The 32nd Kerala Science Congress began at the Yuvakshetra Institute of Management Studies (YIMS), Mundur, on Saturday with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan urging the scientific community to address uncertainties of nature with scientific interventions. Inaugurating the conference, the Chief Minister asked scientists not to get buckled under the pressures of those spreading superstitions of various kinds. He called upon the Science Congress to come up with ideas and suggestions that could address the concerns of climate change, waste treatment, and natural disasters. Unheard maladiesHe said scientists should examine if the surfacing of unheard maladies and viruses had any connection with climate change. The Chief Minister gave away the State awards to selected scientists.

Source: The Hindu January 25, 2020 19:41 UTC