India celebrates National Science Day on February 28 every year to mark the contributions of scientists towards the development of the country.

• On this day, in 1928, Indian Physicists Sir CV Raman made an important discovery in the field of spectroscopy, which was later named after him - the Raman Effect.
• For this discovery, he was also awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.
• The theme of National Science Day 2023 is 'Global Science for Global Wellbeing'.