National Science Day is celebrated on February 28, Raman effect, 2011 theme

National Science Day is celebrated on February 28, Raman effect, NationalScienceDay 2011 theme. Catch here all the latest news and updated reports on National Science Day.

The event is commemorated in honour of Sir C.V. Raman for his legacy and discovery of the Raman effect on February 28, 1928, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1930. NationalScienceDay is celebrated in India on February 28 every year to mark the discovery of Raman effect by C.V. Raman. Three science events inlcuding 25th Gujarat Science Congress, National Science Day and Science Exhibition – held as part of the Science Utsav 2011 were inaugurated at Gujarat Science City. A major attraction was film festival based on science theme.

Importance of the Raman Effect

Raman Effect – “Some 76 years Sir C.V. Raman won a Nobel Prize for his study of optics and the scattering of light, researchers across the world are still extracting exciting new results from his discoveries. His pathbreaking work is increasingly relevant even today.