Tripura to Host the 10th NSFFI in 2020

10th National Science Film Festival of India (NSFFl) will be held in Agartala, Tripura in January-February 2020.

Details:

• This is for the second time the event will be held in a North-Eastern city.
• It will be jointly hosted by Vigyan Prasar of the Central Government, State Government and Tripura Central University.
• Chief Minister of the State Biplab Kumar Deb had requested the Union Science and Technology Minister to hold the NSFFI in Tripura.
• Minimum 10 countries will participate in the upcoming event and it will include the films produced by UNICEF, UNESCO and filmmakers from different countries.
• In NSFFI, the maximum length of the films will be 40 minutes and Vigyan Prasar will raise awareness on science and environment to the society through cinemas.
• NSFFI was first held in Chennai in 2011.
• Since then, all the regions of the nation have been covered including Bhubaneshwar, Kolkata, Bangalore, Lucknow, Mumbai, Guwahati and Mohali.
• Besides the NSFFI, The Tripura Government has plans to host 'Destination Tripura', a special competitive film production initiative.
• It will focus on upholding tourism and rich biodiversity of Tripura like the flora and fauna, wildlife sanctuaries, water bodies, rubber and bamboo plantations.

About National Science Film Festival of India(NSFFl):

• The festival is an initiative of Vigyan Prasar and the Government of India to promote science films in India.
• Science filmmaking is not a developed field in India compared to many other developed countries.

Question:

Q. Where will the 10th National Science Film Festival of India (NSFFl) be held in January-February 2020?
a. Dispur, Assam
b. Agartala, Tripura
c. Kohima, Nagaland
d. Shillong, Meghalaya