New Delhi (NVI): National Science Day is being celebrated in the country today with tributes to India’s great scientist CV Raman who discovered ‘Raman Effect’.
CV Raman won the Nobel prize for the same. The day is celebrated on February 28 and the government felicitates scientists on this day every year for contribution to the field of science.
The theme for National Science Day 2020 is “Women in Science”, which aims to appreciate the contribution of women in the field of science.
National Science Day is an occasion to salute the talent and tenacity of our scientists. Their innovative zeal and pioneering research has helped India and the world. May Indian science continue to thrive and may our young minds develop even greater curiosity towards science.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 28, 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also greeted the scientists on National Science Day.