National Science Day, 2021 celebrated at SWKHD

Mawkyrwat, February 25, 2021: The office of the District Planning Officer, South West Khasi Hills District (SWKHD), Mawkyrwat along with the State Council of Science Technology & Environment, Meghalaya today organised the National Science Day (28 February) Celebration, 2021 which was held at Multipurpose Hall DC’s Office, Mawkyrwat on the theme “Future of STI-Impact on Education, Skills and works”.

    

            While welcoming the gathering Shri. W. Biam, MCS, District Planning Officer, SWKHD, Mawkyrwat said that education in olden days is to study books where route memory was stressed upon but as time goes on education is now going side by side with science and technology. He added that the aim of the celebration is to create awareness to students about the importance of science and technology, to engage young students with exciting materials, to motivate students to use innovative and creative ideas in their studies and quest for knowledge and in turn to improve our human resources for the growth and development of our society at large.

Speaking on the theme “Future of STI-Impact on Education, Skills and works”, Shri. R. Muttyent, Soil and Water Conservation Overseer explained the concept of science, technology, innovation and added that science gives us knowledge where we apply in technology to create innovative ideas and introduce new things in society. He opined that science and technology have tremendous impact on education whereby the educational institutions have adopted new methods of teachings, new educational equipment like replacing of blackboard with whiteboard or smart classrooms and providing students with better technology to learn. He further said that learning becomes deeper, project work simpler, and to practice becomes easier. He also said that during pandemic of COVID-19 science and technology through smart phones and other gadgets have become an important tool in educating students in an online mode. In the area of sports science and technology plays pivotal role to evaluate the mistakes or error in the game and to correct them immediately or to get newer ideas to improve their skills, he added. Shri Muttyent also said that Science and technology plays an important role in our work, it saves time and money and help us complete our work in a more efficient manner. He concluded urging students to use science and technology wisely and not to be addicted or enslaved by it. 

Shri O.L Passah, Superintendent of Fisheries said that through the celebration of National Science Day, the government is giving a platform to students to showcase their talents and helps us come up with creative ideas and innovative inventions. He said, “science and technology is to help bringing a sustainable development, in the emergence of disruptive and powerful technologies to help us in our lives, to reduce, in sharpening skills for better performance in our work, to come up with eco friendly ideas to reduce carbon emission and concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and to learn more in dept about a concept or idea using videos, animations and information provided by modern technology. He also spoke about virtual reality (VR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) and their impact on our lives by adding that Mathematicians and physicist of today have more knowledge than Newton because of availability of information through science and technology. He concluded saying that we need to weight the pros and cons of science and technology and give equal time to education, family and social life and never to be addicted to the gadgets we possess.

In the programme which was chaired by Kum I. Nongkhlaw, Research Officer, there was also a distribution of certificates to the participating schools of the district.

____________________________________________

Rakhe ia ka National Science Day, 2021 ha SWKHD

Mawkyrwat, Rymphang 25, 2021: Ka ophis jong u District Planning Officer, South West Khasi Hills District (SWKHD), Mawkyrwat ryngkat ka State Council of Science Technology & Environment, Meghalaya mynta ka sngi ki la pynlong ia ka jingrakhe ia ka National Science Day kaba dei ban long ha ka ka 28 tarik Rymphang, 2021 kaba la pynlong hapoh Multipurpose Hall DC’s Office, Mawkyrwat halor ka phang “Ka lawei jong ka STI-ka jingktah ia ka pule puthi, ia ka rukom trei bad ia ki kam ki jam”.

            Ha ka jingkren pdiang sngewbha ha katei ka sngi u bah W. Biam, MCS, District Planning Officer, SWKHD, Mawkyrwat  u la ong ba ka pule puthi ha ki por mynshuwa ka long ban shu pule lyndet beit ia ka kot bad pynmih ha ka por thoh eksam hynrei ha ka juk kaba mynta ka pule puthi ka iaid ryngkat bad ka jingstad science bad teknoloji. U la ruh ba ka thong jong ka jingrakhe ia katei ka sngi ka long ban pynphriang ia ka jingtip bad sngewthuh sha ki khynnah skul shaphang ka jingdonkam jong ka science bad teknoloji ha ka pule puthi, ban ai lad ia ki khynnah ba kin pynpaw ia ki sap ki phong hapoh jongki lyngba ka jingwandur jongki ha ki jingshna ne jingpule jongki bad ban kyntiew ia ka jingnang jingstad ne jingtbit jong ki briew ha kaban trei ia ki kam na ka mynta ka roi ka par jong ka ri bad ka jaitbynriew.  

Haba kren halor ka phang  “Future of STI-Impact on Education, Skills and works (Ka lawei jong ka STI-ka jingktah ia ka pule puthi, ia ka rukom trei bad ia ki kam ki jam)”, u bah R. Muttyent, Soil and Water Conservation Overseer u la batai ia ka jingmut jong ka kyntien science, technology, innovation bad ong ruh ba ka science ka ai ka jingstad ban trei lyngba ki teknoloji wan thaw thymmai ia kiei kiei na ka bynta ka bha ka miat ha ka imlang sahlang. U la ong ruh ba ka Science bad teknoloji ka don ka bynta ba khraw bha ha ka pule puthi kum ka jingpyndonkam da ki smart class ha ka jaka jong ki blackboard, ka jingdon ki kor computer bad internet ban pyniar bad pynsuk ia ka jingpule, ka pynkloi ban pyndep ia ki project work, ka pyni lyngba ki video ia ki rukom treikam ne practice ha ki bynta bapher bapher bad ban iarap ia ki khynnah ba kin long kiba tbit ban iakhun ia ki eksamin bapher bapher. U la bynrap ruh ba ngi lah ban iohi ia ka jingtrei ba radbah jong ka teknoloji ha ka por jong ka khlam COVID-19 ha kaba ka pule puthi ka la poi sha ki thliew iing lyngba ka online class.  U bah Muttyent  u la ong ruh ba ka teknoloji ka long kaba donkam ha ki ba bun bynta wat ha ka jinglehkai ruh ka jingdon ka teknoloji ka la pynsuk ban iitkmih ia ki jingbakla bad ban pynbeit ia ki mardor ha ka juh ka por ka ailad ban ioh ia ki rukom ialehkai ba khampher bad ba thymmai da kaba peit ia ki video jong ki wei ki nongialehkai. U la bynrap ruh da kaba ong ba ka saian bad teknoloji ka la pynduna ia ka por ban treikam, ia ka jinglut pisa bad ka rukom treikam ka la long kaba kham bit kham biang. U la pynkut da kaba kyntu ia ki khynnah ba kin pyndonkam bha ia ka teknolji bad ban ym long mraw jong ka.

U bah O.L Passah, Superintendent of Fisheries u la ong ba lyngba ka jingrakhe ia ka National Science Day, ka sorkar ka plie ia ka rynsan ia ki kynnah skul ban pynpaw ia ka sap ka phong, ban sdang thymmai ia kiei kiei kiba ki don ha ka jingtip jong ki bad ban pynwandur ia ki ha katta ka rukom ba ki la ban pyndonkam na ka bynta ban kyntiew ia ka ioh ka kot ne ia ka imlang sahlang. U la bynrap ruh ba ka saian bad teknoloji ka long ban iarap ban don ka roi ka par kaba neh (sustainable development), ban wanrah ia ki teknoloji ba thymmai ban kyntiew ia ka ioh ka kot ne ban pynsuk ia ki kam ki jam jongngi ha kajuh ka por ban pynduna ia ka jingpynmih ia ki lyer jaboh sha ka mariang bad ban ngam jylliew ha pule puthi jongngi lyngba ki video, animations ne ki jingtip ba don lyngba ka internet. U la kren ruh halor ka phang jong ka virtual reality (VR) bad Artificial Intelligence (AI) ba kumno ki ktah ia ka jingim jongngi da kaba ong ruh ba mynta ki Mathematicians ne physicist ki kham iar ka jingtip ban ia u Newton namar ka jingioh lut ia ki jingtip lyngba ka saian bad teknoloji. U la kyntu ba ki briew ki dei ban long kiba phikir haba ki pyndonkam ia ka teknoloji bad ban long ki ba da thew khnang ba kin lah ban bynta bha ia ka por jongki la ha ka pule puthi, ki kam iing kam sem, ka kamai ka jih bad ban ym shah the shah kum ha ki tiar teknoloji ka juk mynta ba ki don bad ki.

Ha katei ka prokram ba la pyniaid da ka kong I. Nongkhlaw, Research Officer, la don ruh ka jing sam ia ki certificate jingiashim bynta ha ki skul bapher bapher jong ka district.