NASI celebrates National Science Day, KPS teacher bags Best Science Teacher Award

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Jamshedpur, Feb. 28 : The Jharkhand Chapter of the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) jointly with CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur celebrated the National Science Day on Thursday. Dr D P Duari, director, M P Birla Institute of Fundamental Sciences & M P Birla Planetarium, Kolkata was the chief guest of the function.  In addition to NML Scientific and technical staff more than 200 students from Jamshedpur based institutions, like Jamshedpur Women�s College, NIT Jamshedpur, ARKA Jain College and The Graduate College participated in the programme. Program was also attended by the principals of RajendraVidyaly and KPS, Mango.

While welcoming the gathering CSIR-NML Director, Dr. I. Chattoraj said, �It is great to have assembled here to pay tribute to one of India�s outstanding Scientist Sir ChandrashekharVenkataraman whose announcement of the Raman Effect is what we today celebrate as Science Day. Dr. Chattoraj stressed upon the fact the now we should start thinking differently and ensure that scientific temperament prevails in he society. We should learn to �Question the Answers� and should learn to enjoy what we do.

While delivering the welcome address by the Chairman Jharkhand Chapter of NASI,

Dr. Arvind Sinha said, You may be aware that India celebrates Science Day on February 28th every year, to commemorate the announcement of the discovery of the Raman Effect by Sir C.V. Raman for which he was Awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930. He has also emphasized that science students to develop the habit of asking the question from self and then try to seek the answer. Dr Sinha requested the science teachers to develop skills of doing science among students. He also congratulated the two winners of Best Science Teacher Award -2019.

The Chief Guest, Dr. D P Duari  delivered a popular science lecture on �Concepts and Challenges in Astronomy�. In his lecture Dr Duari, an associate of NASA, opened the secrets of universe, very systematically and the rational behind the cosmological phenomenon. He talked in detail about Mars and Mars mission of India and its significance for human race in large.  He has also emphasized the possibility of life on various planets other than earth and correlated it with the presence of sign of water or layers of ice as seen on different planets. He has also excited the students by talking in length about the Sun and the various phenomenon taking place on its surface and its impact on the Earth.

On behalf of Jharkhand state chapter of NASI the chief guest gave away the �Best Science Teacher Award-2019 for Jharkhand State to two teachers namely Dr Tapas Ghosh, DPS Ranchi and MsSushmitaSikdar, KPS, Mango. The selection for Best Science Teacher Award was made based on nomination followed by evaluation of screening committee of NASI-Jharkhand. The award comprises of Rs. 10000/- each and citation.