21-04-2025
Zero Shadow Day observed across schools
Scores of school students observed Zero Shadow Day (ZSD) at their campuses under the auspices of the Directorate of School Education and the Pondicherry Science Forum.
According to a press note from the Forum, the phenomeon was observable in the city between 10 a.m and 12.30 p.m. with the aid of instruments installed across schools.
The ZSD marks the bi-annual phenomena when the sun's declination perfectly corresponds to the latitude of a location on earth. When the sun is at is zenith, at 12.10 p.m., it creates a zero shadow effect.
This year, the day was observed across 218 urban/rural schools and teachers were specially trained to explain the phenomenon to students as part of an initiative of the Samagra Shiksha programme of the Education Department.
Representatives of the Forum, including A. Hemavathi, R. Madivanan and S. Muruguvel and school officials coordinated the programme.
