The Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board is organizing a first ever State Level Inter School Quiz Competition namely “Himachal Enviro Quiz- 2022” on thetheme of Environment with an objective of generating awareness amongst children and
driving consciousness to save the environment. The quiz is being organized in
partnership with ITC Nimyle under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program
“Nimyle Eco Friendly India Mission”. The District Level round of the quiz will be online
and will be conducted on a dedicated website (bit.ly/himachalenviroquiz2022) being
created specifically for this quiz competition.
The month long activity will commence on 7th May 2022 with online registration of all
public & private higher and senior secondary schools of the State. Schools would need to
register themselves and maximum of three teams (each team comprising of two students)
for participation in the District Level round. The last date of registration for participation
in the District Level round is 17.05.2022. The online registration link for the same is
bit.ly/register-enviroquiz2022
The online District level round will held on 20.05.2022, wherein, team will have to
take/answer 30 questions in 15 minutes. Top 36 teams will move to physical round of
the State Level Quiz Competition hosted by quiz master Mr. Venky Srinivasan (CEO, Nexus
Consulting), which will be held on 05.06.2022 at Shimla to commemorate the eve of the
World Environment Day 2022.
Sh. Apoorv Devgan, IAS, Member Secretary, Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control
Board stated that “Children are the future of the country and safe keepers of our
environment. We hope that the quiz will be right trigger to induce positive attitude
towards environment conservation”.
The H. P. State Pollution Control Board in association with the Department of Education,
Govt. of Himachal Pradesh aim to reach out nearly 4200 high and senior secondary
schools (both public and private) and about 8000 teams for participation in the District
Level round. Students from 8th to 12th class shall be eligible to participate in this quiz
competition and participants, winners shall be conferred with certificates & awards.
It is also pertinent to mention here that the H. P. State Pollution Control Board in
association with the Department of Education, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh had also
conducted school-level Quiz competition to commemorate the World Earth Day 2022 on
22nd April 2022 with an objective to raise awareness among students on the issues
pertaining to environment protection and pollution control.
