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Students of Little Flower Higher Secondary School sing during the National Science Day programme in the school’s premises on April 6.[/caption]
Kohima Bureau
Kohima, April 6 (EMN): Nagaland’s capital Kohima town observed National Science Day on April 6 at Little Flower Higher Secondary School in Kohima.
Dr. Limatemjen, assistant professor at Kohima Science College was the guest speaker for the event, which was conducted with the theme ‘science and technology for a sustainable future.’ 14 schools from Kohima attended the day’s programme, it was informed.
Speaking about the theme, Limatemjen broached various aspects of science and technology that ‘will lead to a sustainable future.’ Educating the students about sustainable development, he spoke about the kind of development that would meet the needs and aspirations of the current generation without compromising the ability to meet the future generations.
“Science is seen as an organised search for ‘truth’ and objective knowledge about reality and laws of nature, while technology encompasses essentially three meanings; tools and instruments to enhance human ability to shape nature and solve problems,” he said.
Limatemjen also taught the students on the practice of sustainable agriculture, which will not damage the environment nor reduce the biodiversity.
“To achieve this goal, we will require a prudent combination of a new technologies and ecological sensitivity,” he said.
Stating that the desired outcome of sustainable development, the speaker emphasised on the importance of clean water and air, fertile soil and good food, a livelihood and a healthy economy. Toward it, he also underlined the need for an optimum population size so as to avoid poverty and diseases.
“The principle of a sustainable society encompasses respect and care for the community of life, improve the quality of human life, conserve the earth’s vitality and diversity and minimise the depletion on non-renewable resources,” he stated. Limatemjen strongly felt that changes are needed in high school and college education on science, technology and sustainability.
“The history of technology, the differences among technologies in various cultures, the societal processes and decision structures that shape technological innovations and the consequences of technology for society should be taught in ways that engage students in a deeper understanding of technological change processes,” he asserted.
“Sustainability needs to be taught in a holistic way, connecting technology with institutions and values, ecology with economy and society, consumers with producers and governments, short term with long term, well-being with equity and difference between cultures with global values,” he added.
He also encouraged all the students to contribute their share towards this desire by requesting them to plant a tree every year.
The closing remark was delivered by Kepelhuzo Terhüja, assistant district education officer, Kohima, while a special number was presented by Little Flower Higher Secondary School, Kohima.
National Science Day is celebrated all over India with great enthusiasm on February 28 every year in order to commemorate the invention of the Raman Effect in India by the Indian physicist, Dr. Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman in 1928.
For his great success in the field of Science in India, Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman was awarded and honoured with the Nobel Prize in the Physics in the year 1930.
