24th National Children’s Science Congress inaugurated in Pune by Harsh Vardhan

24th National Children’s Science Congress inaugurated in Pune by Harsh Vardhan The Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan inaugurated the 24th National Children’s Science Congress (NCSC) at Vidyapratisthan’s Institute of Information Technology in Baramati, Pune on December 27, 2016.The five-day congress was jointly organised by Vidya Pratishthan and

Environmental Forum of India. It is organised every year. The focal theme for 2016 NCSC is ‘Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development, with special emphasis on Accessibility for Persons with Disability. The five-day Science Congress was participated by over 700 child scientists of India, ASEAN & GULF showcase their talents. The Congress would conclude by shortlisting the top 25 projects and respective students will be provided with training support. The Centre would provide all necessary support to the growth of science and technology in the country.

vi.  NCSC is a flagship programme of department of Science & Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology. Though the congress is for Indian school students aged between 10 to 17 years but it has also been seeing good participation from Asian countries.