Why is it in the news?
India observed National Science Day on 28 February commemorating the discovery of the Raman Effect by C.V. Raman in 1928.
The 2026 theme highlights the role of women in science.
Category: Science and Technology
Important Points:
● Theme for 2026: “Women in Science: Catalyzing Viksit Bharat”.
● The Government of India designated 28 February as National Science Day in 1986.
● The first celebration took place in 1987.
● Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman discovered the Raman Effect in 1928.
● He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for the discovery.
● Raman became the first Asian and first non-White person to win a Nobel Prize in a scientific field.
● The Raman Effect occurs when light passing through a transparent material changes wavelength due to molecular vibrations.
● It proved the quantum nature of light.
● Raman spectroscopy is widely used in chemistry, biology, materials science, forensics and medicine.