NEW DELHI, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The 108th Indian Science Congress (ISC) is being held at Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University in India's Maharashtra from Tuesday to Saturday.
The focal theme of this year's ISC is "Science and Technology for Sustainable Development with Women Empowerment", and the meeting will include discussions on issues of sustainable development, women empowerment and the role of science and technology in achieving the goals.
The participants will discuss and deliberate on ways to increase the number of women in higher echelons of teaching, research and industry, along with trying to find ways to provide women with equal access to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education, research opportunities and economic participation.
"Children's Science Congress will also be organized to help stimulate scientific interest and temperament among children. Farmer's Science Congress will provide a platform to improve the bio-economy and attract youth to agriculture. Tribal Science Congress will also be held, which will be a platform for the scientific display of indigenous ancient knowledge systems and practices," reads a statement issued by the Indian Prime Minister's Office.
The first session of the Indian Science Congress was held in 1914. ■
