India Post has opened its account for the year 2013 by releasing the first stamp for this year. A stamp was released on 3rd January 2013 to commemorate 100 years of Indian Science Congress.
The Indian Science Congress Association(ISCA) owes its origin to the foresight and initiative of two British Chemists. The Association was formed with the objective to advance and promote the cause of Science in India, to hold an annual congress at a suitable place in India, to publish such proceedings, journals, transactions and other publications as may be considered desirable.
The Centenary session of the Indian Science Congress is scheduled to be held from 3-7 January, 2013 at Kolkata. The theme for the session of "Science for shaping the future of India".
The design of the stamp depicts the spirit of the centenary session of the Indian Science Congress. A child, tender, mouldable and the future of India, is observing a flower through a magnifying lens.