DST launched the official Logo to celebrate Golden Jubilee Commemoration Year
Secretary Department of Science and Technology (DST) Prof Ashutosh Sharma has launched the official Logo to celebrate Golden Jubilee Commemoration Year and also announced that since this is the golden jubilee year of DST, many activities like special lecture series of 15-20 lectures in the form of webinars and short feature films on each Autonomous Institutions are planned throughout the year.
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Department of Science and Technology (DST) is a department within the Ministry of Science and Technology in India.
Department of Science & Technology (DST) was established in 1971 on 3rd May.
DST is observing Golden Jubilee Commemoration Year during the period 3rd May 2020 to 2nd May 2021 with activities like lecture series, bringing out publications, documentaries, updating Wikipedia pages of Survey of India, and Autonomous Institutions under DST etc.
It was established to promote new areas of science and technology and to play the role of a nodal department for organising, coordinating and promoting Scientific and Technological activities in the country.
It gives funds to various approved scientific projects in India. It also supports various researchers in India to attend conferences abroad and to go for experimental works.