Imphal, 11 May 2016 ( Evening News) : Science and Technology Minister, T. Manga Vaiphei today inaugurated a 5 day Science Meet 2016 of National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT), Akampat. The Science Meet was organised jointly by NIELIT,  Manipur Science and Technology Council, Science Teachers Forum, Association for the Promotion of Science, Manipur Science Communicators Association and Generation De New Image on the theme ‘Make in India: Science and Technology Driven Innovations’. Speaking on the occasion the minister said a nation cannot develop without science and today science is not just for science teachers and students but for the mass. He maintained that science has a huge role to play in the advancement of a society. Special Secretary, Science and Technology, Government of Manipur, Director of Manipur Science and Technology Council, former Director, NIELIT, teachers and students from various institutes took part in the Meet.

   A ‘Science Model Exhibition’ was also held as part of the event where students from different schools demonstrated their science models. Students expressed that their innovative models are based on the idea of affordable and sustainable products and plans.