Patna, Sep 20
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday launched a series of ambitious science and technology initiatives at a programme held at the Indira Gandhi Science Complex (Planetarium) in Patna.
The highlight of the event was the flagging off of the Science Exhibition Bus, a mobile science service that will travel across Bihar to spread scientific knowledge among students and the general public.
The Chief Minister also inaugurated several key projects of the Science, Technology, and Technical Education Department by remotely unveiling plaques.
These included the commencement of construction for the Astra Park at the Planetarium and the inauguration of a souvenir sales centre.
In a major step for technical education, an M.Tech. programme in Civil Engineering was launched at the Bihar Remote Sensing Application Centre, Patna, under the joint aegis of the Bihar Council of Science and Technology and Bihar Engineering University.