Mandi, 4th January 2023: Himachal Pradesh Council for Science, Technology and Environment (HIMCOSTE) conducted 30th Children’s Science Congress at Indian Institute of Technology Mandi campus from 31st December 2022 to 3rd January 2023. The theme for this year’s Children’s Science Congress was ‘Understanding Ecosystem for Health & Well Being’.
The Chief Guest for the closing ceremony of the Children’s Science Congress was Shri Rajesh Dharmani, Member of Legislative Assembly, Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha.
Addressing the gathering, Chief Guest Shri Rajesh Dharmani, Member of Legislative Assembly, Vidhan Sabha, Himachal Pradesh, said, “The students should work hard than the expectations then it will become possible to achieve anything in life. One should set big goals and strive to achieve them. Being all-rounder is very important in today’s world and to become more successful in life.”
Further, Shri Dharmani mentioned, “Teachers should do Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis for all the students individually and help them realize their passion and talent. HIMCOSTE will soon have a platform where the students should be able to put all their doubts.”
The other dignitaries present were Shri Amarnath Rana, Director, Elementary Education, Mandi; Shri Devinder Chandel, Deputy Director, Elementary Education, Una; Dr. S.S Randhawa, Principal Scientific Officer, HIMCOSTE; Mr. Ashok Walia, District Science Supervisor, Mandi; Ms Dipshika Gaur, Senior Scientific Officer & Coordinator Children’s Science Congress; Ms Shalu Parmar, President, HP Science Master Association – Women Wing, and Dr. Satinder Sharma, and Dr. Tushar Jain from IIT Mandi.
Addressing the young students during the event, Prof. Laxmidhar Behera, Director, IIT Mandi, said, "The ability to search for truth is the purpose of science. Science gives us ability to think."
He further added, "Within science, we know of two categories of objects - waves and particles. The third category is consciousness and this consciousness is explored less in modern science. This is an essential part of Science."
Children’s science congress is the flagship program of HIMCOSTE and was started in 1993. It starts from Mandal level then the winners compete at district level and before getting selected at the state level.
While talking about the Science Congress, Shri Satpal Dhiman, Additional Secretary, Environment Science and Technology and Joint Member Secretary, HIMCOSTE, said, “HP Children’s Science Congress has been conducted at IIT Mandi to motivate students to pursue their careers in science and technology.”
The four days session had science quiz, mathematics Olympiad, Science activity corner, scientific project report, science skit, and innovative science models. 16 best scientific reports will compete in national level children’s science congress, at the end of January in Ahmedabad and Gujarat representing Himachal Pradesh
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