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| World Aids Day (Dec 1, 2008) |
The program was facilitated by Dr. Munish Kumar Project Coordiantor of Red Ribbon Project.
Dr. Munish Kumar gave the welcome address and he introduced Red Ribbon Project. He emphasized the mode of transmission, preventive techniques and precautionary measures of this disease. The role of Red Ribbon Project and for setting up the Red Ribbon Clubs in various colleges for the awareness and prevention of HIV/AIDS was also discussed in his speech.
Dr. H. S. Lamba Chief Guest highlighted the importance of ‘World AIDS Day’. He informed the audience about the present statistics of HIV/AIDS presented by NACO and further narrated the importance of sympathy towards suffering patients, as the HIV/AIDS patients are facing a rude attitude of the community which they don’t really deserve. He mentioned to give strong tributes to the people who served the AIDS patients and still serving the orphans of the dead AIDS patients.
He also stated the problems in controlling the disease as why the vaccine against HIV/AIDS is not possible to be produced through which we can stop the spread of this fatal disease throughout the world.
Dr. R. Sharma Director PGSC, thanked the members of Red Ribbon Club and the Red Ribbon Project for providing them the plate-form to raise the slogan against HIV/AIDS.
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| World Science Day for Peace & Development (Nov 10, 2008) |
The World Science Day for Peace and Development is celebrated each year on 10 November, across the globe by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
This year, the major event will be take place in Mexico City from 10 to 13 November 2008, to mark the 25th Anniversary of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS). Highlights of the celebration will include a wide-ranging series of symposia focusing on genes and human health, the state of mathematics, the growth of the knowledge economy in the developing world, nanoscience, physics, and climate change and so on.
We at PGSC, view this day as an opportunity to renew our commitment to popularize science by making it simple to understand and more enjoyable for the masses. A record number of visitors came to the science city in the recent months which is an index of awareness of visitors to know more and more about scientific phenomenons, which is very encouraging to make science city a better place to serve the community.
The highlight of the event was on the spot Painting competition, Posters display, distribution of information brochures and film shows on “Discovery & mechanism of X-rays”. A chance observation by Roentgen led to the discovery of X-rays, which in a sense opened the floodgates towards discovery of modern science during 20th century.
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| International Day for Biodiversity (May 22, 2008) |
PGSC is celebrating International Day for Biodiversity with a view as an opportunity to educate students and visitors about the conservation and management of earth resources.
The International Day for Biodiversity is an initiative of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Convention on Life on Earth. It is celebrated annually on 22nd May, the day the Convention was adopted in 1992 in Nairobi.
Climate change is already forcing biodiversity to adapt either through shifting habitat, changing life cycles, or the development of new physical traits.
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| World Health Day (April 07, 2008) |
PGSC celebrated World Health Day on April 7, 2008 to raise awareness among students and visitors to protect health from climate change through a variety of programmes such as seminars, poster displays and distibution of information brochures.
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| World Wetlands Day (February 02, 2008) |
World Wetlands Day is celebrated each year on the 2nd of February. It marks the anniversary of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention) in Ramsar, Iran, on 2nd February 1971. Wetlands are a very important part of our biodiversity and it is essential to see that these are well protected. Wetlands have been drained and transformed by anthropogenic activities like unplanned urban and agricultural development, industrial sites, constructions, impoundment, resource extraction, and dredge disposal causing substantial long-term ecological loss. .
PGSC is celebrating World Wetlands Day to raise awareness among students and visitors for wetland values, benefits, promote the conservation and management of wetlands through a variety of programmes such as seminars, posters displays and distribution of informative brochures.
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| Bhopal Tragedy Day (December 03, 2007) |
PGSC remembers “Bhopal Tragedy Day” to raise awareness among students and visitors about worst commercial industrial disasters in history called as “Hiroshima of the Chemical Industry” through a variety of programmes such as seminars, posters displays and distribution of informative brochures.
The Bhopal Disaster was caused by the accidental release of 40 tonnes of methyl Isocynate (MIC) from a Union Carbide India, Limited (UCIL), pesticide plant located in the heart of the city of Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh.
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| World Wildlife Week’(October 1-7, 2007) |
To help efforts achieving better living conditions for humanity, PGSC celebrates October 1 to 7 as ‘World Wildlife Week’. The week would be dedicated to express our commitment towards all those noble causes that affect and impact human race in general and wild life in specific.
India is one of the few countries whose constitution makes specific references to the need for conserving the rich wild heritage of the land. It is fundamental duty of every Indian citizen to protect and improve the natural environment including forest, lakes, rivers and Wildlife and to have compassion for living creatures. The very 'destroyers' have to be the protectors and conservers or else someday. Mother nature may just give up.
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| World Ozone Day(September 16, 2007) |
International day for preservation of Ozone layer is commemorated each year on Sep 16. The day was designated by the United Nations in recognition of the anniversary of the signing of the 1987 Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the Ozone Layer.
India signed Montreal protocol in 1992 since than India celebrates Sep 16 as International day for preservation of ozone layer.
PGSC is celebrating International day for preservation of Ozone layer to raise awareness among students and visitors about the importance and protection of ozone layer. This layer protects us from harmful ultra violet rays that are dangerous for whole of the ecosystem, through a variety of programmes such as seminars, poster display and distribution of informative brochures.
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| Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas(August 20, 2007) |
20th August is celebrated as “Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas” on the occasion of former Prime Minister late Shri Rajiv Gandhi’s Birthday. PGSC had celebrated “Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas” to raise awareness among students and visitors for the conservation and management of energy resources through a variety of programmes.
A State level Renewable Energy Education Park had been set up at Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala. The main objective of setting up this park is to create awareness amongst people in general and the children in particular about the use and benefits of renewable energy technologies and to spread the message about energy conservation and efficient utilization of energy resources.
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| World Enviornment Day (June 05, 2007) |
PGSC celebrated World Environment Day on June o5, 2007 to raise awareness among students and visitors about Conservation and Management of Earth resources through a variety of programmes such as seminars, poster displays and distibution of information brochures.
World Environment Day is commemorated each year on June 5. On this day, in 1972, the Stockholm Conference on Human Environment was held in Sweden. Another resolution, adopted by the General Assembly the same day, led to the creation of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
On this World Environment Day, let us resolve to do more to provide safe, clean environment to all the world’s people. Let us also reaffirm our commitment for better management of environmental resources, which are our lifeline for survival, and for sustainable development in the 21st century
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| World Health Day (April 07, 2007) |
PGSC celebrated World Health Day on April 7, 2007 to raise awareness among students and visitors for the AIDS AWARENESS through a variety of programmes such as seminars, poster displays and distibution of information brochures.
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| Annual Day (March 19, 2007) |
Annual Day of Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala was celebrated on March 19, 2007. On this day Philatelic Gallery in Science Voyage Hall was inagurated by Dr. R.S. Khandpur, Director General, PGSC.
On this occasion Dr.(Prof) I.S.Dua Chairman, Dept. of Botany, Panjab University Chandigarh delivered a talk. A booklet on HIV/AIDS was also released followed by honouring of PGSC Business Associates.
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