Vigyan Prasar (VP) is a national institute for science and technology communication established in 1989 under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. It promotes and propagates a scientific and rational outlook in society; nurtures interest in science, encourages creativity and develops capacity for informed decision making.The principal objective of VP is to popularize science to every nooks and corners of India.
About VIPNET:
VIgyan Prasar NETwork of Science club is a unique programme initiated in the year 1998 to weave all science clubs, societies, organizations to strengthen the popular science movement in the country. The network started working as extended arms of Vigyan Prasar for communicating science with far reaching implications for the development of society through skill up-gradation training, workshops and outreach activities. The presence of clubs can be marked throughout the Indian map. Moreover, these clubs is not just limited to schools but outside the school as well which encompasses residential colonies, villages, panchayats etc. The prime objective of the project is to create scientific awareness, generate curiosity, and develop scientific temper with the spirit of enquiry amongst Indian citizens.
The VIPNET clubs acts as local activity centres of Vigyan Prasar for science communication to bring about the change at the remotest of places in India. These clubs are doing these activities as a voluntary service. This role of science club is very much important for perceiving the impact of science in the thinking, temperament and daily practices of life and to disseminate the usefulness of science in society.
For details click www.vigyanprasar.gov.in
The winning design, selected among all the received entries through various mode/platform, will be awarded a prize of Rs. 25,000/-
The contest is open to all citizens of India. The entry could be an individual project or a team project.
Last date of submission of entries is 20th March, 2020
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