IISF-2020

25 Dec

Vice President lauds Indian scientists for work on COVID 19 vaccine

The News Horizon0 CommentsHealth & FitnessCSIR-NISCAIR, CSIR-NISTADS, IISF-2020, Vijnana Bharati

New Delhi : Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu today expressed happiness that India was on the verge of releasing its own indigenous COVID vaccine and complimented the scientists who have made this possible. Addressing the concluding session of the India International Science Festival from Hyderabad through virtual mode, the Vice President also lauded the dedication of scientists in making the country self-reliant in the production of PPEs and Covid-19 testing kits. Observing that false information on the nature of the coronavirus, medication and the vaccine has caused panic and anxiety among the people, Shri Naidu said that…

25 Dec

Bringing science and films together

The News Horizon0 CommentsEntertainment, ScienceCSIR, DBT, DST, IISF-2020, MoES, NISTADS, NSFFI-2020, science films, Vigyan Bharti, Vigyan Prasar

New Delhi : Film star, Amitabh Bachchan, today, appreciated the efforts being made by the Union Ministry of Science and Technology to help take science to the common man through various means including films, television programmes and other modes of communication. In a video address to the concluding session of India International Science Film Festival organised as part of the sixth India International Science Festival, he noted that science and technology had an important role to play in the socio-economic development of a country and emphasised that there was a need to impart knowledge and disseminate information on science and…