Science exhibition exposes Internet dependence of students in schools

Piyuesh Bhardwaj, a student of Class X at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35, had made a project on the increasing population. 8220;I got the idea from the Internet and it is from there that I got the relevant information to make the model. The topic is a part of my course too,8221; he said.

Sharing similar thoughts, Deepak Jha, a Class XII student from GMSSS-46 who had made a project on the 8216;improving cure for cancer8217;, said: 8220;I wanted to make a project that was a combination of science and mathematics. My team and I got help from the Internet.8221;

The students could be seen with projects with innovative ideas. Among them was a 8216;green house8217; that was on the theme of global warming and another was on organic farming, highlighting the use of bio-technology.

The exhibition was inaugurated by UT Adviser Pardeep Mehra and attended by Director, Higher Education, Raji P Srivastava and DPI Schools Samwartak Singh.

Organised in collaboration with the NCERT, New Delhi, the exhibition will remain open till November 7 from 8 am to 2 pm. In all, 60 schools from the city are participating in the exhibition.