Indian Chemical Society, a premier scientific society of India which was founded in 1924 as a national forum for the community of chemists and members of allied disciplines in the country, is planning a mega conference called "Century of Chemistry in India" in Nehru Centre, Mumbai on January 28-29, 2025.

The theme for the Centennial Year conference are: Net zero goal & sustainability: Role of chemical sciences in green energy, circular economy, and prosperity of India. The conference will include participation by nobel laureates, padma awardees, international chemical societies, leading industries, academia, and students. 

Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport will be the Chief Guest for the Conference on "Century of Chemistry in India".

Organized by the Indian Chemical Society which is part of the Centennial Jubilee Celebration. As we gather to celebrate the society's remarkable journey over a century, we also embark on an exciting new chapter, exploring the critical role of chemistry in the next zero goal, circular economy, and sustainability, says Prof. G. D. Yadav, President, Indian Chemical Society, former Vice Chancellor, ICT, Mumbai.

The conference will felicitate heroes from petrochemical, renewable energy, refineries - oil & gas, pharmaceuticals and drugs, oils, waxes & fats, biotechnology & bio waste industries, dyes, pigments & paints, polymers, consultants, instrumentation in laboratories, bulk inorganics chemical industries & fertilizers, minerals, metals & materials, chemical related media, fine chemicals, perfumes, aromatics, specialty chemicals, EPC, service-water, Bhatnagar awardees, and Padma awardees.

Key focus areas are: Green chemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, materials chemistry, nuclear energy, minerals, batteries, NEP & teaching chemistry, hydrogen technologies, photocatalysis, Use of AI in chemical synthesis, nano catalysis, drug delivery, fluorine chemistry, waste to wealth, patenting & IPR evaluation, decarbonization, net zero, climate action, biotransformation in chemical industry, pharmaceuticals, nanomaterial, energy storage and transport, electro chemistry, sustainability, circular and chemical industry, electronic chemistry, specialty chemicals, process hazard safety, materials and polymer chemistry, renewable energy, food chemistry, textile and fiber chemistry, dyestuff and pigments, surfactants and oleochemicals, metals and minerals, biotechnology and biochemical engineering, flow Chemistry, micro creator technologies, environment sustainability, and governance.

The Indian Chemical Society was founded by the great son of India, Sir Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray on 9th May 1924. The premier scientific society of India and was founded as the National Forum for the community of chemists and members of allied disciplines in British India. The driving force behind its establishment was the nationalistic spirit prevailing in India under British rule. Dr. J. N. Mukherjee, Dr. J. C. Ghosh and Dr. S.S. Bhatnagar. Sir Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray was the first academic entrepreneur having established the Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals in 1901.