Awarness Campaigns

Solid Waste Management

Under the National Environment Awareness Campaign scheme of Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, Science Fo8undation was awarded projects in the 2006 & 2007 with the objective of promoting the concept of clean environment & better waste management

Science Foundation accordingly, organized talk shows, lectures/ seminar at school, household and corporate levels. Also, Foundation installed a waste recycling model in the school as a demonstration model to recycle the organic waste of the school. In addition, Foundation also circulated the pamphlets about the ways to manage the household waste.

Celebration of World Environment Day at GSFC Science Foundation

GSFC Science Foundation has been engaged in the promotion of the research activities through its in-house and collaborative as well as sponsored projects in the area of Water Management, Environment and Agri-biotechnology. Foundation has also developed a few demonstration projects for this purpose to disseminate and promote general awareness about the conservation of environmental resources and the importance of technology while implementing them. The parent company of the Science Foundation, Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited, has also been active in its contribution of the environment through various waste recycling projects.

Awareness Campaigns

With the objective to popularize science and the basic concepts of technology as well as to highlight the importance of specially marked events, the celebrated world over, Science Foundation commemorates such events by organizing relevant programmes. Events like “World Water Day”, “World Environment Day”, “World Technology Day” etc. are being celebrated by circulation of pamphlets, an organization of talk shows, workshops/ seminars, banner hoisting, plantation drive, transfer of technology etc.

Educational Programmes

One of the objectives of the Science Foundation is to promulgate the scientific knowledge at different levels. Accordingly, the Science Foundation regularly organizes lecture series at school level covering various important issues of science involving mainly secondary level students. The lectures are either part of some project findings/ research output or are part of a compilation of facts and happenings. Also, a visit to the various in-house laboratory viz. environment lab, water lab, agriculture lab etc. are organized for students to get the first hand analytical and testing knowledge. In addition, students are also encouraged to participate in quiz programmes, specially organized to encourage interest in the fields of science.