2012-12 declared as Year of Science in India

The Indian prime minister, Manmohan Singh, urged Indian scientists to "think big, think out of the box, think ahead of the times" during his opening address at the 98th Indian Science Congress in Chennai . Singh said that as the Indian Science Congress moves towards its 100th year, in 2013, the Indian government plans to designate 2012–13 as the year of science in India.