CHEMISTRY FOR HUMAN WELFARE: IT’S PROMISES AND CONCERNS

2011 had been officially declared “The International Year of Chemistry” t o commemorate the achievements of chemistry and its contributions to mankind. It is so fitting that 2011 is the centenary year for the award of Nobel Prize to Marie Curie for her discovery of Radium and Polonium. Also this is the 150th birth anniversary of Dr. P .C Roy. All living things in this beautiful world are nothing but chemical industries. Variety of chemical reactions and out and out chemicals involve in them. So life is nothing but chemistry. Chemistry is used in every field – physics, biology, earth science, material science, medicine, engineering etc. Linus Pauling, the great Nobel Laureate said “It is impossible to deny that Chemistry has played a...

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