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			{{Short description\|Science museum in Nagpur, India}}
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	\| image = Raman Science Centre Nagpur.jpg		\| image = Raman Science Centre Nagpur.jpg
	\| caption = Front view of the Raman Science Centre building at Nagpur		\| caption = Front view of the Raman Science Centre building at Nagpur
	\| ~~map_type~~ =		\| coordinates = {{Coord\|21.1459\|79.0941\|display=inline,title}}
	\| ~~former_name~~ =
	\| established = 1992		\| established = 1992
	\| location = [[Nagpur]]		\| location = [[Nagpur]]
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	<!--\| Project Coordinator = Vijay Shankar Sharma-->		<!--\| Project Coordinator = Vijay Shankar Sharma-->
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	\| website = [~~http~~://~~www~~.~~nehrusciencecentre~~.~~org~~/~~RSCN/rscn.htm~~ Website]		\| website = [https://rscnagpur.gov.in/ Website]
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	The '''Raman Science Centre and Raman Planetarium Complex''' at [[Nagpur]] is an interactive [[science centre]] affiliated with [[Mumbai]]'s [[Nehru Science Centre]].<ref name="satellite units">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nehrusciencecentre.org/nsc_family.htm\|title=satellite units\|publisher=www.nehrusciencecentre.org\|accessdate=2008-06-06\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917035503/http://www.nehrusciencecentre.org/nsc_family.htm\|archivedate=17 September 2008\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The centre was developed to promote a scientific attitude, portray the growth of science and technology and their applications in industry and human welfare, and hold science exhibits. The centre is named after famous [[Nobel Prize in Physics\|Nobel Prize]] winner Indian [[physicist]] [[Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman]].		The '''Raman Science Centre and Raman Planetarium Complex''' at [[Nagpur]] is an interactive [[science centre]] affiliated with [[Mumbai]]'s [[Nehru Science Centre]].<ref name="satellite units">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nehrusciencecentre.org/nsc_family.htm\|title=satellite units\|publisher=www.nehrusciencecentre.org\|accessdate=2008-06-06\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917035503/http://www.nehrusciencecentre.org/nsc_family.htm\|archivedate=17 September 2008\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The centre was developed to promote a scientific attitude, portray the growth of science and technology and their applications in industry and human welfare, and hold science exhibits. The centre is named after famous [[Nobel Prize in Physics\|Nobel Prize]] winner Indian [[physicist]] [[Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman]].
	The Raman Science Centre was inaugurated on 7 March 1992 and the [[planetarium]] was started on 5 January 1997.<ref name="General Information">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nehrusciencecentre.org/RSCN/rscnGenInfo.htm\|title=General Information\|publisher=www.nehrusciencecentre.org\|accessdate=2008-06-06\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618023908/http://www.nehrusciencecentre.org/RSCN/rscnGenInfo.htm\|archivedate=18 June 2008\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The centre is located opposite Gandhi Sagar Lake in the heart of Nagpur.<ref name="General Information" /> Between 1 April 2014 and 31 March 2015 the Centre recorded a visitor count of 582,962.<ref name="no. of Visitors">{{cite web\|url=http://ncsm.gov.in/visitorStat.aspx\|title=no. of Visitors\|publisher=ncsm.gov.in\|accessdate=2008-06-06\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080522084746/http://www.ncsm.gov.in/visitorStat.aspx\|archivedate=22 May 2008\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The centre is part of the [[National Council of Science Museums]] (NCSM), India which is ~~also~~ the largest network of science centres/museums under a single administrative umbrella in the world.<ref name="ncsm.gov.in">{{cite web\|url=http://ncsm.gov.in/index.aspx\|title=ncsm.gov.in\|publisher=ncsm.gov.in\|accessdate=2008-06-06\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080522082610/http://www.ncsm.gov.in/index.aspx\|archivedate=22 May 2008\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> NCSM rates the centre as regional level and it has a total floor area of 4333 sq meters.<ref name="Units under NCSM">{{cite web\|url=http://ncsm.gov.in/units1.aspx\|title=Units under NCSM\|publisher=ncsm.gov.in\|accessdate=2008-06-06\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618221959/http://ncsm.gov.in/units1.aspx\|archivedate=18 June 2008\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
			The Raman Science Centre was inaugurated on 7 March 1992 and the [[planetarium]] was started on 5 January 1997.<ref name="General Information">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nehrusciencecentre.org/RSCN/rscnGenInfo.htm\|title=General Information\|publisher=www.nehrusciencecentre.org\|accessdate=2008-06-06\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618023908/http://www.nehrusciencecentre.org/RSCN/rscnGenInfo.htm\|archivedate=18 June 2008\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The centre is located opposite Gandhi Sagar Lake in the heart of Nagpur.<ref name="General Information" /> Between 1 April 2014 and 31 March 2015, the Centre recorded a visitor count of 582,962.<ref name="no. of Visitors">{{cite web\|url=http://ncsm.gov.in/visitorStat.aspx\|title=no. of Visitors\|publisher=ncsm.gov.in\|accessdate=2008-06-06\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080522084746/http://www.ncsm.gov.in/visitorStat.aspx\|archivedate=22 May 2008\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The centre is part of the [[National Council of Science Museums]] (NCSM), India, which is the largest network of science centres/museums under a single administrative umbrella in the world.<ref name="ncsm.gov.in">{{cite web\|url=http://ncsm.gov.in/index.aspx\|title=ncsm.gov.in\|publisher=ncsm.gov.in\|accessdate=2008-06-06\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080522082610/http://www.ncsm.gov.in/index.aspx\|archivedate=22 May 2008\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> NCSM rates the centre as regional level and it has a total floor area of 4333 sq meters.<ref name="Units under NCSM">{{cite web\|url=http://ncsm.gov.in/units1.aspx\|title=Units under NCSM\|publisher=ncsm.gov.in\|accessdate=2008-06-06\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618221959/http://ncsm.gov.in/units1.aspx\|archivedate=18 June 2008\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

	== Activities ==		== Activities ==
	The centre carries out numerous programs to spread science and technology knowledge amongst the general public.<ref name="activities">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rscbagpur.gov.in.\|title=activities\|publisher=www.rscnagpur.gov.in\|accessdate=2008-06-06}}{{dead link\|date=April 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The centre ~~has started innovation centre from~~ 14 February 2017~~, that gives~~ opportunities to students, who are dedicated to science. The centre along with local NGO Hirwai gives the ''Green Finger Award'' to create awareness about the environment amongst school children.<ref name="hirwai">{{cite web\|url=http://hirwai.org/Hirvariaward.php\|title=hirwai\|publisher=hirwai.org\|accessdate=2008-06-06\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726151219/http://hirwai.org/Hirvariaward.php\|archivedate=26 July 2011\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In August 2007, the information and communication technology gallery was opened<ref name="Information & Communication Technology">{{cite web\|url=http://ncsm.gov.in/infocom.aspx\|title=Information & Communication Technology\|publisher=ncsm.gov.in\|accessdate=2008-06-06\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618221435/http://ncsm.gov.in/infocom.aspx\|archivedate=18 June 2008\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> where [[ISRO]] Chairman Madhavan Nair declared that India ~~will~~ send astronauts in space by 2015.<ref name="ISRO">{{cite news\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/India_will_send_astronaut_into_space_by_2015_ISRO_chief/articleshow/2254060.cms\|title=India will send astronaut into space by 2015: ISRO chief\|date=3 August 2007\|publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com\|accessdate=2008-06-06}}</ref> The centre currently has 4 different interactive galleries, an Innovation Centre, a Science on a Sphere Show and a 133-seat planetarium,<ref name="planetarium">{{cite web\|url=http://ncsm.gov.in/exibits_6.aspx\|title=planetarium\|publisher=ncsm.gov.in\|accessdate=2008-06-06\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618221431/http://ncsm.gov.in/exibits_6.aspx\|archivedate=18 June 2008\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> fun science, a prehistoric Animal Park and more.<ref name="galleries ">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nehrusciencecentre.org/RSCN/rscnExhiGal.htm\|title=galleries\|publisher=www.nehrusciencecentre.org\|accessdate=2008-06-06\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618023903/http://www.nehrusciencecentre.org/RSCN/rscnExhiGal.htm\|archivedate=18 June 2008\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The centre also holds science lectures, science film shows and [[3-D film\|3-dimensional science shows]].<ref name="Shows">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rscnagpur.gov.in\|title=Shows\|publisher=www.rscnagpur.gov.in\|accessdate=2008-06-06}}</ref> The centre also organises activities like planet watching and other celestial phenomena for citizens.<ref name="Planet observation">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nagpurplus.com/fullStory.asp?articleID=NAGP3ART8232006\|title=Planet observation\|publisher=www.nagpurplus.com\|accessdate=2008-06-08}}. The centre has 1,44,94,443 visitors since 1987.</ref>		The centre carries out numerous programs to spread science and technology knowledge amongst the general public.<ref name="activities">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rscbagpur.gov.in.\|title=activities\|publisher=www.rscnagpur.gov.in\|accessdate=2008-06-06}}{{dead link\|date=April 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The centre inaugurated the Innovation Centre on 14 February 2017 to give opportunities to students who are dedicated to science.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Innovation Hub – Raman Science Center \|url=https://rscnagpur.gov.in/innovation-hub/ \|access-date=2023-12-15 \|language=en-US}}</ref> The centre, along with local NGO Hirwai, gives the ''Green Finger Award'' to create awareness about the environment amongst school children.<ref name="hirwai">{{cite web\|url=http://hirwai.org/Hirvariaward.php\|title=hirwai\|publisher=hirwai.org\|accessdate=2008-06-06\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726151219/http://hirwai.org/Hirvariaward.php\|archivedate=26 July 2011\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In August 2007, the information and communication technology gallery was opened,<ref name="Information & Communication Technology">{{cite web\|url=http://ncsm.gov.in/infocom.aspx\|title=Information & Communication Technology\|publisher=ncsm.gov.in\|accessdate=2008-06-06\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618221435/http://ncsm.gov.in/infocom.aspx\|archivedate=18 June 2008\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> where then [[ISRO]] Chairman Madhavan Nair declared that India would send astronauts to space by 2015.<ref name="ISRO">{{cite news\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/India_will_send_astronaut_into_space_by_2015_ISRO_chief/articleshow/2254060.cms\|title=India will send astronaut into space by 2015: ISRO chief\|date=3 August 2007\|publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com\|accessdate=2008-06-06}}</ref>

	~~== General information ==~~		The centre currently has four different interactive galleries, an Innovation Centre, a Science on a Sphere Show and a 133-seat planetarium,<ref name="planetarium">{{cite web\|url=http://ncsm.gov.in/exibits_6.aspx\|title=planetarium\|publisher=ncsm.gov.in\|accessdate=2008-06-06\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618221431/http://ncsm.gov.in/exibits_6.aspx\|archivedate=18 June 2008\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> two fun science galleries, a prehistoric Animal Park and more.<ref name="galleries">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nehrusciencecentre.org/RSCN/rscnExhiGal.htm\|title=galleries\|publisher=www.nehrusciencecentre.org\|accessdate=2008-06-06\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618023903/http://www.nehrusciencecentre.org/RSCN/rscnExhiGal.htm\|archivedate=18 June 2008\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The centre also holds science lectures, science film shows and [[3-D film\|3-dimensional science shows]].<ref name="Shows">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rscnagpur.gov.in\|title=Shows\|publisher=www.rscnagpur.gov.in\|accessdate=2008-06-06}}</ref> The centre also organises activities like planet watching and watching other celestial phenomena for citizens.<ref name="Planet observation">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nagpurplus.com/fullStory.asp?articleID=NAGP3ART8232006\|title=Planet observation\|publisher=www.nagpurplus.com\|accessdate=2008-06-08}}. The centre has 1,44,94,443 visitors since 1987.</ref>
	~~'''Schedule of the science~~ centre~~'''~~<ref name="~~General Information~~" />
	* All seven days a week: 9:~~30 am to 6~~:~~00 pm~~		==See also==
	<br />		* [[List of science centers#Asia]]
	~~'''Charges'''~~<ref name="~~General Information~~" />
	{\| ~~class~~=~~"wikitable"~~
	\|-
	~~! Visit~~
	~~! General public~~
	~~! Students in organised school groups~~
	\|-
	\| ~~Science Centre~~
	\| ~~[[Indian rupee~~\|~~INR]] 25~~/-
	\| [[~~Indian rupee~~\|~~INR~~]] 10/-
	\|-
	\| ~~Planetarium~~
	\| ~~[[Indian rupee~~\|~~INR]] 50~~/-
	~~\| [[Indian rupee\|INR]] 25~~/-
	\|-
	\| ~~Science on a Sphere~~
	\| ~~[[Indian rupee\|INR]] 25/~~-
	\|-
	~~\| 3D theatre~~
	~~\| [[Indian rupee\|INR]] 20/-~~
	\| [[~~Indian rupee\|INR~~]] ~~10/-~~
	\|}

	== References ==		== References ==
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{{infobox museum
| name = Raman Science Centre and Planetarium
| logo =
| image = Raman Science Centre Nagpur.jpg
| caption = Front view of the Raman Science Centre building at Nagpur
| map_type =
| former_name =
| established = 1992
| location = [[Nagpur]]
| type =
| visitors = 14,440,963 (approx.)(till date)

| publictransit =
| website = [http://www.nehrusciencecentre.org/RSCN/rscn.htm Website]
| network =
}}
The '''Raman Science Centre and Raman Planetarium Complex''' at [[Nagpur]] is an interactive [[science centre]] affiliated with [[Mumbai]]'s [[Nehru Science Centre]].<ref name="satellite units">{{cite web|url=http://www.nehrusciencecentre.org/nsc_family.htm|title=satellite units|publisher=www.nehrusciencecentre.org|accessdate=2008-06-06|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917035503/http://www.nehrusciencecentre.org/nsc_family.htm|archivedate=17 September 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The centre was developed to promote a scientific attitude, portray the growth of science and technology and their applications in industry and human welfare, and hold science exhibits. The centre is named after famous [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] winner Indian [[physicist]] [[Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman]].
The Raman Science Centre was inaugurated on 7 March 1992 and the [[planetarium]] was started on 5 January 1997.<ref name="General Information">{{cite web|url=http://www.nehrusciencecentre.org/RSCN/rscnGenInfo.htm|title=General Information|publisher=www.nehrusciencecentre.org|accessdate=2008-06-06|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618023908/http://www.nehrusciencecentre.org/RSCN/rscnGenInfo.htm|archivedate=18 June 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The centre is located opposite Gandhi Sagar Lake in the heart of Nagpur.<ref name="General Information" /> Between 1 April 2014 and 31 March 2015 the Centre recorded a visitor count of 582,962.<ref name="no. of Visitors">{{cite web|url=http://ncsm.gov.in/visitorStat.aspx|title=no. of Visitors|publisher=ncsm.gov.in|accessdate=2008-06-06|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080522084746/http://www.ncsm.gov.in/visitorStat.aspx|archivedate=22 May 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The centre is part of the [[National Council of Science Museums]] (NCSM), India which is also the largest network of science centres/museums under a single administrative umbrella in the world.<ref name="ncsm.gov.in">{{cite web|url=http://ncsm.gov.in/index.aspx|title=ncsm.gov.in|publisher=ncsm.gov.in|accessdate=2008-06-06|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080522082610/http://www.ncsm.gov.in/index.aspx|archivedate=22 May 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref> NCSM rates the centre as regional level and it has a total floor area of 4333 sq meters.<ref name="Units under NCSM">{{cite web|url=http://ncsm.gov.in/units1.aspx|title=Units under NCSM|publisher=ncsm.gov.in|accessdate=2008-06-06|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618221959/http://ncsm.gov.in/units1.aspx|archivedate=18 June 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

== Activities ==
The centre carries out numerous programs to spread science and technology knowledge amongst the general public.<ref name="activities">{{cite web|url=http://www.rscbagpur.gov.in.|title=activities|publisher=www.rscnagpur.gov.in|accessdate=2008-06-06}}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The centre has started innovation centre from 14 February 2017, that gives opportunities to students, who are dedicated to science. The centre along with local NGO Hirwai gives the ''Green Finger Award'' to create awareness about the environment amongst school children.<ref name="hirwai">{{cite web|url=http://hirwai.org/Hirvariaward.php|title=hirwai|publisher=hirwai.org|accessdate=2008-06-06|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726151219/http://hirwai.org/Hirvariaward.php|archivedate=26 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In August 2007, the information and communication technology gallery was opened<ref name="Information & Communication Technology">{{cite web|url=http://ncsm.gov.in/infocom.aspx|title=Information & Communication Technology|publisher=ncsm.gov.in|accessdate=2008-06-06|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618221435/http://ncsm.gov.in/infocom.aspx|archivedate=18 June 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref> where [[ISRO]] Chairman Madhavan Nair declared that India will send astronauts in space by 2015.<ref name="ISRO">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/India_will_send_astronaut_into_space_by_2015_ISRO_chief/articleshow/2254060.cms|title=India will send astronaut into space by 2015: ISRO chief|date=3 August 2007|publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|accessdate=2008-06-06}}</ref> The centre currently has 4 different interactive galleries, an Innovation Centre, a Science on a Sphere Show and a 133-seat planetarium,<ref name="planetarium">{{cite web|url=http://ncsm.gov.in/exibits_6.aspx|title=planetarium|publisher=ncsm.gov.in|accessdate=2008-06-06|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618221431/http://ncsm.gov.in/exibits_6.aspx|archivedate=18 June 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref> fun science, a prehistoric Animal Park and more.<ref name="galleries ">{{cite web|url=http://www.nehrusciencecentre.org/RSCN/rscnExhiGal.htm|title=galleries|publisher=www.nehrusciencecentre.org|accessdate=2008-06-06|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618023903/http://www.nehrusciencecentre.org/RSCN/rscnExhiGal.htm|archivedate=18 June 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The centre also holds science lectures, science film shows and [[3-D film|3-dimensional science shows]].<ref name="Shows">{{cite web|url=http://www.rscnagpur.gov.in|title=Shows|publisher=www.rscnagpur.gov.in|accessdate=2008-06-06}}</ref> The centre also organises activities like planet watching and other celestial phenomena for citizens.<ref name="Planet observation">{{cite web|url=http://www.nagpurplus.com/fullStory.asp?articleID=NAGP3ART8232006|title=Planet observation|publisher=www.nagpurplus.com|accessdate=2008-06-08}}. The centre has 1,44,94,443 visitors since 1987.</ref>

== General information ==
'''Schedule of the science centre'''<ref name="General Information" />
* All seven days a week: 9:30 am to 6:00 pm
<br />
'''Charges'''<ref name="General Information" />
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Visit
! General public
! Students in organised school groups
|-
| Science Centre
| [[Indian rupee|INR]] 25/-
| [[Indian rupee|INR]] 10/-
|-
| Planetarium
| [[Indian rupee|INR]] 50/-
| [[Indian rupee|INR]] 25/-
|-
| Science on a Sphere
| [[Indian rupee|INR]] 25/-
|-
| 3D theatre
| [[Indian rupee|INR]] 20/-
| [[Indian rupee|INR]] 10/-
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Nagpur}}

{{coord missing|Maharashtra}}

[[Category:1992 establishments in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Nagpur]]
[[Category:Science museums in India]]
[[Category:Planetaria]]
[[Category:Museums established in 1992]]
[[Category:Museums in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Science centres in India]]