National Science Day is celebrated in India every year on February 28th to commemorate the discovery of the Raman Effect by Indian physicist Sir C.V. Raman in 1928.
Inspired by Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, the theme of this year National Science Day is Global Science for Global Wellbeing.
The Raman Effect is a phenomenon in which light scatters when it passes through a material and changes its wavelength and frequency.
The first National Science Day was celebrated on February 28, 1987, to mark the 50th anniversary of Sir C.V. Raman's discovery.
National Science Day aims to promote scientific temper and encourage people, especially students, to take an interest in science and pursue careers in science and technology fields.
India also celebrates National Technology Day on May 11th each year, which commemorates the successful test-firing of India's first nuclear missile, Pokhran-1, in