India is going to host 36th International Geological Congress (IGC) in 2020 in NCR New Delhi. India had won the bid in 2012 at 34th IGC Brisbane, Australia to host the Congress in 2020. Recently, delegation of International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) had visited India to discuss preparatory aspects of 36th IGC.
Key Facts:
The
36th IGC to be held in New Delhi is jointly funded by Ministry of Mines and
Ministry of Earth Sciences with active support of Indian National Science
Academy (INSA) and science academies of India’s neighbouring co-host countries,
Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
International
Geological Congress (IGC)
The IGC is
prestigious conclave of geoscientists from around world. It is considered as an
Olympic of the International Geosciences fraternity. It aims to bring together
the geo-scientific community across the continen and oceans. It is held once
every four years (quadrennially) under aegis of IUGS through process of global
bidding.
The first
session of IGC was held in 1878 in France with an aim to provide global
geological community with opportunity to create an organizational frame work
for meeting at regular intervals. Since then, IGC have been hosted by 24
countries throughout the world at 3-to 5-year intervals. The 35th International
Geologica Congress was held at Cape Town, South Africa in 2016.
International
Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS)
The IUGS is an
international non-governmental organization devoted to international
cooperation in the field of geology. It was founded in 1961. Currently
geologists from 121 countries (and regions) are represented in IUGS through 121
adhering organizations. It is joint partner with UNESCO for International
Geoscience Programme (IGCP).
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