Jharkhand wins its first silver at national science competition as Ramgarh's Purav Jain shines

Jharkhand has made it to the national top three for the first time at the national science competition held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. Purav Jain, a student of Army School, Ramgarh, won the silver medal and was presented with a certificate, memento and laptop by Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh.

Purav proposed a device to monitor electricity consumption. His project was refined by scientists and experts during a mentorship programme at BIT Mesra. At the same event, Deepak Kumar of Chatra presented a 'smart borewell pipe cutter' innovation.

Director of Secondary Education Rajesh Prasad and INSPIRE-MANAK state programme officer Neelam Ileen Toppo congratulated both students and said the winners will also be felicitated at the state level.