INDIA MARCH FOR SCIENCE – 2022
India March for Science 2022 – Appeal
Since 2017, the scientific community has been urging the government to uphold Article 51(A) of the
Constitution, cultivate scientific temper and stop spreading unscientific beliefs. But now, unscientific
ideas are being introduced in educational curricula in the name of ‘Indian Knowledge Systems’, an
important component of the New Education Policy 2020! Read full text
India March for Science 2022: Events
To see the report of each March with photos, click on the image of the corresponding poster
INDIA MARCH FOR SCIENCE:
PRESENCE IN MORE THAN
70 CITIES AND TOWNS
On August 9, 2019 scientists, professors, research scholars, educators, students, and science loving people marched across India in over 70 cities and towns to celebrate science, promote scientific temper and champion robustly funded and publicly communicated science as a pillar of human freedom and prosperity.
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GLOBAL MARCH FOR SCIENCE
From 2018 IMFS is an official franchise of Global March for Science Movement
https://marchforscience.org/
CLIMATE STRIKE
In 2019 IMFS in association with different environmental organisations conducted many programmes through out the country in connecton with the global Climate Strike
https://globalclimatestrike.net/
IMFS MOVEMENT
India March for Science is an integral part of the global March for Science
Science and scientific temper are the pillars on which the material development, prosperity and cultural well-being of the Indian people rest.
‘India March for Science’, as an integral part of the global March for Science is an earnest endeavour to celebrate science to underscore the importance of cultivating scientific temper, and also to resist the attempts to propagate superstitious beliefs.
IMFS 2022 SPECIFIC CONCERNS
- Since 2017, the scientific community has been urging the government to uphold Article 51(A) of the Constitution, cultivate scientific temper and stop spreading unscientific beliefs. But now, unscientific ideas are being introduced in educational curricula in the name of ‘Indian Knowledge Systems’, an important component of the New Education Policy 2020!
- While all the education policies since 1968 have promised to spend at least 10% of the GDP on education, the spending is yet less than 3%. Governmental support for R&D presents an even dismal picture. India spends less than 0.8% of its GDP on research while most advanced and advancing countries spend to the tune of 3%. Even within that, curiosity-driven fundamental research and social science research receive a miniscule fraction. It is no surprise, therefore, that we are unable to make a mark in the world stage and our universities stand nowhere in global rankings. While funding for scientific institutions and research is drying up, the Union Government is initiating research to investigate the ‘racial purity’ of ethnic groups, the benefits of panchgavya, etc.
- While the whole world is worried about climate change, unabated loot and plunder of the environment have resulted in India securing the dubious distinction of occupying the180th place among 180 countries in the Environmental Performance Index-2022.
In this situation, members of the scientific community along with like-minded science loving people cannot remain mute spectators. We must make our voice heard to defend science. With this objective, we are going to hold the ‘India March for Science’ in all major cities and towns in the week from 10 to 16 August 2022 with the following demands:
- Stop propagation of unscientific and obscurantist ideas, and develop scientific temper in conformity with Article 51A of the Constitution.
- Stop introduction of unscientific ideas in educational curricula in the name of ‘Indian Knowledge Systems’, a part of NEP-2020 and to ensure that the education system does not impart ideas that contradict scientific evidence.
- Allocate at least 10% of Central Budget and 30% of State Budget to education
- Spend at least 3% of the country’s GDP on scientific, technological, and social science research.
- Protect the environment and take effective steps to counter climate change. Stop rampant exploitation of the country’s natural resources for the benefit of a few. Enact policies based on scientific evidence.
We request all science loving people to join the March. We must keep the flag of science flying to safeguard the physical and cultural living condition of the future generations. We must uphold the banner of scientific temper
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