After IISF success, ministers moot for larger science festivals

Impressed by the success of India International Science Festival (IISF), where 2,000 students from Delhi conducted “largest practical science lesson”, Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani mooted for organising similar festivals in all the states. “Hopefully, 6-7 months down the line, we would be able to make even a bigger attempt at the world record by assembling 20,000 students at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi,” Irani said. While congratulating students for the “mega event”, Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan said: “I am excited like you. I am sure you will succeed and make the country proud.”