Science Express - Biodiversity Special
Science Express is an innovative mobile exhibition mounted on a specially
designed 16 coach AC train, traveling across India since October 2007. After
the successful tour across India in four phases, this iconic train is running
since 2012 as 'Science Express - Biodiversity Special (SEBS)' - a unique
collaborative initiative of Department of Science & Technology and Ministry
of Environment & Forests. The SEBS 2013 edition is scheduled to be
flagged-off from Delhi Safdarjung on 9 April 2013 and during its journey
till 28 October 2013, it will travel to 62 locations across India. At each
location, it will halt for 3-4 days during which the exhibition remains open
for visitors.
Since its launch in October 2007, the Science Express
exhibition train has traveled over 86,000 km across the country. With over
87 lakh visitors at its 270 halts and 1000 exhibition days till
date, Science Express is the largest, longest and most visited
mobile science exhibition in India and has created several records.
The current decade (2011-2020) has been declared as the United
Nations Decade on Biodiversity and United Nations Decade for Deserts and Fight
against Desertification. The 'Science Express - Biodiversity Special',
therefore, primarily addresses the theme 'biodiversity'. India hosted the COP
11 to CBD during 2012 in Hyderabad and SEBS 2012, as the brand
ambassador of COP 11, successfully showcased to the world the wide array of
biodiversity in India and the conservation measures adopted thereof.
The state-of-the-art exhibition aboard the SEBS aims to create
awareness on biodiversity of India, climate change and similar issues among
various sections of the society, especially the students. The exhibition, thus,
targets a wide range of audience including school and college students as well
as teachers.
Of the 16 coaches of the SEBS, eight supported by MoEF, are
solely dedicated to showcasing the myriad biodiversity spread across the
bio-geographical zones of India. These include Trans-Himalaya & the
Himalayas, the Gangetic Plain, North East India, the Desert &
Semi-Arid Zone, the Western Ghats, the Deccan Peninsula, the
Coasts & Islands. The exhibition also covers various other facets like marine,
coastal, forest, microbial, agro biodiversity and their linkage with
livelihoods besides challenges of conservation.
In rest of the rake, one coach has an exhibition on Climate
Change, Biodiversity & Water, supported by HSBC. Exhibition on Green
Technologies supported by UL India and exhibits on Climate Change supported by
Swiss Embassy are put up in another coach. Yet another coach presents an
exhibition on Energy Conservation, supported by PCRA. In one coach, a Kids Zone
has been created for kids to indulge in fun-filled activities, games and
puzzles in science, mathematics and environment.
Further, the popular VASCSC Joy of Science (JOS) lab, supported by
Indus Towers, is put up in a dedicated coach. In this hands-on lab, students
can perform various experiments and activities to understand concepts in
environment, science and mathematics in an interesting manner. A Discussion
centre-cum-training facility is provided in a coach for orientation of
teachers.
At each halt of SEBS, activities are planned in advance to engage
visitors across different ages to reinforce the message of SEBS and these
include the exciting and much sought-after
Outreach Programme conducted in local schools / institutions along
with interesting activities on the railway platforms. Institutions and local
schools associated with the MoEF's National Environment
Awareness Programme (NEAC) and National Green Corps (NGC) also help
in reaching out. In addition, informative take-away material is made available
for wider distribution amongst schools and visitors.
The exhibition reflects
the wisdom and the hard-work of the knowledge partners who have contributed to
bring forth this exhibition. MoEF has partnered with the DST for
putting up the exhibition on biodiversity. Centre for Environment Education
(CEE), Ahmedabad along with the knowledge partners and Vikram A Sarabhai Community
Science Centre (VASCSC), Ahmedabad have developed and put up this unique
exhibition-on-wheels. HSBC, UL India and Indus Towers have supported part of
the exhibitions and complementary activities.
VASCSC has been entrusted by DST with the task of coordinating the
SEBS across India. VASCSC’s team of well-qualified, trained and highly
motivated Science Communicators travelling with the train explain and
interpret the exhibition, answers queries, facilitate the visitors and conduct
complementary activities.
Science Express
Biodiversity Special - 2013
Schedule
|
Sr. No.
|
Station
|
Exhibition Dates
|
|
1
|
DelhiSafdarjung
(Flag off)
|
9 April 2013
|
|
2
|
Pragati Maidan
|
10 - 13 April 2013
|
|
3
|
Patiala
|
14 - 16 April 2013
|
|
4
|
Jalandhar City
|
17 - 20 April 2013
|
|
5
|
Verka
|
21 - 24 April 2013
|
|
6
|
Pathankot
|
25 - 27 April 2013
|
|
7
|
Bajalta
|
28 April-1 May 2013
|
|
8
|
Amb Anduara
|
3 - 4 May 2013
|
|
9
|
Ambala Cantt.
|
5 - 7 May 2013
|
|
10
|
Haridwar
|
8 - 10 May 2013
|
|
11
|
Bareilly
|
11 -13 May 2013
|
|
12
|
Azamgarh
|
15 - 16 May 2013
|
|
13
|
Mughal Sarai
|
17 - 20 May 2013
|
|
14
|
Bhagalpur
|
21 - 24 May 2013
|
|
15
|
Katihar
|
25 May 2013
|
|
16
|
Purnea
|
26 May 2013
|
|
17
|
Bagdogra
|
27 May 2013
|
|
18
|
Alipurduar Jn.
|
28 - 30 May 2013
|
|
19
|
Lumding
|
31 May-2 June 2013
|
|
20
|
New Tinsukia
|
3 - 6 June 2013
|
|
21
|
Dimapur
|
7 - 8 June 2013
|
|
22
|
NewBongaigaon
|
9 - 12 June 2013
|
|
23
|
NewCoochbehar
|
13 - 15 June 2013
|
|
24
|
New Farakka
|
16 - 18 June 2013
|
|
25
|
Raniganj
|
19 - 21 June 2013
|
|
26
|
JoichandiPahar
|
22 - 24 June 2013
|
|
27
|
Sini
|
25 - 27 June 2013
|
|
28
|
Kharagpur
|
28 June-1 July 2013
|
|
29
|
Balasore
|
2 - 4 July 2013
|
|
30
|
Cuttack
|
5 - 8 July 2013
|
|
31
|
Balangir
|
9 - 11 July 2013
|
|
32
|
Raigada
|
12 - 14 July 2013
|
|
33
|
Vishakhapatanam
|
15 - 18 July 2013
|
|
34
|
Kakinada
|
19 - 21 July 2013
|
|
35
|
Tirupati
|
23 - 26 July 2013
|
|
36
|
Chennai Central
|
27 - 30 July 2013
|
|
37
|
Cuddalore Port Jn.
|
31 July-3 Aug 2013
|
|
38
|
Tiruchirapally
|
4 - 7 Aug 2013
|
|
39
|
Kudalnagar
|
8 - 11 Aug 2013
|
|
40
|
Trivandrum
|
12 - 14 Aug 2013
|
|
41
|
Alappuzha
|
16- 19 Aug 2013
|
|
42
|
Coimbatore
|
20 - 23 Aug 2013
|
|
43
|
Kozikhode
|
24 - 27 Aug 2013
|
|
44
|
Kannur
|
28 - 31 Aug 2013
|
|
45
|
Madgaon
|
2 - 5 Sep 2013
|
|
46
|
Miraj
|
6 - 9 Sep 2013
|
|
47
|
Maltekdi
|
11 - 14 Sep 2013
|
|
48
|
Aurangabad
|
15 - 18 Sep 2013
|
|
49
|
Valsad
|
19 - 21 Sep 2013
|
|
50
|
Navsari
|
22 - 25 Sep 2013
|
|
51
|
Vadodara
|
26 - 28 Sep 2013
|
|
52
|
Ujjain
|
29 Sep-1 Oct 2013
|
|
53
|
Kota
|
3 - 6 Oct 2013
|
|
54
|
Daurai (Nr. Ajmer)
|
7 - 9 Oct 2013
|
|
55
|
Marwar
|
10 - 12 Oct 2013
|
|
56
|
Abu Road
|
14 - 16 Oct 2013
|
|
57
|
Linch (Nr.Mehsana)
|
17 Oct 2013
|
|
58
|
Bhaktinagar(Rajkot)
|
18 - 19 Oct 2013
|
|
59
|
Junagadh
|
20 - 22 Oct 2013
|
|
60
|
Bhavnagar
|
23 - 25 Oct 2013
|
|
61
|
Adraj Moti (Nr.G’nagar)
|
26 - 27 Oct 2013
|
|
62
|
Gandhinagar Capital
|
28 Oct 2013
|
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