Two reports in City Plus Jagran Newspaper - 13-07-2013.

1) IDF iDiscover programme - Triggering scientific temper in young minds - A pet project of Capt. Shankar Bala 

2) Rotarian Sana Rupani taking over as the new President of Rotary Club of Mumbai North End.

Our special thanks to City Plus Jagran Team for supporting social projects.

IDF visits AIM for Seva Bal Gurukul, Hyderabad

IDF team - Dr. A.P. Jayaraman (Nuclear Scientist & Trustee, IDF), Dr. Narayan Iyer (CEO, IDF) and Mr. Sanjay Ram (Project Co-ordinator, IDF-AP) - visited IDF AIM for Seva Bal Gurukul at Hyderabad on 27-02-2013. 

The students showed keen interest to learn `thinking and creative skills'. The progress of the Gurukul was very much visible with the development of good communication skills and knowledge on current affairs. IDF team congratulated the students and wished them all the best.

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IDF's iDiscover program for the hearing impaired students.

IDF organised iDiscover programme - a visit to Nehru Planetarium - for the students of The Bombay Institution for Deaf and Mutes, Mazagaon, Mumbai. IDF has been organising iDiscover programme for all the Bal Gurukuls and associate school projects in India, inculcating scientific temper in young minds. Capt. Shankar Bala is the architect of iDiscover program.

IDF completes 10 iDiscover Projects

IDF completes 10 iDiscover 2010 Projects. The following 10 schools in Mumbai took part in the iDiscover project and over 500 students had the pleasure of experiencing the `Awesome Universe'
1.Bai B S Bengallee Girls High School, Churchgate
2.Bombay Public School, Powai
3.G M E S High School, Vile Parle (E)
4.Sheth N. L. High School, Malad (W)
5.Shree M P Bhuta Sion Sarvajanik School, Sion
6.St. Catherine's High School, Andheri (W)
7.St. Thomas Mar Thoma High School, Malad (E)
8.Suvidyalaya High School, Borivali (W)
9.The Good Shepherd High School, Goregaon (E)
10.Vimala Centere, Versova

IDF thank Wg. Cdr. S. Balasubramanian for supporting iDiscover 2010 Project. iDiscover 2010 is an IDF initiative to inculcate scientific temper in young minds.

For more pics and details on iDiscover click the link given below.
http://indiandevelopmentfoundation.blogspot.com/search/label/iDiscover%202010

Where stars shine all day !!!

Children from Vimala Centre, Versova, Yari Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai visited Nehru Planetarium on 29-07-2010 as part of IDF's iDiscover 2010 programme.

The children were awestruck to see stars and planets. It was really worth making a journey in the universe and we are now left to think and rediscover the universe, said Vimala Centre kids with a smile. The children felt very happy as they explored various discoveries in the space.

The Sisters from Vimala Centre expressed thanks to IDF team for inculcating scientific temper among young minds and organising such a wonderful innovative programme.
Vivek College NSS volunteers helped in co-ordinating the event.
Related stories : http://indiandevelopmentfoundation.blogspot.com/search/label/iDiscover%202010

GMES School to "Awesome Universe"

Students from Greater Mumbai Education Society's High School and Jr. College, Vile Parle (E), Mumbai, participated in IDF's iDiscover 2010 project. The young minds were left to think on the space and they were amazed to see the `Awesome Universe'.
Click link to see which all schools participated in iDiscover 2010.
http://indiandevelopmentfoundation.blogspot.com/search/label/iDiscover%202010

Good Shepherds on the move to space

Good Shepherd English School, Goregaon (E), Mumbai

Mrs. Hemalatha Sawant, Principal and her team of students visited Nehru Planetarium on 24th July 2010 as part of IDF's iDiscover 2010 project.

For related stories

http://indiandevelopmentfoundation.blogspot.com/search/label/iDiscover%202010

Let's discover the space

Students from Suvidyalaya High School, Vazira Naka, Borivali (W), Mumbai participating in iDiscover 2010 (17/07/2010).











Students from St.Thomas Mar Thoma School, Pathanwadi, Malad (E), Mumbai participating in iDiscover 2010. (22/07/2010)

Related stories :

http://indiandevelopmentfoundation.blogspot.com/2010/07/idf-launches-idiscover-2010.html

Here is the historic event of man landing on the moon, on July 16th 1969. It's hard to believe that this was 41 years ago. Students must know about it.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/07/remembering_apollo_11.html

IDF launches iDiscover 2010

IDF launches iDiscover 2010 during July 2010.
Indian Development Foundation launches “iDiscover 2010“with an aim to inculcate scientific temper among young minds. Children of these days find time to visit malls/ shopping centres, but miss the opportunity to visit planetarium and update on the latest happening in the Space. The student from select schools will be shown “Awesome Universe”. Through iDiscover 2010, IDF provides an opportunity to the students to discover knowledge beyond the sky.

iDiscover 2010 an initiative of IDF is sponsored and supported by Capt. S. Balasubramaniam IAF (Retd.) Dr. Sharad Nayampally, Social Ambassador of IDF co-ordinates the event. Cell-9820505927–sharadnayampally@gmail.com OR idfmumbai@gmail.com

Shree M.P.Bhuta Sion Sarvajanik School, Sion (W), Mumbai were the first batch to benefit from iDiscover 2010.

Students from Bai B.S.Bengallee Girls School, Churchgate, Mumbai participated in the iDiscover 2010