As a part of the on-going five-day Indian Science Congress, Rashtriya Kishore Vaigyanik Sammelan (Children Science Congress) was inaugurated in Jalandhar by Nobel Laureates Avram Hershko from Israel and F.Duncan M.Haldane from USA.  While inaugurating the Congress, Avram Hershko called children as the future of scientific India and was sure that some of them may be making some important discoveries which will prove to be good for mankind, and may also win them Nobel Prize someday. Appreciating the progress that India has done over the years Prof. Duncan Hardane said that India has to be a part of the technological development of the future. Prof Duncan advised young students to learn mathematics irrespective of the jobs they are going to take up.
 
Rashtriya Kishore Vaigyanik Sammelan (RKVS) is an important part of Indian Science Congress as it focuses on raising the bar of research and innovation in science in our country.  The main objective of the RKVS is to provide a platform to the budding scientists to showcase their research work and projects being developed by them. The event will consist of invited talks by renowned scientists and various competitions such as science exhibitions, scientific quizzes.  Workshops are being conducted to give the students hands on experience.  About 120 projects made by students and finalised by DST are being showcased and students will have the opportunity to listen and interact with the Young Scientists and Nobel Laureates.  Students from all parts of the country are participating in this event.  Expert lectures, including lectures through video conferences, by eminent scientists will be held every day during the course of three days of Children Science Congress.( With Inputs from PIB)