Sunday, 16 April 2023 | PNS | DEHRADUN
On the third day of its “One Week One lab” campaign, CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum organised a half-day Jigyasa programme for school students at its laboratory premises in Dehradun. The event’s objective was to teach the scientific temperament among school children. The programme included interactive scientific presentations by the research scholars at CSIR-IIP. Over 75 students from different schools in and around Dehradun participated in the event.
The students participated in various competitions arranged for them. Speaking on the occasion, CSIR-IIP director Anjan Ray motivated the students and emphasised the importance and significance of science in day-to-day life. He also addressed the issues of global warming and the measures to be taken to mitigate it by minimising the overconsumption of energy. Citing various examples, Ray stressed on reasonable consumption of energy and water resources. The conservation of water and energy is a necessity to save the future, he stressed.
Quiz and skit competitions were held for the students. KV IIP Dehradun secured first prize, with DAV Public School securing second place and Doiwala School securing third prize in the skit competition. The school students and audience actively participated in the quiz competition also. The DAV school secured first position, followed by Doiwala school in the second position and SGRR Nehrugram school and KV-IIP jointly securing the third position in quiz completion.
