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Science and the Scientific: Growing Scientific Temper among Indians

Start Date :
Sep 16, 2020
Last Date :
Dec 31, 2020
23:45 PM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
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India Science (www.indiascience.in) is an Internet-based science Over-The-Top (OTT) TV channel. It is an initiative of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt of India ...

India Science (www.indiascience.in) is an Internet-based science Over-The-Top (OTT) TV channel. It is an initiative of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt of India , implemented and managed by Vigyan Prasar (VP), an autonomous organisation of Department of Science and Technology. This 24x7 video platform is dedicated to science and technology knowledge dissemination, with a strong commitment to spreading scientific awareness especially with Indian perspectives, ethos and cultural milieu. The initiative is supported by National Council of Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC), DST.

Science and Technology are the main driving forces of the nation and fundamental to the progress and growth. But there is a distinct difference between “science” and “scientific”.

What do you think, is the difference and where do you think they relate with each other? How do the two words contribute to building and reinforcing scientific temper among the youth? Send us your views!

Last date of submission is 31st December 2020

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Amit Srivasatava
Amit Srivasatava 5 years 3 months ago
Science , by definition, is the study of nature or reality in and around us or the world or the existence, as it is. So, it actually stands as an enterprise or field of study and understanding of the phenomenon happening around us. This phenomenon understood and applied for a specific purpose in some direction is technology. Technology is considered scientific because it generally has its roots in science. Although there exists some technologies or application of natural laws in
Srinivas SG
Srinivas SG 5 years 3 months ago
Science is all about the known facts through a systematic way which is said to be a scientific method. Scientific Temper is a quality to instil in some one to follow the scientific methods to make more science happen from various sectors of the nature. To raise Scientific Temper in the youth, I have focused especially the school going children of our nation through various scientific programs. To know more about my scientific programs you may visit my website www.ScientificStudents.com Srinivas
mahesh biyani
mahesh biyani 5 years 3 months ago
75 Years & Govt data published by Congi good but by Modi/ABV wrong . Happens in India only ? Not 1 MSM accepted challenge of modi report card & few riots v/s Godhra ! Not one white paper on why India purposely say bring not bring metro /rail/road/expressways/digital land/property records & will India will get it ! Not 1 knew the truth of Punjab farmers getting to sell 90 % of total FCI procurement or even J&K section 370 , dalits were bonded labors ! only lies ! how will science progress
Pragati Srivastava
Pragati Srivastava 5 years 3 months ago
Today, it is so different that few are ready to accept knowledge accumulated by the ancients as 'science'. ... Only that knowledge which is patterned after the methods of natural sciences is regarded scientific.
ShivPrakashKatiyar
ShivPrakashKatiyar 5 years 3 months ago
Science refers to a systematic body of knowledge in any field by involving three things: verifiability, system and generality. The method of gaining this knowledge is scientific by being definite, objective, general, reliable and predictable. The pattern of science is natural science. Only that knowledge which is patterned after the methods of natural sciences is regarded scientific i.e. in the case of social sciences but in the limited sense only. Science is made not by the facts but by methods