Every year February 28 is celebrated as the National Science Day i.e. Rashtriya Vigyan Diwas. In 2015, the theme of the day is “Science for Nation Building” . This year’s theme has been chosen for the purpose of raising public appreciation on scientific issues for the development of nation.
Why National Science Day is celebrated?
- This day marks the epoch-making discovery of Raman Effect by Indian physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (CV Raman) on February 28, 1928.
- In 1930, for this discovery he was awarded with the Nobel Prize in Physics.
- In 1986, National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC) demanded the Union Government to assign February 28 every year as the ‘National Science Day’ for India.
- In 2000, the first National Science Day was celebrated on February 28, 2000.
- In 2013, the American Chemical Society designated the ‘Raman Effect’ as an International Historic Chemical Landmark.
- Theme for the National Science Day 2014 – “Fostering Scientific Temper and Energy conservation”
- Theme for the National Science Day 2013 – “Genetically Modified Crops and Food Security”.
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