Sikkim Minister Highlights Computational Mathematics in Predicting Landslides at ICCMA 2026
Sikkim Education Minister Raju Basnet emphasized the role of computational mathematics and artificial intelligence in predicting landslides and weather-related risks during the 2nd International Conference on Computational Mathematics and Applications (ICCMA 2026) held in Gangtok. The conference, organized by NIT Sikkim, NIT Silchar, and NIT Nagaland, aims to foster research collaboration and knowledge exchange. Basnet highlighted the importance of scientific research and education aligned with the National Education Policy 2020, while international experts encouraged academic cooperation between India and Slovakia.
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news18 broke this story on 29 Oct, 12:49 pm. Other outlets followed.