UGC to host mega town hall to celebrate Chandrayaan-3 success; PM Modi, ISRO scientists to take part

NEW DELHI: The University Grants Commission (UGC) will be organizing a mega town hall in hybrid mode to celebrate the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the town hall, the official statement read.

More than 200 higher education institutions (HEIs) will be taking part in the event to celebrate the significant achievement. The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) ambitious moon mission, Chandrayaan-3, successfully landed on the south pole of the Earth’s natural satellite on August 23.

“Beyond its immediate scientific impact, this holds the promise of inspiring young minds to join the realms of space exploration and science,” the UGC said.

ISRO scientists will make a presentation at this event, it said. They will also be addressing the students and answering their queries.

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“The tentative date for the town hall would be 4, 5, or 6 September 2023, which will be shared in our subsequent communication. Higher Education Institutions may make necessary arrangements for the benefit of students,” it said.

“All Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are requested to encourage the students and faculty to take active participation in the event and make it a grand success,” the commission said.

In this regard, the institutes have also been requested to organize activities such as short skits, films, sketches on themes such as 'India on Moon' 'New India on Moon', 'Moon is not far away', 'Lunar Journey of New India', 'Self-reliant India's Chandrayaan', etc.

Moreover, the UGC suggested HEIs make posts on social media platforms under hashtags such as 'New flight of New India', 'Colors on the Moon', 'New India's Shankhnaad, 'Our Chandrayaan', 'New India on Moon', etc.

“A good local programmes' posts will be featured on MyGov and key people will tweet, retweet the posts,” it said.

The commission also directed universities to upload details of the activities conducted along with photos, videos at the University Activity Monitoring Portal (UAMP) on uamp.ugc.ac.in.