New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the India International Science Festival on Tuesday at around 4:30 PM, said Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan.
Addressing the curtain-raiser press conference on the event, Dr Harsh Vardhan said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the India International Science Festival-2020 at 4:30 pm tomorrow. On December 25, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu will participate in the closing ceremony of the festival.”
“India International Science Festival-2020 will start December 22 on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Ramanujan and will culminate on December 25, on the occasion of birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee,” the Minister said.
The theme of the Indian International Science Festival is ‘Science for Self Reliant India and Global Welfare’, the Health Minister added.
During presser, the Minister also reassured the people of the country that the Central government is alert about the new coronavirus strain emerging from the United Kingdom, adding that there is no need to panic.
“The government is alert. There is no need to panic,” he said.
This comes after UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock admission over outbreak of new strain of Covid-19 and it’s going “out of control” in the country.
