Goa University to organise science expo 'Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate' on February 22

In a bid to promote the milestones of modern Indian science & technology, science literature and the history of Indian science, the Goa University in collaboration with the Union Ministry of Culture will be organising a science expo ‘Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate’ at the university from February 22 to 28. The expo will be held for school, college and university students. The expo will be aimed at targeting the growth in Technology, adopting swadeshi (made in India) and paramparik (traditional) inventions and innovations in India in the next 25 years.

Science: A Festival

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The expo will hold various competitions in science photography and science documentary for college and university students along with the general public. Meanwhile, school and higher secondary school students will be eligible to participate in science monologue, science poster and science essay contests.

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The documentaries have to be based on the subject of ‘Swadeshi Paramparik Inventions and Innovations’. As per the guidelines issued by Goa University, “The time limit of the documentaries should not exceed 5-7 minutes. Only one entry per participant will be allowed. The five best documentaries will be selected and screened on February 26, which will be judged by experts and prizes will be awarded during the valedictory function,”

Improvement in COVID-19 stats across the state

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Reportedly, with the sustained improvement in the COVID-19 situation across the state, schools and colleges are expected to resume offline classes by mid-March. Some colleges have also begun conducting exams in offline mode for the final year students. Meanwhile, with a rapid decline in the COVID-19 cases, a total of 40 active cases were registered on Sunday, taking the total active case count to 570. Whereas, 144 patients were recovered taking the total recovery count to 2,40,351.