Nurpur lad exhibits science model at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Our Correspondent

Nurpur, March 7

Ayush Katoch, a Class VIII student of the local Noorpur Public School, presented his science model at a national-level project competition at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi on March 4. He is one of the two students from the state who have presented their science models in the ‘Festival of Innovation’, an exhibition organised by the National Innovation Foundation (NIF).

The ‘Festival of Innovation’ is a unique initiative by the President to recognise and admire innovations by students. The NIF, working under the Department of Science and Technology; Government of India, has been organising the exhibition since 2010 in which the President of India accords recognition and admiration after examining the science models of the grassroots level innovators. The exhibition has become a national celebration of creativity and innovation.

This year, 60 students were shortlisted to present their science models from across the country. Their innovative models had been selected under the Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) programme of the Government of India. INSPIRE is an innovative programme sponsored and managed by the Department of Science and Technology to attract talent to science. The basic objective of INSPIRE is to communicate to the youth the excitement of creative pursuit of science and attract talent to the study of science at an early age.

The award winners of the INSPIRE programme have presented their models in this exhibition. President Pranab Mukherjee, while admiring the children’s innovation, exhorted them to converge their efforts to make India inclusive, innovative and responsive to the aspirations of common people. Ayush presented his innovative model of eco-friendly village and anti –earthquake building in the exhibition.