National Science Day 2014
National
Science Day 2014 in India would be celebrated on 28th of February, at Friday.
History of National Science Day
Celebration in India
28th of
February, 1928 was the great day in India when an invention in the field of
Indian science was completed by the famous Indian physicist, Sir Chandrasekhara
Venkata Raman. He was a Tamil Brahmin and first one in the science, who had
researched such invention in India. To commemorate and honor this event always
in the future, 28th of February was asked to the Indian
Government to designate as a National Science Day in India by the National
Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC) in the year 1986.
From then, the national
science day was started celebrating all across the India as a great event in
the field of Indian science. It is celebrated every year by students, teachers,
scientists and researchers in all the schools, colleges, universities,
educational institution including scientific, academic, medical, technical and
research institutions of India. On the first celebration ceremony of the
National Science Day in India, the National Council for Science and Technology
Communication had declared the institution of the National Science
Popularization awards in order to recognize an excellent and wonderful endeavor
in the field of science communication and popularization.
Sir Chandrasekhara
Venkata Raman had worked from 1907 to 1933 at the Indian Association for the
Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, West Bengal in India during which he had
researched on many topics of the Physics from which the Raman Effect (effect on
scattering of light when passing through different materials) became his great
success and discovery which has been marked in the Indian history. For his big
invention he was honored through the various Indian awards including the Nobel
Prize in the year 1930. From the year 2013, the “Raman Effect” has been
designated as an International Historic Chemical Landmark by The American
Chemical Society.
During the national
science day celebration of the year 2009, the Indian Department of Science and
Technology has awarded the five Indian institutions through the National Award
for Science Communication in order to recognize the big efforts and
achievements of the Indian scientists of the government and non-government
organizations for popularizing and leading the modern science in the country.
The Vikram Sarabhai Community Science Centre was given the highest award in the
year 2009 to recognize its big contribution to the science.
The national science day
has been started getting celebrated as the Science Carnival to recognize
scientific activities and programs by the participation of students from school
and college, scientists from the state and national faculties. This event
celebration has provided a real platform for various new comer scientists to
fix their feet and bright their career in the science profession.
How National Science Day
is Celebrated
National science day is
celebrated as one of the main science festivals in India every year during
which students of the schools and colleges demonstrates various science
projects as well as national and state science institutions demonstrates their
latest researches. The celebration also includes public speech, radio-TV talk
shows, exhibitions of science movie, science exhibition based on themes and
concepts, watching night sky, live projects and researches demonstration,
debates, quiz competitions, lectures, science models exhibitions and many more
activities.
It is celebrated every
year with immense passion at the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (also called
GMRT) at Khodad which is a worldwide famous telescope getting operated at low
radio frequencies by the NCRA (National Centre for Radio Astrophysics)
established by the TIFR (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research).
Variety of activities is
organized by the NCRA and GMRT at the ceremony of national science day
celebration in order to recognize their leading research activities in the
field of radio astronomy and astrophysics. Variety of programmes is also held
for the common public and student community to popularize the science and
technology in the country.
The minister of science
and technology give a message through his speech at this day to the students,
scientists, researchers and general public of the nation.
Objectives of Celebrating
National Science Day
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National Science Day is being celebrated every
year to widely spread a message about the significance of scientific
applications in the daily life of the people.
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To display the all the activities, efforts
and achievements in the field of science for human welfare.
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To discuss all the issues and implement new
technologies for the development of the science.
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To give an opportunity to the scientific
minded citizens in the country.
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To encourage the people as well as popularize
the Science and Technology.
Themes of National Science
Day
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The theme of the year 1999 was “Our Changing
Earth”.
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The theme of the year 2000 was “Recreating
Interest in Basic Science”.
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The theme of the year 2001 was “Information
Technology for Science Education”.
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The theme of the year 2002 was “Wealth from
Waste”.
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The theme of the year 2003 was “50 years of
DNA & 25 years of IVF – The blue print of Life”.
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The theme of the year 2004 was “Encouraging
Scientific Awareness in Community”.
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The theme of the year 2005 was “Celebrating
Physics”.
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The theme of the year 2006 was “Nurture
Nature for our future”.
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The theme of the year 2007 was “More Crop Per
Drop”.
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The theme of the year 2008 was “Understanding
the Planet Earth”.
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The theme of the year 2009 was “Expanding
Horizons of Science”.
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The theme of the year 2010 was “Gender Equity,
Science & Technology for Sustainable Development”.
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The theme of the year 2011 was “Chemistry in
Daily Life”.
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The theme of the year 2012 was “Clean Energy
Options and Nuclear Safety”.
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The theme of the year 2013 was “Genetically
Modified Crops and Food Security”.
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The theme of the year 2014 would be
“Fostering Scientific Temper”.
