October, 2019 Newsletter www.ncscmum.org For Private Circulation Only NCSC National Centre for Communicators Vidnyan Bhavan, V.N. Purav Marg, Sion-Chunabhatti, Mumbai 400022 | Tel.: 091-22-24054714/6268 We are proud to say that India has redefined. The second, metre and candela expanded footprints in space and has were already defined by physical constants surpassed international aspirations. India and were subject to correction to their Hello launched Chandrayaan-2 on Indian Space definitions. The new definitions aim to Research Organisation's (ISRO's) improve the SI without changing the value GSLVMk-III from the SatishDhawan of any units, confirming continuity with Space Centre at Sriharikota in space on existing measurements. We bring forth members! July 22, 2019. This wasIndia's second an excellent article, which throws light on mission to the Moon. “Vikram”, lander in the subject. the three-part spacecraft made a historic landing attempt on September 7, 2019. While we talk about discoveries and Unfortunately the Chandrayan-2 lander innovations, it is the scientist who Time flies! It has been lost contact with the ground station when investigates the secrets of nature. A it tried to soft land on the lunar surface. scientist can turn into an inventor when Rightly said PM Modi, “Scientific research he/she attempts to create useful six months since we cannot be like preparing noodles or buying products and devices. And we have a long instant pizza, it requires patience and the list of such incredibly successful had our last NCSC outcome of such research can provide long discoverers and inventors who go on to term solution to people.” inspire us. October is the month for Nobel Prize announcements. The Nobel Prize in Newsletter – The lander “Vikram” is named after Dr. physiology or medicine, physics, Vikram Sarabhai, the founder of the chemistry, literature, peace and economic I n d i a n s p a c e p r o g r a m m e . T o sciences were announced. Nobel winners April 2019. A lot has commemorate Dr. Sarabhai's birth are awarded a medal, a certificate and a centenary year, NCSC organised a cash award of about $900,000. As happened since then. conference as a tribute to this visionary inventions and discoveries pile on, space scientist. science and technology gets more advanced and evolves further to benefit NCSC Newsletter - April Science is an open-ended and exploratory the human civilization. 2019 reached new heights activity. Science education and education is general needs to be more exploratory Your views and comments have always when it was handed over to and fun. Students need to have the been very important to us. stalwarts from science opportunity to reinforce their own community in Mumbai and inclination to experiment and question. Happy reading! in UK. It had an The Draft National Education Policy 2019 is out in the public domain. Drawing Dr. Parul R. Sheth unprecedented exposure inputs from the Ministry of Human from Sir Martyn Poiokoff to Resource Development (MHRD), the K. Governer Shri Kasturirangan Committee has produced this policy document. The policy aims to VidyasagarRao. The soft provide fundamental literacy/numeracy copies too reached to who's for all by 2015. who in scicom. Our It was on the 144th anniversary of the Metr Chairman Dr. A.P. Convention on May 20, 2019 that Jayaraman brought back redefinition of the SI base units came into memorable immersive force. Four of the seven SI base units – the British scicom experiences. kilogram, ampere, kelvin and mole were October, 2019 October, 2019 Newsletter 02 03 Newsletter For Private Circulation Only For Private Circulation Only NCSC NCSC and nutritionin our life and also in our sentimental side of the event. Explaining Scripts in Marathi language for all these As a welcome fall out of the Centre for an oxygenic qualifier for membership. social functions as symbol of love and the technical aspects of the space serials are provided by NCSC. Akashvani Enrichment and Innovation, we are now T h o s e w h o d o n o t r e s p o n d t o s o u n d p s y c h o l o g i c a l h e a l t h o f a technology involved he transmitted the Pune produced the programmes up to Chairman's planning a panel discussion on the New communications and do not keep good person.Also, to have safe food, personal audience to the surface of the moon along Sustainable Development serial. Climate Education Policy at KC College on accounts are disqualified. Accountability and kitchen hygiene are essential. He with Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, change and global warming Radio serial is S e p t e m b e r 1 4 , 2 0 1 9 w i t h cannot exist without appropriate mentioned that United Nation's General and their return journey. A relevant being produced by Akashvani Mumbai musings distinguished educators led by accounting practices; an Assembly declared Food Safety Day on comparison was shown with India's and the producer is Shri Vinayak More. Prof S.M. Chitre and inviting a absence of accounting means December 20, 2018 and the first day was Chandrayaan project. celebrated in India on June 7, 2019. The The broadcast is available on Mumbai group of principals from an absence of accountability. Asmita channel - 537.6 mtrs. MW, on AIR Professional pleasure lies not colleges. This is further day was widely celebrated by FDA and Presently we are totally FSSAI. FM Gold 100.1mhz and also on AIR app; only in pursuit but also in its expected to increase our tune in to AIR Marathi on Every Sunday at visibility in education space i m m e r s e d i n t h e Radio serial n On July 27, Mr. Girish Vaidya, senior 0930 hrs. and repeated on DTH AIR at 3 realization. Visibility is an issue a n d r e l a t i o n s h i p preparation for a high quality high profile national retired motorman with Central Railways am, early morning of Monday. This repeat m a n a g e m e n t w i t h t h e presented a talk on broadcast is meant especially for the we must constantly keep in focus. I participating colleges. I appeal conference titled 'India in with Vigyan Space and Nuclear Energy: overseas listeners. Apart from these, there am not referring to the 'selfie' to my teammates to make best Auxiliary warning are other radio stations at Pune, Nagpur, use of this event for building bonds Achievements and Challenges' on September 16 at Nehru Science system (AWS) Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Ratnagiri, Sangli, visibility so perfunctorily and bringing new members into our fold. Prasar Kolhapur and Ahmednagar, on which this Centre, as our fond contribution to the “ in Mumbai programme is available. The serial is produced by agile mobile phone Consequent to the conversation we had Sarabhai Birth Centenary Celebrations. NCSC started collaboration with Vigyan with the Guru Nanak College, shortly we We have been actively contributing to suburban trains. Prasar (VP) for a radio serial in 2008. broadcast in Hindi and English and in 19 cameras but to the luminescence will be directly banking on our scicom IYPT-2019 program and the next event is The first serial was “Our planet–Earth”. Indian languages. Programme based on the questions received from listeners was capital when the college will be organising at Thiruvananthapuram on September 18. His talk gave an insight into the AWS created by energetic interactions Here is the complete list of serials recently broadcast on September 15, 2019. a science communication course in their On our anvil is a conference on "Recent s y s t e m , w h i c h p r o v i d e s a d”v a n c e undertaken by NCSC by providing the Dr. Kishor Kulkarni, Secretary, NCSC, is and effective collisions made with campus. We are also exploring avenues of trends in Science Communication” indication of approaching signal aspect to scripts to AIR at the instance of VP. the coordinator. other institutions. collaboration with British institutions of scheduled for November 22 in honour of motorman through indication panel in the higher learning and offering consultancy D r . G . P . P h o n d k e . W e a r e a l s o driving cab (cabin) of electric multiple Name of serial No. of episodes services for the start up of academic conceptualizing a seminar on Science and I had promised earlier that we would take unit(EMU). It is done through trackside courses in science communications in Poetry to peep into fuzzy logic. 1. Our planet- Earth 52 our intellectual and academic capital to magnet, which emits the signal frequency India. I had extensive and intensive educational institutions. “Back to as per the aspect of the signal. In addition discussion with a number of British We live in an era of adulterated news and 2. Astronomy 52 Colleges” is a subset of that mission. We he explained that AWS is an electro University Directors and scicom alternative facts. It is increasingly had been to KC College to catalyze a Centre mechanical interlocking system for 3. A- Science and technology practitioners. important that we as scicom professionals detecting the correct aspect of the signal for Enrichment and Innovation, the first of help the public develop and apply effective success stories 13 its kind in our history. This is designed as a pertaining to the line on which the train is Grass root innovation 13 At our recently concluded AGM, I had critical thinking skills.