Port Blair, March 1: The Department of Science and Technology, A&N Administration celebrated National Science Day yesterday. To mark the occasion, the Department organized a weeklong online painting competition from Feb. 17 to 24, 2023 on the theme ‘Global Science for Global Wellbeing’ for all the college students of A&N Islands. The Department also conducted a seminar competition on the same theme at TGCE Auditorium for the college students.

The Secretary (S&T), Shri Aman Gupta, IAS, graced the occasion as the chief guest and enlightened the students about the discovery of Raman Effect by an Indian Physicist, Sir C.V Raman. Thereafter, prizes were distributed to the winners of online painting competition and Seminar competition.

Shri Abhishek Bhukal, Director (S&T) briefed about the Departmental activities of Science and Technology Department including the Young Scientist Fellowship and Woman Scientist Fellowship schemes. He urged the students to utilize these centrally funded schemes for research and development projects.

About 55 students participated in the online painting competition while 11 students from 7 Colleges participated in the Seminar which was attended by 150 students. In the online painting competition, Megha Das of TGCE won the 1st prize, K. Lavaniya of ANCOL bagged the 2nd prize, Tarun of Govt. ITI, Car Nicobar won the 3rd prize. In the Seminar competition, Farheen of JNRM won the 1st prize, Akash Halder of ANCOL won the 2nd prize and Dipanjali Sarkar bagged the 3rd prize.