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DELENG/2002/8668 A monthly newsletter of Vigyan Prasar Network of Science Clubs - VIPNET JANUARY 2009 VOL. 7 NO. 1 PRICE: Rs. 2.00 varjkZ"Vªh;varjkZ"Vªh; [kxksy[kxksy foKkufoKku o"kZ&2009o"kZ&2009 fn;ksa ls ekuo vkdk'k dks fugkjrk jgk gSA jkf=kdkyhu vkdk'k lnSo ekuo ds dkSrwgy l vkSj vkd"kZ.k dk dkj.k jgk gSA vkdk'k esa f>yfeykrs rkjs] lw;Z vkSj panzek dk mn; vkSj vLr gksuk ekuo dh ftKklkvksa esa jgk gS vkSj blh ftKklk ds lkFk [kxksy foKku dk vkjaHk gqvk vkSj rc ls ysdj vkt [kxksy foKku us czãkaM ds vusd jgL;ksa ls ekuo dks voxr djk;k gSA [kxksy foKku dh vc rd dh ;k=kk] [kkstksa vkSj miyfCèk;ksa ls yksxksa dks ifjfpr djkus Inside ds fy, la;qDr jk"Vª la?k us viuh 62oha egklHkk esa lu~ 2009 dks ßvarjkZ"Vªh; [kxksy foKku o"kZÞ ?kksf"kr fd;k gSA bl ys[k ds ekè;e ls ge varjkZ"Vªh; [kxksy foKku o"kZ&2009 ,oa bl o"kZ ds fo'ks"k ys[k miy{; esa foKku izlkj ds vxkeh dk;ZØekas ls ikBdksa dks voxr djkus dk iz;kl dj jgs gSaA varjkZ"Vªh; [kxksy foKku f>yfey djrs rkjs vkSj vkdk'k esa xfr djrs yk[kksa fiaM ekuo dk è;ku vkdf"kZr djrs jgs o"kZ 2009 gSaA vkdk'kh; fiaM ekuo dks vkuafnr vkSj Hk;Hkhr djrs jgs gSaA ekuo lfn;ksa ls buds ckjs esa tkuus dks vkrqj jgk gS vkSj og buls lacafèkr vius fopkj ikSjkf.kd dgkfu;ksa ,oa fdLlksa ds :i esa izdV International Year of djrk jgk gSA ekuo dh vkdk'kh; fiaMksa ds lacaèk esa ftKklq izo`fRr ds dkj.k [kxksy foKku Astronomy 2009 ¼,LVªksukWeh½ dk vkjaHk gqvk tks vkt foKku dh ,d egRoiw.kZ Lora=k foèkk ds :i esa LFkkfir gSA [kxksy foKku dk vè;;u djus okys oSKkfudksa dks [kxksy foKkuh ;k [kxksyfon~ dgk tkrk gSA Rajasaurus Narmadensis the first Indian Dinosaur if'peh ns'kksa] ;wuku] felz ds lkFk gh gekjs ns'k esa Hkh [kxksy foKku dk bfrgkl bZlk iwoZ dk gSA vjLrw] Vksyeh] fgiksdZl] vk;ZHkV~V] czãxqIr ,oa ojkgfefgj vkfn vkjafHkd [kxksy foKkuh FksA Which month has larger [kxksy foKku ds fy, lu~1609 Økafrdkjh lkfcr gqvkA vly esa bl o"kZ egku [kxksyfon~ and smaller day time? xSyhfy;ks xSyhyh us igyh ckj Lo;a cukbZ xbZ nwjchu ;kuh VsfyLdksi ds }kjk jkf=kdkyhu vkdk'k Photo Quiz dks fugkjkA mUgksaus ,slh vusd [kkstsa dha ftlls czãkaM ds ckjs esa ml le; dh lksp iwjh rjg ls cny xbZA dqN yksxksa ds vuqlkj nwjchu dh [kkst ls gh vkèkqfud [kxksy foKku dk tUe gqvkA Astronomy Puzzle tc xSyhfy;ks us viuh cukbZ nwjchu ls igyh ckj jkf=kdkyhu vkdk'k esa >kadk rks mUgksaus tks ns[kk VIPNET Questionnaire 'ks"k i`"B 3 ij--- lkbUVwu xksyw dh lksp foKku lqf[kZ;ak foiusV laokn January 2009 Volume 7 The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible...Albert Einstein foiusV laokn tyok;q ifjorZu ij tkx:drk dk;Z'kkyk 'o LokLF; laxBu }kjk tyok;q ifjorZu ls LokLF; dh j{kk dh Science Quiz fo fn'kk esa dk;Z vkjEHk fd;k x;k gSA yksxksa dks tyok;q ifjorZu ds Manvi Science Club, Hassan, Karnataka organised a [krjksa ls vkxkg fd;k tk jgk gSA fo'o LokLF; laxBu ls izkIr science quiz on general science and recent development in vk¡dM+ksa ds vuqlkj izR;{k ;k vizR;{k rkSj ij ,f'k;k vkSj iz'kkar {ks=kksa esa izfro"kZ yxHkx 77 gtkj O;fDr;ksa dh e`R;q gks tkrh gSA i`Foh dk rkieku c<+us ij Msaxw vkSj eysfj;k tSlh chekfj;ka mu {ks=kksa esa Hkh ikao ilkj jgh gSa tgka vHkh rd ;s ugha igqaph Fkha] ;kuh ePNjksa dh tula[;k rsth ls c<+ jgh gSA /kzqo lkekftd mRFkku lfefr] dksap] tkykSu] m-iz- ds foKku Dyc }kjk tyok;q ifjorZu ij tkx:drk ds fy, ,d dk;Z'kkyk dk vk;kstu xr o"kZ fnlEcj ekg esa fd;k x;kA dk;Z'kkyk esa tyok;q ifjorZu ij fo'ks"k O;k[;kuksa ds }kjk izfrHkkfx;ksa dks i`Foh ds c<+rs rkieku] c<+rs iznw"k.k ,oa dkcZu Mkb vkWDlkbM ds c<+rs Lrj ds dkj.kksa dks Li"V fd;k x;kA tyok;q ifjorZu ds dkj.k vle; o"kkZ] vfèkd xehZ] HkwdEi] ck<+ vkfn vizR;kf'kr ?kVukvksa esa c<+ksÙkjh gks jgh gSA gky esa tkjh varj ljdkjh iSuy dh fjiksVZ ds vuqlkj tyok;q ifjorZu ,oa Xykscy okfe±x ds fy, ekuoh; xfrfof/k;ksa dks ftEEksnkj crk;k x;k gSA bl dk;Z'kkyk esa yksxksa dks LFkkuh; iznw"k.k ,oa xktj ?kkl tSls [krjukd [kjirokjksa ds lek/kku ij ifj;kstukvksa dh 'kq#vkr dh xbZA vkt vko';drk gS fd ge vius vkl&ikl science & technology. The objective of this quiz was to induce QSy jgs ok;q] ty ,oa e`nk iznw"k.k ds dkj.kksa dks vuns[kk u djsa ,oa vius foKku awareness in students about new developments. Dyc }kjk tkx:drk vfHk;ku vkjEHk djsaA Eco Tour Victory High School Science Club, Manipur organized an Eco peRdkjksa dh tour to three lakes – Ecop, Loushi and Kharung Pats with the oSKkfud O;k[;k theme ‘Save our Jh o/kZeku fgUnh gkbZLdwy] wetlands’. Club members jk;pwj] dukZVd ds foKku conducted various Dyc }kjk peRdkjksa dk surveys on wetland eco system. jgL;ksn?kkVu dk;ZØe vk;ksftr fd;k x;kA Study tour on dk;ZØe ls iwoZ bl fo"k; medicinal plants Aryabhatta Science Club, ij fo|ky; ds f'k{kdksa us izf'k{k.k fy;k ,oa f'k{kdksa us gh lalkèku O;fDr ds Saraswati Shishu Vidya rkSj ij ;g dk;ZØe Mandir, Sohela, Bargarh, Orissa, organised a study tour to identify fo|kfFkZ;ksa ds fy, vk;ksftr medicinal plants with the help of experts. Students identified and fd;kA bl dk;ZØe esa discussed about the peRdkjksa esa fNis oSKkfud importance of various dkj.kksa dks Li"V fd;k x;k medicinal plants. vkSj fo|kfFkZ;ksa ls vius Science Exhibition lekt esa gks jgs va/kfo'okl Albert Einstein Science ,oa peRdkjksa ls nwj jgus Club, Govt. Hr. Sec. School, Lalgudi, T.N. dh lykg nh xbZA ikuh ls organised school level fn;k tykuk] tyrk diwj eqag esa j[kuk] cksry esa Hkwr idM+uk vkfn peRdkjksa & district level science ds oSKkfud dkj.k bl dk;ZØe esa 'kkfey fd, x,A exhibition on various xkscj xSl ls fctyh themes – Agriculture and Food Security, Harnessing Energy, Conservation of National Resources, Combating Climate Change, dÙkZO; osyQs;j vkWxsZukbts'ku] dfVgkj] fcgkj }kjk oSKkfud uokpkj dh fn'kk Disaster Management & Mathematical modeling. esa ,d l;a=k cuk;k x;k gS- tks fd xkscj xSl ls fctyh ds fuekZ.k ij dk;Z dj izLrqfr% fufe"k diwj jgk gSA bl ifj;kstuk ds varxZr cPPkksa dks izf'k{k.k Hkh fn;k tk jgk gSA [email protected] VIPNET NEWS 2 January 2009 / Vol. 7 / No. 1 varjkZ"Vªh; [kxksy foKku o"kZ 2009 i`"B 1 dk 'ks"k--- vkSj [kkstk mlls czãkaM lacaèkh ekU;rk,a iwjh rjg ls cny xb±A xSyhfy;ks fopkj O;Dr fd,A blh Øe esa vesfjdh [kxksyfon~ gsy us 100 us igyh ckj c`gLifr xzg ds pkj panzekvksa & vkbvks] dSfyLVks] xSuhfeMs vkSj bap dh nwjchu dk vkfo"dkj fd;kA ,d vU; vesfjdh [kxksyfon~ ;wjksik dks ns[kkA mUgksaus panzek ij igkM+ksa ds gksus dk fopkj O;Dr fd;kA bMfou gCcy us lkSjeaMy ds feYdhos uked vkdk'kxaxk esa fLFkr xSyhfy;ks us gh igyh ckj lw;Z ij cuus okys èkCcksa ;kuh lu~ LikWV dks ns[kk gksus dk fopkj O;Dr fd;kA gkykafd [kxksy foKku dh lcls FkkA xSyhfy;ks us viuh nwjchu ls rkjksa vkSj fugkfjdkvksa dks [kkstkA dqN izeq[k ?kVuk lu~ 1969 esa panzek ij ekuo dk igaqpuk FkhA blds oSKkfudksa ds vuqlkj xSyhfy;ks dh cukbZ nwjchu us czãkaM dh f[kM+fd;ksa dks ckn rks lkSjeaMy ds vusd xzgksa dh Vksg ysus ds fy, fofHkUu ns'kksa }kjk vusd [kksyus dk dk;Z fd;k FkkA tkx:drk dk;ZØe % varjkZ"Vªh; la;qDr jk"Vª la?k us lu~ 2009 dks ßvarjkZ"Vªh; [kxksy foKku o"kZÞ ds :i esa eukus dk fu.kZ; fd;k gSA o"kZ 2009 dks varjkZ"Vªh; [kxksy foKku [kxksy foKku o"kZ 2009 o"kZ eukus dk ,d izeq[k dkj.k [kxksy foKku ds fiNys 400 o"kks± ;kuh lu~ 1609 ls lu~ 2009 ds nkSjku bldh [kkstksa vkSj miyfCèk;ksa dks tuekul [kxksy foKku ij jsfM;ks /kkjkokfgd % [kxksfydh ij vaxzsth lfgr 19 izeq[k Hkkjrh; Hkk"kkvksa esa 52 ,filksM okys /kkjkokfgd dk fuekZ.k rd igaqpkus ls lacafèkr gSA lu~ 1609 esa xSyhfy;ks xSyhyh ¼1561 ls 1642½ vkSj izlkj.kA ;g dk;ZØe iwjs Hkkjr esa vkdk'kok.kh ds 117 dsanzksa ls us nwjchu dk vkfo"dkj fd;k Fkk vkSj rc ls gh vkèkqfud [kxksy foKku tuojh@Qjojh 2009 ls izlkfjr fd, tk,axsA bl ifj;kstuk ij dk;Z dk vkjaHk ekuk tkrk gSA bl vk;kstu dk mn~ns'; izkphu dky ls vc rd 'kq: fd;k tk pqdk gSA fo'o lH;rk vkSj laLd`fr esa [kxksy foKku dk ;ksxnku n'kkZus ds lkFk gh [kxksy foKku dh vc rd dh fodkl ;k=kk ds ckjs esas tuekul esa tkudkjh [kxksy foKku ij Vsyhfotu /kkjkokfgd % [kxksfydh ij fganh esa dk izlkj djuk gSA 26 dfM+;ksa okys Vsyhfotu /kkjkokfgd dk fuekZ.k vkSj izlkj.kA ;g dk;ZØe nwjn'kZu ds jk"Vªh; pSuy }kjk izR;sd jfookj dks izkr% 9-00 xSyhfy;ks ls igys czãkaM dks ls 9-30 ds eè; izlkfjr fd;k tk,xkA ckn esa] bu 26 dfM+;ksa dks 12 ysdj tuekul esa fHkUu&fHkUu izeq[k Hkkjrh; Hkk"kkvksa esa Mfcax djds ns'kHkj esa QSys nwjn'kZu usVodZ èkkj.kk,a FkhaA gkykafd rc Hkh yksxksa ds ekè;e ls izknsf'kd nwjn'kZu dasnzksa ls izlkfjr fd;k tk,xkA us vkdk'k ds vusd fiaMksa dks uke izdk'ku % [kxksfydh ds fofHkUu fo"k;ksa esa ls 10 'kh"kZdksa ij yksdfiz; fn, gq, Fks vkSj fofHkUu rkjksa dh Lrj dh iqLrdsa vaxzsth vkSj fganh esa izdkf'r dh tk,axhA ;s fdrkcsa ckn fLFkfr;ksa dks dgkfu;ksa esa O;Dr fd;k esa vU; Hkkjrh; Hkk"kkvksa esa vuwfnr dh tk,axhA x;k FkkA bZlk iwoZ vkdk'k dks xfrfof/k fdV % [kxksfydh ds 25 ls 30 vk/kkjHkwr i{kksa@?kVukvksa ij ntZuksa jkf'k;ksa esa ckaVk x;k FkkA de ykxr ij xfrfof/k fdV ,oa 'kSf{kd iSdst fodflr djukA ;s vusd vkdk'kh; fiaMksa dks nsorkvksa xfrfof/k fdV vaxzsth vkSj fganh nksuksa Hkk"kkvksa esa miyC/k gksaxhA ;g ds uke Hkh fn, x, FksA bZlk iwoZ fdV iwoZ esa fodflr dh tk pqdh gS vkSj blesa lkSj&n'kZd Hkh 'kkfey rd yksxksa dk ;gh ekuuk Fkk fd gSA gekjh i`Foh czãkaM ds dsanz esa gSA izn'kZu % [kxksfydh@[kxksy HkkSfrdh ds {ks=k esa dk;Zjr oSKkfudksa@laxBuksa ikSysaM ds iknjh fudksyl dkWijfudl ls lg;ksx ysrs gq, [kxksfydh ds fofHkUu i{kksa ij O;k[;ku@izn'kZuksa dk us igyh ckj ;g fopkj O;Dr vk;kstuA fd;k fd i`Foh o vU; xzg lw;Z dh ifjØek djrs gSaA mUgksaus ;g Hkh izf'k{k.k % Hkkjr ds fofHkUu jkT;ksa@izns'kksa ds lalk/ku O;fDr;ksa ds fy, izf'k{k.k dk vk;kstuA izf'kf{kr lalkèku O;fDr vius&vius jkT;@izns'k crk;k fd i`Foh viuh èkqjh ij esa vf/kd lapkjdksa
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