rohtak rakesh andania an mdu alumnus has been selected for the national award for science and technology communication for his outstanding contribution in science technology for the year 2022the national award would be given on february 28 in six categoriesthe award is being given by the national council for science and technology communication ncstc under the department of science and technology government of india for outstanding contribution in the field of science and technology communication and promotion of scientific temper which has made a significant impact in the country during the last 5 yearsncstc which would give awards in a total of six categories under which each winner would be given a citation a memento and two lakh rupees in cashnotably rakesh andania who hails from rohtak has been living in delhi for the last 25 years and working for the promotion of sciencehis weekly science based news programs on lok sabha tv rajya sabha tv and dd national gyan vigyan science this week science monitor have been quite popularapart from this he is also running his channel news in science on social networking sites to give new information related to science he has also made several documentaries and short filmslast month his film saving the himalayan yak won the third prize at the international science film festival of india his production house credence media solutions has also received the best production house award at the 12th dada saheb phalke film festival22