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New Delhi : Day two of the India International Science Festival (IISF) on Anna University campus at Chennai saw the making of a new Guinness World Record for the Largest Biology Lesson. One thousand forty nine (1,049) students participated in the record breaking session.
Inaugurating the Largest Biology Lesson, Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Science, Dr Harsh Vardhan said that it is the vision of PM Narendra Modi to encourage and promote science and the Government of India has launched many Flagship Programmes in this regard. He also invoked C V Raman and how he won the Nobel Prize, first by an Indian., according to a PIB release.
The World record, which was created in the IISF Chennai 2017, had students from Class 9 and Class 10. Students from 20 local schools participated in the event. The biology lesson was delivered by Lakhsmi Prabhu from Shri Shankar Senior Secondary School. A live demonstration on the process of isolation of DNA from Papaya fruit was also part of the programme.
Dr. Harsh Vardhan congratulated the students and felt proud of their effort in creating New Guinness World Record. He added that he was confident about the students earning the World Record and also felicitated the teachers from the local schools in his congratulatory speech. The Minister also said that teachers across the country deserve this award and Prime Minister Modi must also be very happy that students have achieved this record at the IISF 2017, Chennai, according to the PIB release.