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Institute of Chemistry successfully holds first international conference on ‘Frontiers in Chemical Technology’
Professor Janitha Liyanage (Chief Guest, Vice-chairperson of the University Grants Commission) welcomed by a Student of the College of Chemical Sciences
For the past forty years, the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon (IChemC) has dedicated itself to “To uplift the quality of life for a better world through the advancement of chemical sciences”. Going ahead with its vision, the first international conference on “Frontiers in Chemical Technology 2020 (FCT-2020)” was held from 20th to 22nd July, 2020 at the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, under the constant encouragement of a visionary leader, Professor Priyani Paranagama, who was the Conference Chair and is currently the President of the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon.
Senior Professor Priyani Paranagama (Conference chair and the President of the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon) lighting the oil lamp at the inauguration ceremony
Professor Janitha Liyanage, Vice-Chairperson of the University Grants Commission, graced the event as the Chief Guest. The conference was organized in celebration of the institute’s 79th anniversary and addressed a myriad of topics focusing on Innovations in drug discovery and development, Modern challenges in environmental and green technology, Alternative energy sources for sustainable development, Genomics and metabolomics, Innovative strategies in chemical education, Nanotechnology for sustainable development, Engineering technology in the chemical industry, Electrochemical and sensor technology, Chemical technology in food and agro-industry and Cosmeceutical, nutraceutical, and herbal product industry.
Poster presenter accepting the certificate from N. I. N. S. Nadarasa (Registrar of College of Chemical Sciences)
Frontiers in Chemical Technology 2020 included keynote speakers and plenary speakers who joined the conference virtually from several countries that included the United Kingdom, United States of America, Russia, New Zealand, India, Israel, Bangladesh, Portugal and Nigeria. Other highlights of FCT-2020 were the poster presentation session held on the second day of the conference, and the special technical session held on the third day, dedicated to the Womens’ Chemists Committee of Sri Lanka.
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Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation to sell the aforementioned paddy stocks
following a formal tender procedure.
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The proposed amendments are intended to amend the designations of the Head of the Department of Export Agriculture and other officials, and to provide a clearer definition of the term “the export agricultural crop.”
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation to publish in the Government Gazette the Draft Export Agriculture Promotion (Amendment) Bill, prepared in all three languages by the Legal Draftsman to amend the Export Agriculture Promotion Act, No. 46 of 1992, and thereafter submit the same to Parliament for its concurrence
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