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What is the News?
The Union Minister of Science & Technology has inaugurated “Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate”
What is Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate?
Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate is a week-long science festival. It aims to celebrate the essence and magnificence of our scientific achievements.
Aim: To incorporate India’s science and scientific achievements in our cultural ethos and to take the science and scientific thinking to the common man.
Coordinated by: The program is being coordinated by Vigyan Prasar.
Note: Vigyan Prasar(VP) is an autonomous organization under the Department of Science and Technology(DST).
What are the other programmes to popularize science?
Project Vigyan Basha: It is an ambitious programme of Vigyan Prasar to communicate science in various Indian languages.
Unified Science Media Centre: It has been set up under Vigyan Prasar. It will cut across all the departments to present the recent developments on science and technology to the common masses, with a major focus on the research and innovation happening in our own scientific laboratories and research institutions.
Source: This post is based on the article “Union Ministers jointly inaugurate “Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate”” published in PIB on 23rd February 2022.
