North Indian Young Inventors and Innovation Challenge organised at Science City

Kapurthala, April 23, 2022: A North Regional Indian Young Inventors & Innovation Challenge was organized by Pushpa Gujral Science City in collaboration with Punjab State Council for S & T. The program was catalysed by Network of Organizations for Science & Technology communication (NOSTC) and supported by National Council for Science, Technology  Communication  (NCSTC), DST, GoI. The main objective of this program was to attract Young Indian Inventors to present their innovative ideas and display their project models.

Around 25 students selected from various states of the North region  Jammu & Kashmir, Leh-Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh and Delhi presented their ideas. Kirndeep Kaur from Govt. Sen. Secondary School Kot Khalsa Amritsar stood first, Hazis Shaz from HSS Boy Kishtwar J&K  and   Sukhdeep Kaur from Govt. Sen. School Gobindpur Khun  Hoshiarpur got second and  third prize, respectively in cub  Category. Bhajan Preet Kaur from Zira (Punjab) and Vincky Nagar from Delhi were adjudged best in Juvenile and Youth category, respectively.  The winners of the event will now participate at National level Indian Young Inventors & Innovation Challenge.

Er. Anuj Sinha former Director Vigyan Prasar NOIDA and Head NCSTC, DST, GoI New Delhi was the Chief Guest at this occasion. Delivering inaugural address, he emphasized upon the importance of Science, Technology and Innovation in addressing the problems of the society. He said that best brains are trained to solve real life problems using science find great satisfaction and earn gratitude of the common man.

Addressing the participants, Dr. Jearth said that creativity is a function of knowledge, curiosity, imagination and evaluation that leads to innovation. The greater is your knowledge base and level of curiosity, the more potential innovative ideas you can generate, however, simply having knowledge does not guarantee the formation of new ideas or creativity.  Further, one needs to be highly innovative and creative to shape their ideas, she added.

Dr. Rajesh Grover Director, Science City and Dr. Kulbir Bath, Joint Director Punjab State Council for Science and Technology were also present and addressed the participants at the occasion.

Science City also organized an online painting competition to commemorate World Earth Day. Ankit from DIPS Suranussi got first prize, Divya from Govt. Model Sen. Sec. School Kaurian Wali, Fazilka won second prize and Mehakpreet Kaur from Govt.  Sen. Sec. School Khamano Kalan stood third in the painting contest.