Earth Day Celebration and Slogan Competition - 2015

24th April, 2015, India International Centre, New Delhi-110003

Inter-School Slogan Competition on Earth Day and Special Lecture ‘Waste Management Strategies’

Climate Change Research Institute (CCRI) celebrated Earth Day 2015 and held an event for youth from schools on April 24th, 2015 jointly with India International Center supported by Ministry of Earth Sciences.  Dr Malti Goel, CEO, CCRI apprised the students, who participated in large numbers from Navyug School, Sardar Patel School, New Horizen Public School and Universal Public School, about the importance of Earth Day, its genesis and current status. A Special Lecture was organized and the Chief Guest Prof. D. P. Agrawal, Forman Chairman, UPSC and Chairman GC, CCRI talking on ‘WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES’ encouraged students towards cleanliness and to promote Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in our society and locality. Dr. B.C. Sabat, Dept. of Environment, Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi was Guest of Honor. He shared his experiences and cited examples of cleanliness from developed countries, stressing on the need of becoming aware and taking action as a habit. Students from various schools shared their experiences on the work done in their locality. Awards and Certificates were given away to the winners and participants of Inter-school Slogan Writing competition. Earlier on April 22, 2015 an eminent jury had evaluated the 53 entries from students from class VIIIth to class Xth on the topics covering the Earth Day theme Clean Earth - Green Earthof this year, covering Swachh Bharat Abhiyan; Air Pollution, its causes & effects; Clean Rivers; Waste Management’ Role of Plantation for CO2 Sequestration in the atmosphere. Many entries were displayed during the event Eminent persons Mr. Gautam Sen, Ex-Executive Director, ONGC, Shri S. D. Tripathi, Ex-Executive Director-NHPC among others were present. Sh Tripathi announced the results of student competition.

Slogans of the Winners of Slogan Writing Competition:

• First Prize Winner:
  
  Mr. Sahil Yadav, Navyug School
  
  

  You can’t feel the pollution Unless you hate it. Stop pollution or get ready for your elimination. Solution of Pollution lies in dilution. Do Something Drastic to Make the Planet Fantastic. Join the Revolution and Stop the Pollution, Be part of the Solution. Not of Air Pollution

  
  
  
• Second Prize Winner:
  
  Ms. Lakshay Punia, Universal Public School
  
  

  Choose to Reuse and the World’s Waste will be Reduced!

  
  
  
• Third Prize Winner:
  
  Ms. Prerna Mugam, Navyug School
  
  

  Tarakki ke sapne adhoore prakirti ki raksha se honge poore!

  
  
  
• Consolation Prize Winner (1st):
  
  Mr. Abhinav Sachdev, Universal Public School
  
  

  Save Earth before it melts.




• Consolation Prize Winner (2nd):
  
  Ms. Shreya Yadav, Amity International School
  
  

  Cleanliness is next to Godiness, We won’t have a society if we destroy the environment. Cleanliness may be difined to be the emblem of purity of mind, more precious than Gold more valuable than Silver.




• Consolation Prize Winner (3rd):
  
  Ms. Neha Malhotra, Universal Public School
  
  

  Keep our forest Green, Keep our oceans Blue, Our Planet needs you.