KV pupils’ date with CSIO scientists

CHANDIGARH: As part of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s Jigyasa science promotion initiative, more than 50 students and eight teachers from Kendriya Vidalayas in different parts of the country arrived at Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO) here to interact with scientists and gain practical laboratory experience.

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 29

As part of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s Jigyasa science promotion initiative, more than 50 students and eight teachers from Kendriya Vidalayas in different parts of the country arrived at Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO) here to interact with scientists and gain practical laboratory experience.

The objective is to inculcate scientific temperament in young minds and motivate them to choose science as a career option. They were exposed to technology development for agriculture, healthcare and defence sectors under “Make in India” and “Innovate in India” schemes.

The lecture-cum-hands on sessions were taken up to make the students aware of several scientific topics of concern such as pollution monitoring system, chromatography for natural products analysis, optical phenomenon, colour measurement, sensor development , understanding cyber crime and cyber forensics, chemistry of atoms microscopic vision and motion. Jigyasa was launched in July 2017, wherein CSIR has joined hands with Kendriya Vidalaya Sangathan to implement this programme to connect 1,151 Kendriya Vidyalayas with 38 CSIR laboratories, targeting one lakh students and nearly a thousand teachers annually. The focus of the programme is on connecting students and scientists so as to extend classroom learning with that of well-planned research laboratory based learning. Dr Vinod Karar, Acting Director of CSIO, was the chief guest, while Dr Navneet Aulakh, Principal Scientist, CSIO gave the students a an exposure on how to make a mini air pollution measurement system.