Daijiworld Media Network - Panaji
Panaji, Mar 18: Chief minister Pramod Sawant addressing during the inaugural of the sixth edition of the Science Film Festival of India (SCI-FFI) said that students must be encouraged for regular visits to Old Goa based ICAR-CCARI and the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) in Dona Paula in a bid to tap the scientific temparament of the students.
"Young minds should be ignited with innovation and to do that, the information of the research institutes should reach out to the students. If they visit these research institutes now, the liking and interest towards science will develop. Along with knowledge, practical experiences are also important,” Sawant said.
Sawant added saying that the state government vide the department of science, technology and waste management will hold the annual scientific event, Manohar Parrikar Vidnyan Mahotsav, in a virtual mode this year.