India, Nov. 16 -- In a landmark initiative aimed at transforming the educational exposure of rural children, the Pune Zilla Parishad (ZP) on Saturday sent 25 meritorious students from government schools on a 10-day educational tour to the United States to visit covering places like NASA's Kennedy Space Center, major global science institutions, and top technology companies in San Francisco.

Divisional commissioner Chandrakant Pulkundwar attended the special send-off ceremony organised at the Pune divisional commissioner's office on Friday.

Stating that the opportunity to visit NASA is a matter of immense pride, Pulkundwar urged the students to follow discipline, stay united, care for their health, and use the tour to broaden their scien...