Context:

• The Union Human Resource Minister launched the STARS scheme on National Science Day.

STAR Scheme:

• STARS is an acronym for Scheme for Translational and Advanced Research in Science to fund Science projects. The scheme will be implemented at the cost of Rs 250 crores.
• Under the scheme 500 science projects will be funded whose selection will be made based on competition. IISC will be the coordinator of the scheme.

National Science Day: 28th February

• The National Science Day is celebrated on 28th February every year in the memory of Indian physicist and a Nobel laureate Sir C.V. Raman.
• The National Day of Science is celebrated on 28th February to commemorate the discovery of Raman Effect for which he was awarded Nobel Prize in the year 1930.
• The theme of the 2019 National Science Day is Science for people and people for science.