3rd Indian Analytical Congress (IAC) held at Dehradun

Current Context: The 3rd Indian Analytical Congress (IAC-2024) was held at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP) in Dehradun. The event took place from 5th to 7th June 2024.

• The theme of the conference was "Role of Science and Technology in Green Transitions".
• The congress was jointly organized by CSIR-IIP and the Indian Society of Analytical Scientists (ISAS-Delhi Chapter).
• Key highlights of the event included:
• Prof. S.K.Mehta, Vice-Chancellor, Ladakh University, addressed the inaugural session and presented an overview of the role of newly developed educational infrastructure in Ladakh.
• Dr. Harinder Singh Bisht, Director, CSIR-IIP, briefed about the importance and significance of new Advanced Analytical facilities and their role in the energy transition.
• Prof. Rajnish Kumar, SSB Awardee and Professor IIT Madras, delivered a plenary talk on "CO2 capture and sequestration Carbon capture utilization and sequestration and its relevance to net zero targets in India".
• The conference provided a platform for industries, academia, scientists, and technologists in the Analytical Sciences to present the prevalent and upcoming solutions in this area.

Question:

1 Where was the 3rd Indian Analytical Congress (IAC-2024) held?

• A) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
• B) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP), Dehradun
• C) Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
• D) Ladakh University

Answer: B) The 3rd Indian Analytical Congress (IAC-2024) was held at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP) in Dehradun. The event took place from 5th to 7th June 2024.