For the extension of scientific thinking among people, the seventh science fair will be held from 9th to 12th February at the science fair Bhola in Bhel Dashera Maidan. 7th Bhopal Science Fair is being organized by Madhya Pradesh Science and Technology Council and Science Bharati for four days. The event will be organized from 9th to 12th February at the Bhel Dashehra grounds.
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fair, organized from 9th to 12th February at Bhel Dashehra ground, will run from 10.30 am to 9 pm. The objective of organizing this fair is to spread science and technology among students and common people, to make them aware of the future prospects in the field of science and to expand the scientific thinking among the people with the efforts of research and development in the country. During a press conference on Wednesday, Science and Technology Minister Umashankar Gupta said that this time several new programs will be started in the fair. A special session will be held on science and spirituality and will be organized by world renowned environmentalist Padmabhushan Chandi Prasad Bhatt. Information about government schemes including start-up india, make-in india will also be given and every day ‘science for mass people’ will be organized.
The highlight of the fair are the exhibition of art pieces of bamboo, clay crafts and metallurgy, pavilions showing innovations, various competitions for children, dialogue with scientists, seminars, lectures and suggestive sessions, programs on the environment and cultural events etc. 124 institutions have participated, 124 institutes including participation of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Indian Space Research Organization, Indian Space Research Organization, NHDC, AYUSH Ministry of Bharat Government, BHEL, Coal India Limited, Bramhos Arrow Space, various departments of MP Governments, Tata, NPCIL, NTPC will do. Vice Chancellor of JNU, M Jagadesh Kumar will be awarded as ‘Professor of Science Pratibha Award’, for his outstanding work. In addition, Expo Awards will also be given.
Brahmos missile attraction: An exhibition of Newell Power Corporation of India Limited was also set up at the fair. Students also understood the Reuters model and methodology at the fair. All excited to see the Brahmos missile in the fair. Exhibitions were done by many private institutions and showcasing the scientists’ achievements. More than 100 institutions, including NTPC, NPCIL, were included.
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Jayant Sahastrabuddhe, secretary in the program, said that such events can inform the indigenous scientific techniques and inventions to the society. The program was attended by Principal Secretary Science and Technology Manu Shrivastav, Director General of M.P. and Technology Dr. Navin Chandra.
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the third day of the science fair on February 11, there was a Huge crowd of students despite the sudden change in the weather in the afternoon on Sunday. In the mobile pyrenetarium planted by the Children Science Center of Indore in the Pavilion near the entrance, the children received interesting information of astronomy, including the stars and galaxies. Rajendra Singh, the State Coordinator, connected with the science-propaganda Delhi, told that a 20-minute program was seen by a large number of common people in the temporary dom.
After looking at the informative exhibition (Exhibit) in the Interactive Gallery of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), the audience first came to know about the various benefits of nuclear energy, safety measures and the first time about India’s nuclear program. Teachers and students showed special interest in different publications of this institute. Experts team reported that 1.5 million people had observed their pavilion last year.
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Special lecture In today’s session Padma Vibhushan Shri Chandi Prasad Bhatt expressed his views on the sensitivity of the Himalayas and the present crisis, saying that in fact Himalaya is the controller of climate change. Man has had a relation with the Himalayas since its inception. Traditionally, protection has been preserved here. He said that glaciers are melting. The local temperature is rising. Shri Bhatat said that the pressures of marketism are increasing for the so-called development. There are many types of medicinal herbs in the Himalayas. Now the clouds of distress are hovering over them. He also shared the experience of the Chipko movement. Dr. Avinash Kumar Shrivastav, Director, CSIR-Amri gave lectures on Naina substances and said that this little technique has paved the way for new possibilities in the field of drug manufacturing. He explained that the interference in substance at the atomic level is called nanotechnology. Nano technology is also being used in the field of immunity and energy. In India, there are many institutions including CSIR research on Nano Technology.
What’s Special for today in Science Fair
JNU Vice-Chancellor Prof. M. Jagdish Kumar has been holding the lecture on 12th February at 12.00 noon. The four-day fair will be concluded on Monday.
