May 26, 2026 8:10 PM
IACS at 150: Jitendra Singh inaugurates indigenous solar-cell facility and incubation centre
Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday joined the 150-year celebrations of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) in Kolkata, describing the institution as a symbol of India’s scientific awakening before Independence and its scientific rise in the decades after. Founded in 1876 by Mahendralal Sircar, IACS is regarded as India’s first research institution established by Indians for modern scientific research and is best known as the birthplace of the Raman Effect disc...