NISCAIR joins the International Year of the Periodic Table celebrations
The year 2019, the 150th year of the invention of the periodic table by Dmitri Mendeleev has been proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly as the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements. Year-long celebrations are planned across the world to celebrate the invention of the periodic table. CSIR-NISCAIR joined the celebrations by organizing a science film screening-cum-interactive session on the periodic table on 25 January 2019. Dr. D.K. Aswal, Director, National Physical Laboratory who was the Chief Guest of the function explained the science behind the…