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“One scientific invention can change the world forever!!” Inventions include things like- the steam engine, printing press, the computer, internet, the light bulb, penicillin, and many more. In this modern era, Science is having a major influence on our day-to-day life. Technology has made life simpler and easier. India has contributed to the scientific world from the ancient period itself. Now too our scientists are making it possible to be powerful with the technological upgradations in all related fields. In India, National Science Day (NSD) is celebrated on 28th February 2024.
The Rashtriya Vigyan Diwas day is observed every year to commemorate the discovery of the ‘Raman Effect’ by Sir C.V. Raman on 28 February 1928. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for the same. Science Week is also observed along with the National Science Day.
The National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC) had asked the Government of India to designate 28 February as National Science Day in 1986.
Followed by which the Government declared 28th February as NSD. The first National Science Day was celebrated on February 28, 1987.
National Science Day 2024 Importance
National Science Day is widely celebrated all over the country- in all educational and research institutions. The celebration includes public speeches, radio, TV, science movies, science exhibitions based on themes and concepts, watching the night sky, live projects, research demonstrations, debates, quiz competitions, lectures, science model exhibitions, and many more activities.
On the occasion of the first NSD (28 February 1987), NCSTC announced the institution of the National Science Popularization awards for recognizing outstanding efforts in the area of science communication and popularization.
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Objectives of National Science Day 2024
More than just a celebration government have specific objectives for observing a day for Science. Let us see what are they to:
- Spread a message about the Importance of science used in the daily life of the people.
- Display all the activities, efforts, and achievements in the field of science for human welfare.
- Discuss all the issues and implement new technologies for development in the field of science.
- Give an opportunity to the scientific-minded citizens in the country.
- Encourage people as well as popularize science and technology.
National Science Day 2024 Theme
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, unveiled the theme for “National Science Day 2024”. The theme is set as “Indigenous Technologies for Viksit Bharat”. This theme aims to encourage the use of indigenous technologies to promote the growth and development of the country. This is a significant step towards the creation of a self-reliant India, which would be able to compete with other countries in the technological sector. The theme also emphasizes the importance of innovation and creativity, which are essential for the growth of any country. National Science Day is celebrated every year on 28th February to commemorate the discovery of the Raman effect by Sir C.V. Raman.
The theme of previous year:
- 2023 – Global Science for Global Wellbeing
- 2022 – Integrated Approach in S&T for Sustainable Future
- 2021 Future of STI: Impacts on Education, Skills, and Work”.
- 2020 – Women in Science.”
- 2019 – Science for the People and the People for Science”
- 2018 – Science and Technology for a sustainable future.”
- 2017 – Science and Technology for Specially Abled Persons”
National Science Day 2024 Quotes
- Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition
- Nature composes a number of her loveliest poems for the magnifier and also the telescope.
- No one ought to approach the temple of science with the soul of a money handler.
- Scientists should always state the opinions upon which their facts are based.
- Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science
National Science Day 2024 Quiz
1. Who is known as the father of Indian science?
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Sir C.V. Raman and Raman Effect
- Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman was born on 7 November 1888 in Trichy, Tamil Nadu.
- 1917, Sir C. V. Raman was appointed the first Palit Professor of Physics at the University of Calcutta.
- He continued doing research at the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) in Calcutta.
- On 28 February 1928, Raman led an experiment with K. S. Krishnan, on the scattering of light, when he discovered what now is called the Raman effect.
- The field of Raman spectroscopy came to be based on this phenomenon.
- Won the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for “the scattering of light and for the discovery of the Raman effect“.
- He was the first Asian and first non-white to receive any Nobel Prize in the sciences.
- Rabindranath Tagore had received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913
- C. V. Raman died on 21 November 1970.
