ITANAGAR, Feb 28: The National Science Day was celebrated by Arunachal Pradesh State Council for Science & Technology at the AP Science Centre here today. A slew of events were organized to mark the day.
The National Science Day is celebrated on 28th February every year to commemorate the discovery of the “Raman Effect” on this day in 1928 by India’s greatest scientist Sir C V Raman. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for this discovery.
An open house lecture was held wherein the chief guest, Dr Bhim Prasad Sarmah, Head, Dept of Mathematical Sciences, Tezpur University, urged the students and teachers to learn properly and develop analytical mind. The world of science & technology is interesting and intriguing, he said and added, if we start delving deeper into it, we all come across the facts and figures that would bind the listener, reader or the viewer, and based upon the media he or she is linked with it.
A webinar was also conducted in association with Vigyan Prasar, DST, GOI. Resource person Dr Irfana Begum, Project Officer, Vigyan Prasar spoke on the theme ‘Future of STI: Impact on Education, Skills and Work’. An open discussion also held involving the chief guest, resource person and participating students. Dr RM Altekar, chief mentor and retired scientist BARC and Dr Debajit Mahanta, Project Director, DBT also spoke on the occasion.
During the day-long programme, events like quiz competition, garbage hunting and exhibit hunting were also conducted and the winners were awarded prizes. In quiz contest, VKV Chimpu, VKV Vivek Vihar and Govt Hr Sec School, Arunodaya, Vivek Vihar won first, second and third prizes respectively, while in garbage hunting, GHSS Arunodaya, VCS Vivek Vihar and VKV Vivek Vihar got first, second and third prizes respectively. In exhibition hunting, KV 2 Chimpu emerged as the best team.
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