The Goa Science Centre has floated a global expression of interest for companies to consult on the addition of a planetarium and oceanarium to its existing facilities.

Officials at the science centre have set a deadline of 31 July for any companies interested to tender a proposal for either project.

It is understood that the addition of a planetarium and an oceanarium are part of an attempt to turn the science centre into a major tourism spot for the Indian state.

The latest exhibition to open at the Goa centre commemorates the centenary of the publication of three physics papers by Albert Einstein – namely Quantum Theory, Special Theory of Relativity and Theory of Brownian Motion. The exhibition will run until 16 July.

A 3-D film auditorium situated next to the Science Centre has also recently opened. It is reportedly only the fifth such facility to open in the country and construction costs were shared between the Indian state government and the National Council of Science Museums. Details: www.ncsm.org.in