Prithviraj Chavan Meets Young Scientists on their Return from Lindau Meeting

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Government of India

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Ministry of Science & Technology                 

Prithviraj Chavan Meets Young Scientists on their Return from Lindau Meeting

New Delhi: July 12, 2010.

 

Shri Prithviraj Chavan, Hon'ble Minister Science & Technology and Earth Sciences congratulated the team of 20 Young Indian Scientists/Students sent to Germany to represent India at the 60th Meeting of Nobel Laureates & students at Lindau during 28th June -2 July 2010. This was the tenth time that India deputed such young scientists' team. DST joined this programme in 2001 for participation of young Indian Scientists in the Annual Meetings of Nobel Laureates & Students in Lindau, which is jointly sponsored by the Department of Science & Technology (DST), German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Foundation for the Meeting of Nobel Laureates & Students in Lindau, Germany.

 

Shri Chavan in his address to the group of young scientists, urged the young scientists to make best use of this opportunity after meeting the best brains in the field and appropriately apply the ideas in their own research. Shri Chavan mentioned that the purpose of the programme is to get inspiration from Nobel laureates who have not only excelled in their areas of research but also have global perspective of various issues. Shri Chavan also mentioned that a Lindau like meeting is planned in India engaging Asian laureates during 17-22 August 2010 in Mumbai at the Asian Science Camp, so that more Indian students get opportunity to interact with these great minds in Science and students from other parts of the world.

 

Since 1951, such meetings of Nobel Laureates with students and young researchers in science disciplines of Chemistry, Physics, and Physiology and Medicine are being organised in Lindau, Germany at intervals of three years. These meetings usually last for one week, always at the end of June / beginning of July and are aimed at open and informal contact between Laureates and young researchers through round table discussions, lectures and personal small group interactions.

 

This year's meeting covered all the three subjects with participation by 60 Nobel Laureates and about 650 young scientists from around the world. Wide ranging topics were discussed in an informal atmosphere including, topics like "The Amazing Ribosome; Learning about the Origin of Life from Efforts to Design an Artificial Cell; The History of the Universe, from the Beginning to the Ultimate End; HIV, a Discovery Highlighting the Global Benefit of Translational Research; When Coal is Gone; The Underground Physics: Neutrino and Dark Matter; Mapping the Universe and Its History; The Discovery of Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation and its Role in Cosmology; Energy Advances —What's New; What's Next; What's Missing; How can Science Serve Society?; What will CERN teach us About the Dark Energy and Dark Matter of the Universe?; etc

 

The Indian team comprised of 20 young scientists and students in the age group 20-30 yrs and in their early science careers. The team included 10 women students. The participants in the team were short-listed by a selection committee from a large number of applications received from all over India against an open advertisement released by the DST.

 

In the week after the Lindau meetings, the Indian team could also visit several premier German institutions viz Institute for Experimental Physics, University of Leipzig; Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig; Technical University of Dresden; Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids; Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden; University of Bonn, Life & Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES); Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (HKI) etc

 

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Ministry of Commerce & Industry                 

Anand Sharma to Launch EPIF 2011 on July 14

New Delhi: July 12, 2010

 

Shri Anand Sharma, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, is scheduled to launch the Eco-Products International Fair (EPIF) 2011, here on 14th July. EPIF-2011, seventh in the series is scheduled to be organized in India during 3rd to 6th March, 2011 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi with a parallel international conference on the theme "Green Productivity for Sustainable Environment". EPIF is the largest environmental fair in Asia and showcases the most advanced environmental friendly technologies, products & services that enhance sustainable productivity and competitiveness. The Fair is being jointly organized by the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce & Industry; Asian Productivity Organisation (APO); and National Productivity Council (NPC).

 

The objective of the Fair is – to create awareness and involve the public in creating a better environment through the use of eco products and eco services; to provide the platform for international and Indian companies to share knowledge and experience regarding latest eco technologies; to provide a marketing venue to showcase the latest eco technologies & eco products to Government, Industries and the Public; to provide a business platform for buyers and sellers to meet and explore business collaborations; accelerate eco-knowledge and expansions of green market in India.

 

Manufacturers from various sectors are expected to showcase their products and services that reduce the environmental burden and enhance sustainable productivity. Visitors are expected from wide range of disciplines from Industry, associations, professionals from various disciplines, government agencies, academics, general public and students.

 

The EPIF 2011 is expected to provide sales opportunities with global eco-product producers and potential ideas for innovative green entrepreneurs; benefit society to get awareness and knowledge to identify and use eco products/services in day to day life; help government in devising/formulating schemes and policies to promote use of clean and green technologies; encourage greening the supply chain and public procurement activities and enhance the acceptance of eco-product alternatives in industry to meet environmental goals like reducing carbon and water foot print and create a sustainable growth path and helps India to meet voluntary or binding emissions reduction, and other millennium development goals.

 

The hosting of EPIF 2011 will provide a window to Indian companies to promote their products, and encourage other companies to enter into the increasing market of this segment.

 

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