No unscientific claims, please," scientists appeal to the organisers of the 107th edition of the Indian Science Congress, starting today in Bengaluru. They started a campaign in the hope to end the tradition of making unfounded claims on the platform provided to promote the cause of science.

Several unfounded claims have been made in the past few years, like, the statement by G Nageshwar Rao, then the vice-chancellor of the Andhra University, that "Kauravas were born because of stem cell research and test tube baby technology". He had also claimed that there were guided missiles, aircrafts and several airports in ancient times.