At a time when there is massive annihilation of Mother Nature and our Environment in the name of development of Science and technology, the leading socio- cultural organization, People’s Friend Foundation is taking a unique step to create awareness among the school students about Pollution, Global Warming, Deforestation, preservation of Bio-diversity and so on and so forth. In commemoration with the World Environment Day and its theme of this year-“The Green Economy: Does it include you?”, PFF is organizing prize money ‘ENVIRO-QUIZ’, the All Assam School Quiz among high school students of the state on June 5 at the District Library Auditorium, Guwahati. The Quiz will be on Environment and nature, Bio-Diversity, Ecology, Zoology, Botany, and other related subjects and the medium of it will be in English and Assamese.
The competition will on two categories: Group A: Class V to Class VII and Group B: Class VIII to Class X. Maximum of three teams from the same school in each category will be allowed to participate. Each team will consist of two students. The primary level screening will be held at 10 am to 12 noon on 5th of June and the Final Round will be held from 1 pm to 3 pm. The prize distribution ceremony will be held at 5 pm and will be attended by a number of renowned personalities. The Quiz Masters will be Dr. Dilip Kumar Baruah, Reputed Quiz Master and Former Professor of Cotton College and Mr Rajib Phukan, Senior Journalist and Quiz Master. There will be cash prizes and other attractive gifts and certificates for the Final Winner teams and rest four teams in each category.
Interested Students /Guardians and schools can contact in the number 94351-46157 and can e-mail to pff.india@gmail.com for details and participation confirmation.
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