MUMBAI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is all set to embark on what may be called a 'science yatra' to Mumbai.
On January 6, three days after inaugurating the Indian Science Congress at Chennai, he will make a brief visit to Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and visit some of the facilities in the city. His visit takes place against the backdrop of the controversy relating to nuclear liability and the protest against the construction of two new French-assisted atomic reactors at Jaitapur in Ratnagiri district.
On January 6, three days after inaugurating the Indian Science Congress at Chennai, he will make a brief visit to Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and visit some of the facilities in the city. His visit takes place against the backdrop of the controversy relating to nuclear liability and the protest against the construction of two new French-assisted atomic reactors at Jaitapur in Ratnagiri district.
The same evening he will present the annual Infosys Prize, which is awarded under the aegis of the Infosys Science Foundation-a not-for-profit trust set up in 2009 by the management of software giant. The award honours the achievements of scientists and researchers in five categories. Each award consists of a cash prize of Rs 50 lakh and a gold medal.
This year, the winners are: Ashutosh Sharma, IIT-Kanpur (engineering and computer sciences); Amita Baviskar, Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi (social sciences-sociology); Nandini Sundar, School of Economics Delhi (social sciences, social anthropology); Sandip Trivedi, mathematics department, University of California (physical sciences) and Chandrashekhar Khare, mathematics department, University of California (mathematical sciences).
On January 7, the PM will inaugurate BARC's second power reactor fuel reprocessing plant at the Tarapur Atomic Power Station.
BARC officials said the centre built its power reactor fuel reprocessing plant (Prefre) at Tarapur during the mid-70s.
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