Our Correspondent
Kohima | February 25
A day four event of the ongoing Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate- (Festival of Science & Technology) here at Science and Technology complex, was marked by a talk on the theme ‘science, technology and innovation for self reliance/atmannirbhar bharat’ by Dr Daya Lama, Scientist E, DRI, DRDO, Tezpur.
Dr Lama spoke about the centres of excellence created in various institutions and DRDO’s evolution, which brings out the idea of self-reliance and further look into new arenas of research in science and technology. He highlighted the latest development on defense aircraft, vehicles and equipment.
The achievements of DRDO have also been highlighted through screening of short film. Apart from other activities, day four event also witnessed sharing of experience about the festival from the students.
A total of 114 students from G Rio Higher Secondary School, Mezhur Higher Secondary School, Fernwood Higher Secondary School and Christ King Higher Secondary School, Kohima participated in the programme.
Meanwhile, day five (February 26) event will witness science literature activity in the form of painting competition, slide show, model contest and poetry writing competition.
