Earth Day 2022 Theme : “Invest In Our Planet”
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The theme of Earth Day 2022 is “Invest In Our Planet”.
World Earth Day is celebrated each year to highlight environmental issues like loss of biodiversity, increasing pollution among others and encourage governments and citizens to take concrete steps to restore and replenish the planet. The Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board, on this Earth Day is attempting to highlight the importance of caring for our planet amongst the students of the state. The HPSPCB, in association with the Department of Education, Govt. of Himachal is organising a Quiz Competition to commemorate the World Earth Day on 22nd April 2022 with an objective to raise awareness of the students on issues pertaining to environment protection and pollution control. Quizzes will be conducted in about 7000 government and private schools wherein students from Class VI to Class XII are likely to participate.
The endeavor would help in knowledge building amongst the school children and preparing them to address the complex environmental issues as well as ways to keep our environment clean and preserved for future. The Quiz is scheduled to be organised in two groups viz., Junior (Class- VI-VIII) and Senior (Class- IX-XII).
Subsequently, a State Level Himachal Enviro Quiz- 2022 is also going to be organised by the State Board in Shimla, with attractive prizes for winners. After holding elimination rounds, three teams selected at each district level shall be eligible to compete in the State level Quiz on the occasion of World Environment Day 2022. Events commencing on 22nd April 2022 shall conclude on 5th June, 2022 on the occasion of World Environment Day 2022.
All schools in Himachal Pradesh are encouraged to prepare their teams for the upcoming State Level Himachal Enviro Quiz- 2022.
