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India to Bid for Intl. Geological Congress
Apr 30, 2012 6:00 AM
By Dilipp S Nag
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RAPAPORT... India’s Union Cabinet has approved a proposal to bid to host the 36th International Geological Congress (IGC) in 2020 in Delhi.
Nearly 7,000 geoscientists from all over the world are expected to attend the congress, which takes place every four years. Participants gather to deliberate on various scientific studies in the field of earth sciences and to discuss new concepts, ideas, strategies, approaches and methodologies in frontier areas of geosciences, including the much stressed issue of augmenting valuable mineral resources.
The IGC-34 will be held in Brisbane, Australia from August 5 to 10, 2012 where India’s bid will be presented. The IGC-35 will be held in Cape Town, South Africa in 2016. India previously hosted the event in 1964.
The IGC-36 in 2020 in India would be organized by Geological Survey of India (GSI), under the direction of the Ministries of Mines and Earth Sciences and with the participation of the Indian National Science Academy.
The event will be accompanied by field excursions to typical geological sites in India and adjoining countries, including Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, which are each backing India’s bid.
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Dilipp S Nag, IGC, India, International Geological Congress, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Ministry of Mines, Rapaport
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