Shillong, March 19: The Officer on Special Duty, State Council of Science, Technology & Environment, (SCSTE), Meghalaya has informed that the National Science Day 2023 will be observed in the State during the 22nd to 23rd March 2023, the event is to commemorate the discovery of the Raman effect by a renowned Indian Physicist, Prof. C.V Raman during the year 1928.
A two-day long programme is jointly organised by State Council of Science Technology & Environment (SCSTE), Meghalaya, Bio Resources Development Centre (BRDC) & Shillong Science Centre at the State Convention Centre, (Pinewood Annex), Shillong.
The programme is being supported by the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India and Planning, Investment Promotion & Sustainable Development Department, Government of Meghalaya.
The theme for this year’s celebration is “Global Science for Global wellbeing” Prof. Prabha Shankar Shukla, Vice Chancellor, North Eastern Hills university will be the Chief Guest at the inaugural function on 22nd March 2023 at 11:00 AM.
The two days event will include many S&T activities to be taken part by different Scientific/Research Institutes, Innovators of NE region, Research Scholars from Universities, School Eco Clubs and School Students from the State.
Poster Presentations, Science Experiments, Science model exhibition, Science Popular Talk, Science Skits, Fancy dress by school students on personalities in the field of Science & Technology, Puppetry Show and also Open quiz, Drawing, Painting and Extempore speech competitions will be the main highlights during the 2(two) days programme.
The programme will also mark the felicitation of 31nos of students from different schools of the State on the 22nd March 2023 who scored the highest marks in the subject of Science Technology & Mathematics on the Secondary & Higher Secondary Examination conducted by MBOSE during the year 2021 – 2022.
