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Press release

22 Feb 2022

Thiruvananthapuram, 19 February 2022: With the aim of promoting interest in

science among the younger generation, the Corporate R& D Centre (CRDC) of HLL

Lifecare Limited is holding two contests on the theme ‘Impact of Science on life on

Earth’ for the school students across Thiruvananthapuram district. The Corporate

R&D Centre (CRDC) is the state-of-the-art research wing of Mini Ratna Enterprise

HLL, whose chief mission is to identify, develop and adapt new technologies and

products in the area of healthcare.

The contests have been planned to mark the National Science Day on 28 February

2022.

There will be two contests – Essay Writing (both in English and Malayalam) and

Poster Making and the entries will be accepted from both junior level students and

senior level students of classes V to VII and VIII to X respectively.

The prizes that include cash award and certificates will be awarded to 3 students

from each category. The prizes will be distributed at the National Science Day

function to be held on 28 February 2022 at HLL CRDC Hall at Akkulam,

Thiruvananthapuram. The event will be presided over by Shri K. Beji George IRTS,

C&MD, HLL and Prof. Kana M. Sureshan, Department of Chemistry, IISER,

Thiruvananthapuram will deliver key note address on the topic “Science and Society”

A maximum of 12 entries will only be allowed from one school and a student can

participate in one event only. Essay should not be of more than 1000 words, and

poster should be of A4size. Interested students can register their names in the

contest through email id- hllnsd2022@gmail.com and last date for submission of

entries will be 24 February 2022. For further information, please contact: 0471-

2724330.

Every year, National Science Day is celebrated on February 28 to mark the

discovery of Raman Effect by noted physicist and Nobel laureate, CV Raman.