3rd Indian Analytical Congress (IAC) in Dehradun | 06 Jun 2024

Why in News?

Recently, the 3rd Indian Analytical Congress (IAC) was inaugurated at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP) in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

  • It is a three-day International Conference cum Exhibition IAC-2024 being jointly organised by CSIR-IIP and the Indian Society of Analytical Scientists (ISAS-Delhi Chapter).

Key Points

  • The theme of the conference is: "Role of Science and Technology in Green Transitions".
  • The conference will provide a platform for industries, academia, scientists, and technologists in the Analytical Sciences to present the prevalent and upcoming solutions in this area.
    • The conference shall witness five technical sessions comprising invited talks by eminent speakers, presentations by researchers, and special and plenary sessions.

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

  • About: CSIR is the largest research and development (R&D) organisation in India. CSIR has a pan-India presence and has a dynamic network of 37 national laboratories, 39 outreach centres, 3 Innovation Complexes and 5 units.
    • CSIR is funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology and it operates as an autonomous body through the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
    • CSIR covers a wide spectrum of streams – from radio and space physics, oceanography, geophysics, chemicals, drugs, genomics, biotechnology and nanotechnology to mining, aeronautics, instrumentation, environmental engineering and information technology.
      • It provides significant technological intervention in many areas with regard to societal efforts which include the environment, health, drinking water, food, housing, energy, and farm and non-farm sectors.
  • Established: September 1942
  • Headquarters: New Delhi