Dehradun, Feb. 9 -- The 18th Uttarakhand State Science and Technology Congress (USSTC) began on Thursday with a distinguished groups of dignitaries gracing the inaugural ceremony.

Bhagat Singh Koshyari, former Governor of Maharashtra and former CM of Uttarakhand, was the Chief Guest.

Others included Prof Surekha Dangwal, Vice Chancellor of Doon University, Prof Durgesh Pant, Director General of UCOST, Dr Anil Prakash Joshi, Environmentalist, Prof Om Prakash Singh Negi, Vice Chancellor of Uttarakhand Open University, Dr Dipankar Banerjee, Director of ARIES, Prof Diwan Singh Rawat, Vice Chancellor of Nainital University, and DP Uniyal, Joint Director of UCOST.

Dr Hem Chandra Pandey, Vice Chancellor of HNB Uttarakhand Medical Education Un...