terror strike on scientists at
Indian Institute on Science (IISc), Bangalore, security
has been tightened for the 93rd Indian Science Congress
(ISC), to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
The campus of Acharya N G Ranga Agricutlrual University
(ANGRAU), the host of ISC, has been made a virtual fortress
while more than 11,000 security personnel have been
deployed in and around the city, police said.
On the occasion, Singh would announce and present the
first India Science Award, carrying a purse of Rs 25
lakh besides felicitating the best scientist and young
scientists, Dr S Raghu Vardhan Reddy, Vice-Chancellor
of Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU)
and Chairman of ISC organising committee told.
President APJ Abdul Kalam will inaugurate the theme
of the Congress - `Integrated Rural Development: Science
and Technology' on 5th January, Reddy said.
Kalam would also take part in the first-ever National
Virtual Congress of Farmers and Children Science Congress,
and interact with farmers from five states through video-conferencing,
he added.
The meet is expected to be attended by over 6,000 delegates
including three Noble laureates - Amartya Sen, Richard
R Ernst and Wangari Mathai.
The Congress will devote some of its deliberations to
issues like how to make science benifical for the poor
and include features, discussions, involving non-governmental
agencies, farmers and industry representatives.
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