National Science Day 2023: The theme for National Science Day 2023 is ‘Global Science for Global Wellbeing’. The theme indicates India’s emerging global role and rising visibility in the international arena, said Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of Science and Technology, according to a statement released by the Department of Science and Technology.
India assumed the G20 Presidency on December 1, 2022. Singh said the theme for National Science Day is perfectly in sync with India assuming the G20 Presidency, as part of which the country will become the voice of the global south.
National Science Day is observed annually in India on February 28 to commemorate the discovery of the ‘Raman Effect’.
According to the statement, Singh said India has acquired “global visibility” in the comity of nations, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and that the country is ready for outcome-oriented global collaboration to address the global challenges.
Singh also said that when concerns, challenges and benchmarks assume global dimensions, the redressal should also be of global nature.
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He further said that the theme ‘Global Science for Global Wellbeing’ has been chosen to increase the appreciation of scientific issues globally, in order to ensure “global wellbeing”.
The minister recalled that last year, on the occasion of National Science Day, Modi had called for “Global Good”. The Prime Minister had said: “Let us reaffirm our commitment towards fulfilling our collective scientific responsibility and leveraging the power of science for human progress”.
Singh said that in the present day, Indian scientific breakthroughs have reached from the lab to the land. He explained that applications of science are being used by every household to bring “ease of living” to the common man.
Singh said this heralds a new era to provide opportunities to people and the scientific fraternity in India and abroad to come together, work together and experience the joy of conducting scientific research for the wellbeing of mankind.
According to the minister, India is progressively marching towards becoming a global leader in industrialisation and technological development. The aim of India’s new plan, ‘Science, Technology and Innovation Policy 2020’, is to promote science more effectively and make it expert-driven.
Explaining the rationale behind this year’s theme for National Science Day, Dr Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, said the world, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, has come closer to fight global challenges.