Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the 101st annual session of the Indian Science Congress which will begin here from Monday.
The five-day festival which would be held at the Jammu University will focus on the theme "Innovations in Science and Technology for Inclusive Development".
International experts along with national luminaries from different streams of science and technology and many science academics are expected to participate in this congress.
As many as 12,000-15,000 delegates, including Nobel laureates, senior scientists, teachers, young scholars and students are expected to participate and present their research findings.
A road map for investing science into the development process of India is the main topic for discussion.