The 36th International Geological Congress will come
to India in 2020 after a period of 56 years. The last International
Geological Congress was held in India in 1964 in Delhi. Dr. Vishwapati
Trivedi, Secretary, Ministry of Mines today presented the bid before the
International Union of Geological Science (IUGS) Council consisting of
121 member countries and 128 votes were cast in favour of India against
51 votes to Canada, which had offered Vancouver as the venue of IGC
2020.
Dr. Vishwapati Trivedi, Secretary, Ministry of Mines led a delegation to participate in 34th International Geological Congress (IGC) being held in Brisbane from 5th August to 10th August, 2012.
The Indian bid got an overwhelming positive response from the member-countries of all continents and Secretary, Ministry of Mines has assured the Council that IGC 2020 in India will be unprecedented Congress in the history of International Geological Congress. International Geological Congress is held every four years and it is an Olympic of International Geoscience fraternity.
Dr. Vishwapati Trivedi, Secretary, Ministry of Mines led a delegation to participate in 34th International Geological Congress (IGC) being held in Brisbane from 5th August to 10th August, 2012.
The Indian bid got an overwhelming positive response from the member-countries of all continents and Secretary, Ministry of Mines has assured the Council that IGC 2020 in India will be unprecedented Congress in the history of International Geological Congress. International Geological Congress is held every four years and it is an Olympic of International Geoscience fraternity.
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