National Science Day 2026: India's Achievements, Women in Science, and Raman Effect
National Science Day 2026: India's Achievements, Women in Science, and Raman Effect
- •National Science Day is celebrated annually on February 28th, honoring Sir C.V. Raman's 1928 discovery of the 'Raman Effect', which earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.
- •The 2026 theme, "Women in Science Catalyzing Viksit Bharat," highlights women scientists' contributions and aims to inspire more girls in STEM.
- •India achieved significant scientific progress in 2025, including improved global innovation rankings (38th in GII), 6th in WIPO IP filings, and 3rd in research publications.
- •ISRO marked over 200 achievements, including the successful Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX), its 100th launch, and continued data from the Aditya-L1 solar mission.
- •Key advancements were made in semiconductors (DHRUV64, Vikram 3201), supercomputing, AI (BharatGen, MadhuNetrAI), and quantum computing (QpiAI-Indus, Kaveri processor).
