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New Delhi, November 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Claiming that science coupled with creative innovation brings “ease of life” for the common man, Union Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh on Sunday said it’s not just a research topic, but it has taken on the dimensions of the holiday in India.
“Therefore, it is necessary to celebrate the Science Festival in every city and village in India to inspire young people to critical thinking,” he said in an event that opens the curtain ahead of the seventh edition of the India International Science Festival (IISF -2021) to be held in Panaji from 10 to 13 December.
The minister said the IISF will provide a platform for young students, scientists and technocrats from all over India to exchange knowledge and ideas and will also support leading programs such as Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Swasth Bharat Abhiyan, Make in India, Digital India, Smart Villages, Smart Cities, Namami Gange, Unnath Bharat Abhiyan initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the past seven years.
He said the main goal of the Science Festival is to use people’s innovations and develop technology accessible to the masses.
IISF is a joint program of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Earth Sciences and the NGO Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA), which works for science dissemination. The first edition of the IISF was held in 2015. The main purpose of the IISF is to celebrate science together with people in India and around the world.
Secretary, Earth Sciences, Dr M. Ravichandran, Secretary, Atomic Energy, KN Vyas, CSIR DG, Shekhar Mande, President Vijnana Bharati, Dr Vijay Bhatkar and senior scientists and officials have joined the program.
The film festival will be held in a hybrid fashion and the government is attempting to create a world record.
The four days of the festival will include a Science Film Festival to promote science popularization among citizens and aims to attract talented young science directors and science enthusiasts, Science Literature Festival, Engineering Students Festival, Village Festival, Traditional Crafts and Artisans Festival, Tentativi of creating Guinness World Records, Festival of Games and Toys Products, Global Indian Scientists and Technocrats Meet, Eco-Festival, New Age Technology Show and National Social Organizations and Institutions Meet.
This program will be organized with the active support of Vibha Vani India, a national consortium of grassroots development organizations and scientific institutions. The focus would be on identifying and presenting development models that will aid in the improvement of livelihoods through entrepreneurship and technology and the development of the self-reliant community.
Source: IANS
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