Manipur Science and Technology Council

https://mastec.nic.in/

National Science Day 2021.

Date: 2021-02-28

Celebration of National Science Day 2021 in commemoration of the discovery of Raman Effect by Prof. CV Raman.

One-day Awareness Workshop on COVID-19 Pandemic

Date: 2020-12-28

A One-day Awareness Workshop on COVID-19 Pandemic was held at Mangolnganbi College, Ningthoukhong, Bishnupur District, Manipur. in collaboration with Manipur Science & Technology Council (MASTEC) on December 28, 2020. Prof. N. Mohilal Meetei, Head, Department of Zoology & Botany, Manipur University took part in the programme as Resource Person. Dr. L. Dinachandra Singh, Director, MASTEC was the Chief Guest of the function .

Celebration of National Mathematics Day 2020

Date: 2020-12-22

Commemorating the birth anniversary of the great mathematician Srinivasa Ramanuja.

Event Date Description
National Mathematics Day 2020 2020-12-22 Celebration of National Mathematics Day 2020 in commemoration of birth of Indian Mathematics Giant, Shri Srinivasa Ramanujan
Millennium Science Lecture 2020 2020-12-10 Lecture on life and achievements of Novel Laureates (Physics, Chemistry and Physiology) of 2020.
Mapping of S&T Needs in the State. 2020-05-04 As part of the S&T Mapping project & as advised by DST, GoI, the Council took part in contributing some S&T inputs in the COVID-19 management to stop spread of the pandemic disease in the state. The Council, in association with the North East Institute of Science & Technology (NEIST), CSIR, Imphal Unit developed an Alcohol based Herbal Hand Sanitizer and distributed to members of various communities in the state including the Hon’ble CM, Manipur, S&T Minister’s Secretariat, Office of Commissioner (S&T), Govt. of Manipur, Dy. Secretary (S&T), Govt. of Manipur, Staffs at S&T Section Officer’s Office at Secretariat, Director, DST, Govt. of Manipur & his staff, Manipur Science Centre, Manipur Remote Sensing Application Centre, IT, media workers (print & electronic), Home for Blind, some interested individuals etc. In addition, the sanitizers were distributed to all the employees working at the Council. Altogether, 30 litres (30,000 ml.) of the MASTEC-CSIR, NEIST prepared hand sanitizers, have been distributed to different sections of the community.
Lecture series on Earthquake. 2020-03-03 As a follow up activity of the State Level Awareness Programme on Natural Disaster with emphasis on Earthquake held at Imphal (February 25-26, 2020), a week-long lecture series on Earthquake were organised in different schools in rural areas covering five districts namely Imphal West, Bishnupur, Chandel, Kakching and Thoubal districts in the month of March 2020. During the lecture programme, resource persons delivered lectures on earthquake and interacted with the students and teachers on dos and donts during and after an earthquake.
State Level Awareness Programme on Natural Disaster with emphasis on Earthquake. 2020-02-25 The State Level Awareness Programme on Natural Disaster with emphasis on Earthquake was held during February 25-26, 2020 at MASTEC’s Training Hall at Takyelpat, Imphal. Prof. J.R. Kayal, Former DDG, Geological Survey of India and Dr. Santanu Baruah, Scientist, NEIST, CSIR, Jorhat were the external resource persons delivering lectures on various issues on earthquake and interacted with the participants. Dr. Th. Somchand Singh of Civil Engineering Department, Manipur Institute of Technology, Imphal and Dr. Manichandra S., Seismologist of Earth Sciences Department, Manipur University were the local resource persons of the awareness programme.
Patent granted. 2020-01-21 “An improved dry fish fermentation compressed apparatus and method thereof”. Patent no. 329795 on 21/01/2020
Patent granted. 2019-01-09 Novel method of separation and isolation of indirubin from strobilanthes flaccidifolius leaves. Patent no. 327026 on 09/12/2019