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GREEN OLYMPIAD AND TERRAQUIZ- INDIAS PREMIER ENVIRONMENT
EXAMINATION FOR SCHOOLS
The Energy & Resources Institute (TERI) was formally
established in 1974 with the
purpose of tackling and dealing with the immense and acute
problems that mankind is
likely to be faced with in the years ahead on account of the
gradual depletion of the
earths finite energy resources and on account of the existing
methods of their use which
are largely unsustainable.
TERI as one of its initiatives has been actively involved in
educating the youth on
environmental issues and disseminating relevant information to a
large cross-section.
The EEA (Environment Education and Awareness) Area of TERI has
particularly been
working with educational institutions to sensitize students to
the environment, inculcate
the right values and attitudes about the environment in them,
and help them grow as
responsible citizens of the world. Keeping this in mind, the EEA
Area has undertaken
several short and long-term projects with schools, involving
students and teachers and
through them, the communities.
GREEN Olympiad is one such annual international environmental
examination formiddle and senior school students conducted by TERI
(the Energy and Resources
Institute) and supported by the Ministry of Environment and
Forests, Govt. of India.
This culminates into TERRAQUIZ, the first televised
environmental quiz programme for
school students. Hero Honda Motors Ltd. is the prime sponsor of
the programme.
TERRAQUIZ finalists carry back home not only gift hampers for
their achievement, but
also the responsibility to spread the word among their peers,
juniors and yes, their
parents too.
Over the last several years TERRAQUIZ has evolved and
strengthened into an asset ofimmense potential. Children are the
hope of the future and we are happy to see that this
program is attaining great heights and we are able to reach out
even to the remotest
parts of the country. The project spreads across all the states
and union territories in
India, and in select countries abroad. The year 2008 saw direct
participation of around
80,000 students. GREEN Olympiad has made a place for itself in
the academic calendar
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of the schools. Children are aware of pressing environment
issues, which need to be
addressed. They relate their day-to-day activities to the
changes that they see and
experience around them. The information that they gain through
participation in the
Olympiad is clearly translated into environment improvement
activities at the school
level.
The GREEN OLYMPIAD is viewed as a dynamic school programme and
the momentum
created by this activity needs to be sustained and strengthened.
This project features in
the Limca Book of Records as Indias first environment
examination.
The Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India provides
awards to meritorious
students of this green test. A certificate of participation to
all participants from the
ministry is also given. The project enjoys support from MoEF
since 1999. Kendriya
Vidyalaya Sangathan, and Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti are project
partners.
The environmental burden on planet Earth has been increasing
progressively over the
years. Actions to arrest and reverse this trend require the
involvement of youth, so that
their future can be safeguarded. The GREEN Olympiad has created
an excellent
platform for young minds to understand environmental issues and
test their
knowledge on environmental problems and solutions. Through this
programme, the
message of sustainable development is spreading rapidly, giving
us hope for the future.
I invite the school community to join in this endeavor of
developing a brigade of young
environmentalists. To participate in the GREEN Olympiad, contact
TERI.
Dr R.K. Pachauri, Director General, TERI and Chairman IPCC.
Environment Education and Awareness
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)Darbari Seth Block IHC
Complex Lodhi
Road New Delhi- 110003
Tel: (011) 24682100/51504900
Fax: (011) 24682144/24682145
email: [email protected] Web:
www.teriin.org/olympiad
