India is going to host the 36th International Geological Congress (IGC) in New Delhi during the first week of March 2020. India had the privilege of organising the 22nd session of IGC at New Delhi in 1964. This was the first IGC in Asia. The IGC is returning to the Indian subcontinent after a gap of 56 years.
Theme
The theme of the forthcoming conference is ‘Geosciences: The Basic Science for a Sustainable Development’.
Features
- India, with the scientific support of Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will be hosting the 36th IGC at Delhi during 2-8 March 2020.
- Popularly described as the Olympics of Geosciences, the IGCs are a prestigious global geoscientific events held once in four years and participated by around 5000-6000 geoscientists from all across the world.
- The 36th IGC is expected to provide a platform for international cooperation in all major field of geosciences including launching of collaborative programs, provision of investment opportunities in mining, mineral exploration and environmental management and related enterprises.
About IGC
- International Geological Congress (IGC) is the prestigious global platform for advancement of Earth Science.
- Founded as a non-profit scientific and educational organization in 1878, IGC came under the aegis of International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) in 1961. Since then the meetings of IGC are held in collaboration and under scientific sponsorship of IUGS.
- The first session of IGC assembled in 1878 in France with an aim to provide the global geological community with an opportunity to create an organizational framework for meeting at regular intervals.
- The 35th IGC at Capetown, South Africa in 2016
