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India to Host International Geological Congress 2020
India is set to host the 36th International Geological Congress (IGC) in New Delhi during the first week of March 2020. The theme for next year conference is ‘Geosciences: The Basic Science for a Sustainable Development’. About International Geological Congress (IGC) It is popularly described as ‘Olympics of Geosciences’. The IGCs are a prestigious global ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: 36th IGC • Geological Survey of India • Indian National Science Academy • International Geological Congress • Ministry of Earth Sciences • Ministry of Mines
India to host 36th International Geological Congress
The International Geological Congress(ICG) is a mega event organized once in every four years since its inception in Paris in the year 1878. The 36th edition will be organized in India’s capital New Delhi from 2nd-8th March next year. The International Geological Congress has 45 themes, that cover all aspects of our planet, Earth. The ..
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Australia • Bangladesh • Brisbane • Geological Survey of India • Indian National Science Academy • International Geological Congress • Ministry of Earth Science • Ministry of Mines • Nepal • Prime Minister of India • Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan • South Africa • srilanka
Chandrima Shaha: 1st woman President of Indian National Science Academy (INSA)
Renowned biologist Chandrima Shaha became first woman to get elected as President of Indian National Science Academy (INSA). She will head INSA from 2020 to 2022 after taking over as president from incumbent Ajay K. Sood. She was formerly Director of the National Institute of Immunology, Delhi. About Chandrima Shaha She is currently professor of ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Chandrima Shaha • Indian National Science Academy • National Institute of Immunology • World Academy of Sciences
Chandrima Shaha to be first woman president of Indian National Science Academy
Dr. Chandrima Shaha is set to be the first woman president of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA). She is currently Professor of Eminence at the National Institute of Immunology (NII) of Delhi. As a biologist, Ms. Shaha has focussed on apoptosis (or programmed cell death). Her laboratory uses the uni-cellular leishmania parasite as a ..
Topics: Apoptosis • Biology • Branches of biology • Cell biology • Cell death • Cellular senescence • Chandrima Shaha • Immunology • Indian National Science Academy • Leishmania • Programmed cell death • Trypanosomatida
Vijay Prasad Dimri appointed as president of 36th International Geological Congress (IGC – 2020)
Scientist Dr Vijay Prasad Dimri has been appointed as the president of the 36th International Geological Congress (IGC), a global platform for the advancement of earth science, to be held in New Delhi from March 2 -8, 2020. He succeeded Shailesh Nayak. India is hosting the IGC in 2020 after a period of 56 years. ..
Topics: Geological Survey of India • Geology • GSI • IGC • India • Indian National Science Academy • International Union of Geological Sciences • Organizations • Prasad • Shailesh Nayak • Vijay Prasad Dimri