Bhubaneswar: KIIT has instituted a Rs 1 lakh annual award to honour a distinguished chemist each year for their lifetime contribution to the field of Chemistry.
KIIT and KISS founder Dr Samanta made the announcement while inaugurating the 26th Odisha Science & Environment Congress and the first International Conference on ‘Science and Technology Innovation for Sustainable Green Frontiers (SGF-2025)’ at KIIT on Friday.
Jointly organised by the Odisha Environment Society and KIIT-DU, the three-day conference aims to explore how science and technology can be effectively applied to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
More than 450 delegates from Odisha and other states are participating in the event.
During the sessions on the inaugural day, speakers highlighted the evolution and importance of SDGs from 2016 to 2030, highlighting the pivotal role of science and technology in meeting global sustainability targets.
Several scientists – physicist Prof. Lambdar Prasad Singh, biologist and Padma Shri Prof. Aditya Prasad Dash, environmental scientist Prof. Vinod Chandra Chowdhury and mechanical scientist Dr. Vinay Kumar Das – were felicitated for their exceptional contributions.
Dr Jayakrishna Panigrahi was honoured for his 15 years of dedicated service as convener of the Odisha Science and Environment Congress.
Among eminent dignitaries who attended the inauguration ceremony were Dr Arun Kumar Rath, former Secretary to the Government of India; Prof. T. K. Bastia, Director General (ECS), DRDO Bengaluru; Prof. S N Kundu, Coordinator, Odisha Environment Society; Jayakrishna Panigrahi, OES president; Prof. Saranjit Singh, KIIT-DU Vice-Chancellor.
