Staff Reporter
Indian International Science Festival 2020 concluded yesterday with resolve to encourage scientific temper and to attract young minds towards science and innovative research.
In the backdrop of this festival two girls from Maharashtra have bagged a silver medal in the annual International Science and invention fair which was organised online in Indonesia. More than 350 projects from 40 different countries were showcased in this fair.
Amruta Bapat and Gayatri Bedekar who are studying in A. K Joshi High School in Thane district of Maharashtra have done a remarkable job by making an award winning project for the international fair while continuing their online education in the difficult time of global pandemic.
A simple but innovative technique was used for their project. A dynamo which was used for lighting headlamps and taillamps of the bicycles in the past was used for the project and an instrument useful for charging mobile, laptops and other chargeable gadgets was made by these two girls. With the help of the guidance of their parents and some technicians the girls have innovated an environment friendly charger which requires no fuel but human muscle power to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. This project received a silver medal and these girls have certainly made the country proud with their skill and innovation.
A total of 20 films have bagged awards at the International Science Film Festival of India (ISFFI) 2020, which was held as part of the sixth India International Science Festival 2020 held from December 22-25. Six films bagged the awards for the international categories and 14 for the national categories.
In the international categories, the award winners include a film in English titled The Insect Rescuer’, produced by ZDF and directed by Andreas Ewels of Germany (Best of Festival Award on the theme “Science for self-reliant India and/or Science for global welfare”); and a film in Persian titled Night Nurse’ produced by Hasan Rahmani and directed by Ashkan Hatami of Iran (Best of Festival Award on the theme “Science and awareness on COVID-19 and other health emergencies”).