Science DeskLast Updated: 28 February 2026, 08:23 AM ISTShare India is observing National Science Day today (February 28) to mark the discovery of the Raman Effect by CV Raman, with nationwide events highlighting women in science, youth innovation and the vision of Viksit Bharat. Sir CV Raman, whose discovery of the Raman Effect in 1928 earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 and inspired the observance of National Science Day on February 28. India is observing National Science Day today (February 28, 2026), commemorating the discovery of the Raman Effect by physicist CV Raman in 1928, a breakthrough that earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 and placed Indian science on the global map. Observed every year on February 28, the day honours Raman’s path-breaking discovery of the scattering of light, known as the Raman Effect.
