National Children's Science Congress from tomorrow in Baramati

The 24th edition of National Children's and Science Congress (NCSC) will be held from tomorrow at Vidyapratisthan's Institute of Information Technology (VIIT) in Baramati, 90 kms from here.
Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan will inaugurate the Science Congress, an official release.
"The focal theme for this year's NCSC is 'Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development: With special emphasis on Accessibility for Persons with Disability'," it added.
According to the release, around 850 child scientists are participating from all over the country.
"In addition, NCSC has also spread its reach to ASEAN countries and UAE and 40 child scientists from ASEAN countries and their supervisors are participating in the event besides another 40 child scientists of Indian origin from UAE making the event truly global," the release said.

NCSC is a flagship programme of department of Science & Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology.