President Kovind Set To Inaugurate ‘Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate’ On This Date

Jabalpur: President Ram Nath Kovind is set to inaugurate a nationwide week-long programme of competitions and lectures for school students and collegians — Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate — via online mode on Tuesday, February 22.

Rani Durgavati University Vice-Chancellor, Kapil Deo Mishra, said on Saturday that the Union Ministry of Science and Technology has selected three Madhya Pradesh institutions to organise this programme.

“The MP Council of Science and Technology (MPCST) will hold the event in Bhopal, Rani Durgavati University in Jabalpur and the SGSITS College in Indore. Students from government and private institutions can take part, for which they have to register on the government website,” Mishra was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

The ‘Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate’ (science is revered all over) aims to attract students towards scientific knowledge of articles of daily use and propagating scientific theories, MPCST senior principal scientist Dr PK Digghara was quoted as saying by the agency.

“Each day of the programme is based on different themes. On February 23, it will be annals of history of Indian science, February 24 will be milestones of modern Indian science and technology, February 25 swadeshi paramparik inventions and innovations, February 26 science literature festival, while February 27 will have science and technology for next 25 years. The valedictory function will be on February 28,” Digghara said.

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