Second day of the science festival themed ‘Annals of History of science’ was held at Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR) and Eliezer Joldan Memorial College, Leh on February 23.

Students, teachers and the army officials of Ladakh Scouts participated in the science festival. 

Senior Scientist, DIHAR Leh, Dorjey Angchuk; Technical Officer, DIHAR Leh, Tsewang Tamchos and Technical Officer, DIHAR Leh, Tsewang Norboo gave a detailed explanation of the different sites of DIHAR to the participants focusing on the development of agriculture through modern technologies.

A visual presentation and a detailed explanation were given by the Technical officer, Defence Geo-Informatics Research Establishment, (DGRE) Chandigarh, Ankur Prashar at DIHAR Leh about the phenomenon of snowfall, its classifications and safety measures in snowbound areas. The participants also participated in the poster exhibition at EJM College, Leh. A Science talent search competition was also organized by Ladakh Science Olympiad online mode.