Started in the year 1999 by TERI (The Energy and Resource Institute), GREEN Olympiad is India's first annual examination on environmental issues. The examination is designed in an innovative manner to test the knowledge of students and also educate and sensitize them in the process. The only one of its kind in India, the GREEN Olympiad asks questions arising from issues such as air and water pollution, environment-friendly initiatives and practices, land and water resources, forests, wildlife, oceans, socio-economic aspects of natural resources, global climate change, and the roles of society to improve our environment.
Objectives :
To develop a standard analytical tool that assesses a student's comprehension of issues related to the environment, natural resources, and sustainable development. To generate awareness on issues of critical importance today. To inculcate a better understanding on such issues among the leaders of tomorrow. To facilitate an atmosphere where environment-friendly decisions are encouraged urge, global climate change, and the roles of society to improve our environment
Eligibility: The examination is open to students from classes 8 to 10.
Question paper : The GREEN Olympiad is an objective-type examination (100 questions)
Syllabus: It includes all the aspects of environment, natural resources, pollution, and sustainable development. The question paper contains in-depth information on various environmental issues.
Medium of the Olympiad: Both English & Hindi.
Registration: Students can register themselves only through school. Registrations are open in month of July.
Date & Venue of the Olympiad: The exam is generally conducted in the month of September. After the GREEN Olympiad examination is over, the results are collated and 64 students from the top 32 schools are invited to participate in TERRAQUIZ.
What is TERRAQUIZ all about?
TERRAQUIZ is a 13-episode mega-quiz programme based on topics of daily concern - local as well as global. The programme is telecasted on Doordarshan's National network, India's premier TV channel. Each year, seven teams from each of the four zones and one team from outside India are selected to participate in TERRAQUIZ. It is an interactive quiz and the rounds are designed on the lines of a game show. Attractive audiovisuals impart a unique flavour.
Contacts:
•Ms Livleen Kahlon GREEN Olympiad (Project In-Charge)
Environment Education & Awareness Area,
Teri, Darbari seth block, IHC complex, Lodhi Road, Newdelhi-110003
Tel. : 011- 2468 2100 / 2468 2111
Fax : 011-2468 2144/ 2468 2145
E-mail : go@teri.res.in / kahlonl@teri.res.in Website : www.teriin.org
Objectives :
To develop a standard analytical tool that assesses a student's comprehension of issues related to the environment, natural resources, and sustainable development. To generate awareness on issues of critical importance today. To inculcate a better understanding on such issues among the leaders of tomorrow. To facilitate an atmosphere where environment-friendly decisions are encouraged urge, global climate change, and the roles of society to improve our environment
Eligibility: The examination is open to students from classes 8 to 10.
Question paper : The GREEN Olympiad is an objective-type examination (100 questions)
Syllabus: It includes all the aspects of environment, natural resources, pollution, and sustainable development. The question paper contains in-depth information on various environmental issues.
Medium of the Olympiad: Both English & Hindi.
Registration: Students can register themselves only through school. Registrations are open in month of July.
Date & Venue of the Olympiad: The exam is generally conducted in the month of September. After the GREEN Olympiad examination is over, the results are collated and 64 students from the top 32 schools are invited to participate in TERRAQUIZ.
What is TERRAQUIZ all about?
TERRAQUIZ is a 13-episode mega-quiz programme based on topics of daily concern - local as well as global. The programme is telecasted on Doordarshan's National network, India's premier TV channel. Each year, seven teams from each of the four zones and one team from outside India are selected to participate in TERRAQUIZ. It is an interactive quiz and the rounds are designed on the lines of a game show. Attractive audiovisuals impart a unique flavour.
Contacts:
•Ms Livleen Kahlon GREEN Olympiad (Project In-Charge)
Environment Education & Awareness Area,
Teri, Darbari seth block, IHC complex, Lodhi Road, Newdelhi-110003
Tel. : 011- 2468 2100 / 2468 2111
Fax : 011-2468 2144/ 2468 2145
E-mail : go@teri.res.in / kahlonl@teri.res.in Website : www.teriin.org
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