Kakatpur: The PM SHRI Nodal High School, Kakatpur, recently hosted a vibrant science exhibition featuring 75 student-led projects, offering young minds a dynamic platform to showcase their innovations and scientific understanding across a wide array of disciplines.
Covering themes ranging from artificial intelligence (AI) and healthcare to mathematics and emerging technologies, the exhibits placed a strong emphasis on real-world problem-solving. Notably, several student projects explored critical local and global challenges, including mangrove conservation, coastal biodiversity preservation, natural disaster mitigation and practical applications of drone technology.
Distinguished guests toured the exhibition, eagerly interacting with student innovators to discuss their methodologies, concepts and the potential real-world applications of their models. They commended the participants, encouraging them to cultivate original ideas, apply critical thinking and focus on practical utility in their future projects.
Addressing the assembly, the dignitaries underscored that the younger generation is pivotal to shaping the nation’s future. They stressed that youthful creativity, vision and innovative thinking are essential for navigating complex societal, technological and environmental hurdles.
Among the notable attendees were Soumya Ranjan Biswal, trustee of the Odisha Paryavaran Sanrakshan Abhiyan (OPSA) Trust; Block Education Officer Shrikant Kumar Swain; School Alumni Association President Pitabas Dixit; School Management Committee Chairperson Rinalata Parida; and teacher Geetanjali Behera, alongside other members of the faculty.
