The five-day National Children’s Science Congress, with focus on climate change, will be held in the city from December 27.
Minister for IT, Biotechnology, and Science and Technology S.R. Patil told presspersons here on Wednesday that students from the 29 States and seven Union Territories, besides those from some South Asian countries, would participate in the event to be inaugurated by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Eminent scientist C.N.R. Rao will deliver the keynote address.
The annual event is for children in the age group of 10 to 17 and this year will see about 850 projects being put on display. About 45 of the best projects will be eligible to participate in the National Science Congress scheduled to be held in January in Mumbai. The event will be held on the SJB Institute of Technology campus at Kengeri.
