Question

8.
Why does a society devote some of its resources to this aspect of developing
new knowledge about the natural world, or what has motivated these scientists
to devote their lives to develop new knowledge?

Answer 1

Answer:

It is devoted towards societal upliftment through the dissemination of scientific knowledge in an informed manner and builds programmes with the help of different media which percolate down to every nook and corner of the society.

The NCSTC focuses on outreach activities, training in Science and Technology communication, development, production & dissemination of S & T software, incentive programmes, and field based Sci-Com projects, research in S&T communication, international co-operation, motivating students and teachers, environment awareness and programmes with a special component exclusively for women.

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