The Department of Science and Technology (DST) along with Doordarshan and Prasar Bharati, launched two science communication initiatives, DD Science and India Science. DD Science is an one-hour slot on Doordarshan National channel, which will be telecast Monday to Saturday from 5 pm to 6pm while India Science is an internet based science channel, which is available on any internet-enabled device, and will offer live, scheduled play and video-on-demand services.
Background
Article 51A (h), enshrined under the fundamental duties, says “It shall be the duty of every citizen to develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform.” The term “scientific temper” is uniquely Indian. It was formulated by Jawaharlal Nehru and in his book The Discovery of India, he says that scientific temper is “the refusal to accept anything without testing and trial, the capacity to change previous conclusions in the face of new evidence, the reliance on observed fact and not on pre-conceived theory”.
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