The World Science Day for Peace & Development 2016 observed
Q. Which important day was celebrated on 10th Nov 2016?- Published on 11 Nov 16a. The World Science Day for Peace and Development
b. The World Science Day for Development and Peace
c. The World Science Day for Development
d. The World Science Day for Peace
ANSWER: The World Science Day for Peace and Development
The
World Science Day for Peace and Development 2016 was observed on
10th Nov 2016 across the world.
- The theme for 2016 is Celebrating Science Centres and Science Museum.
- To mark the day, UNESCO conducted several discussions, special campaigns, visit to science museums for school children and to raise awareness about benefits of science worldwide.
- For 2016, the theme Celebrating Science Centres and Science Museums is chosen to highlight the importance of museums and science centres for capacity building, advocacy, and sending strong messages about the criticality of science for sustainable development.
- Science centres and museums play a critical role in nurturing curiosity and serving as living labs of creativity.
- They help societies to meet challenges and provide a motivation for students to pursue careers in science.
- Objective is to strengthen public awareness on the role of science for peaceful and sustainable societies and promote international solidarity for shared science between nations.
- The aim is to promote national and international solidarity for shared science between nations.
- The World Science Day for Peace and Development was created as a followup to the World Conference on Science organised by UNESCO and the International Council for Science in Hungary Budapest in 1999.
