{"id":1875,"date":"2026-03-18T11:09:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/?p=1875"},"modified":"2026-03-18T11:14:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:14:45","slug":"national-science-day-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/index.php\/2026\/03\/18\/national-science-day-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"National Science Day 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This time, the National Science Day celebration at TIFR Hyderabad was spread over two days, bringing together enthusiasts and curious minds across various age groups: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On February 27, 2026, a team of TIFR Hyderabad\u00a0science communicators, research scholars and faculty members visited a nearby Montessori school and attempted to engage them with some science experiments, with the guidance of trained Montessori teachers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The demos included: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Observing flies through the microscope<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Introduction to the concept of density through a simple experiment with eggs floating in salt-water&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Watching white light split into a rainbow, when looking through a spectroscope<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"1881\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC01373-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC01373-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC01373-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC01373-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC01373-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC01373-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC01373-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"677\" data-id=\"1879\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC01465-1024x677.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC01465-1024x677.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC01465-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC01465-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC01465-1536x1016.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC01465-2048x1355.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC01465-1920x1270.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"1878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC01368-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC01368-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC01368-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC01368-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC01368-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC01368-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC01368-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On February 28, 2026, high school students from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tgswreis.telangana.gov.in\/\">TGSWREIS<\/a>\u00a0School, Gowlidoddi visited different TIFR Hyderabad labs and interacted with research scholars.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Labs included:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Collective Cellular Dynamics Lab<\/strong>: Studying how groups of cells in our body move and work together; for example, how multiple cells work in concert to heal a wound<br><br><strong>Non-Linear Optics Lab<\/strong>: The lab builds and applies advanced coherent light sources at wavelengths beyond the range of conventional lasers, using nonlinear optical processes<br><br><strong>Materials and<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Interface Engineering Lab<\/strong>: Development and studies of materials for energy applications, which include renewable energy harvesting, catalysis, and energy storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" data-id=\"1882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-28-at-23.31.47-2-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-28-at-23.31.47-2-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-28-at-23.31.47-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-28-at-23.31.47-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-28-at-23.31.47-2-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-28-at-23.31.47-2-2048x1153.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-28-at-23.31.47-2-1920x1081.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"1883\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-03-at-17.26.17-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-03-at-17.26.17-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-03-at-17.26.17-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-03-at-17.26.17-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-03-at-17.26.17-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-03-at-17.26.17-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Anand Vaidya (faculty at TIFR Hyderabad spoke to high school students from TGSWREIS School, Gowlidoddi. Starting with the key contributions by pioneering scientists Janaki Ammal and Asima Chatterjee to those investigating scientific questions today at various institutions including TIFR Hyderabad. The session was held in Telugu\/English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1886\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260228_103545.jpg-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260228_103545.jpg-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260228_103545.jpg-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260228_103545.jpg-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260228_103545.jpg-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, 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1536w, https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC_0189.JPG-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC_0189.JPG-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Final year M.Sc students from Berhampur university visited TIFRH to know more about some of the biology-oriented research directions at the institute:\u00a0Wildlife-Ecophysiology, DNA replication, Nutrition and Metabolism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"1889\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~sciencemedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-05-at-11.37.01-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1889\" 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