With the International Biodiversity Summit underway in India, especially at Hyderabad, a special train enlightening the importance of the subject is moving around the nation.

The Science Express-Biodiversity Special (SEBS) is a collaborative initiative of Department of Science & Technology (DST) and Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF) of GOI. It has started its journey on World Environment Day this year and will be traveling all through the nation, from 5 June to 22 December 2012. Biodiversity Special is an innovative and unique mobile exhibition mounted on a specially designed 16 coach AC train. On Saturday the train that was stationed at Warangal for the third consecutive day, owing to tremendous response from students.

The entry to the train is totally free for students and they are flocking to see the Biodiversity Special Science Express Train. Warangal station is busy with students standing in serpentine queues to have a glimpse of this special train. The whole train is decked up with live biodiversity environments and briefs about the dangers if this is disturbed.

'Quite a knowledge experience to students,' says Ramaiah, a teacher from one of the schools.

Another teacher   Xavier claims, 'What takes the student to learn for months can be grasped in minutes, by visual treat.'

An onlooker says, 'an admirable effort by the government of India.'

When interacted with some students who visited the special science express, they uni-vocally claimed, 'it was a wonderful knowledgeable experience.'

SEBS was flagged off by the Environment Minister Jayanti Natarjan and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit in New Delhi in June, this year. The exhibition aimed to showcase the wide array of biodiversity in the country and the conservation measures adopted thereof. The exhibition also showcased aspects of Climate Change, Water, Energy Conservation, Environment and Legacy of the Science Express. Students enjoyed learning about cutting-edge research in Science; explained through interesting audio-visual exhibits and interactive tools. They even performed experiments in the Joy of Science hands on lab and were awarded certificates for the same.

(With inputs from internet-AW AarKay)