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pertaining to my reply. He had has a special focus on research
requested me to ask his father projects. This team is engaged in
to reduce his sugar intake. I am popularising science education
happy that my request has had at the school level. They have
a positive impact on his father. I launched an experiment called
would urge all of you to reduce Anveshan, which provides
your sugar intake also… and, as students from 9th to 12th
I have said earlier, we also need standard the opportunity to
to cut down on cooking oil by 10 innovate in areas like Chemistry,
per cent. These small efforts will Earth Science, and Wellness.
keep you away from obesity and This provides students with
lifestyle diseases. a very good research experience
My dear countrymen, there and a platform to publish their
is an old saying 'Karat Karat projects.
Abhyas Ke, Jadmat Hot Sujan' Friends, during our
which means that the more we ‘Pareeksha Pe Charcha’, some
practice continuously, the more students told me that they
intellect we keep acquiring. wanted to study science but
People also learn best when were also intimidated by it. The
there is active participation on efforts of the Prayog team in this
their part. I have come to know direction are commendable.
about a unique initiative related This initiative gives students
to education in Bengaluru. A team the opportunity to engage
here is running Prayog Institute of with science and demonstrate
Education Research. This team practical experience. When we

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