The Samikhsya Bureau
New Delhi: As curtain-raisers to promote scientific temper among the public, the Ministry of Science & Technology has planned to host 30 Vigyan Yatras across India ahead of the 6th India International Science Fair (IISF)-2020.
“IISF is going to impact and benefit every segment of society”, stated Director General of CSIR, the nodal agency for the mega event.
Vigyan Yatra is a promotional activity of the India International Science Festival, the Ministry maintained.
“In this activity, the mobile science exhibition vans flag off from many cities of the country. The vision behind this science journey is to promote scientific temper and inculcate the culture of science among the masses.
This program also ignites the minds of the youngsters because science exhibition mobile vans are viewed by all local school and university students that create interest in science and generate awareness about the IISF,” the officials elaborated.
Eminent science communicators, innovators, teachers, students and research scholars of the locality will be felicitated, it was learnt.
Among the 30 Yatras, Indian Association of the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata; Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, Dhanbad, National Institute of Oceanography, Goa and Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Imphal have been hosts of the 30 outreach events.
