Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Silent valley Nature Study camp 2010


It wasn't a tour for the students, but real nature study field trip. Thanks to the Officer in charge of the camp.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Hiroshima Day

This is celebrated world wide to create awareness about the ill effects of nuclear weapons and the destructive use of science.  We celebrated this day by conducting a essay writing competition, a placard making competition & video exhibition on this topic.

Saturday, August 7, 2010

The New Green Legacy


Web Report of Envis Kerala   






KSCSTE institutes awards for eco clubs


Thiruvananthapuram: As many as 42 schools across the State will compete for the district and State-level awards instituted by the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) for the best eco clubs under the National Green Corps programme.


The 42 schools, three from each district, were shortlisted by the District Implementation and Monitoring Committee (DIMC) chaired by the District Collector. The schools will be invited to make a presentation on their activities at a workshop to be held at the Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS) here on August 5 and 6. An evaluation committee has been set up for the purpose.
The best eco club in each district will get a cash prize of Rs.50,000, while the State-level award carries a purse of Rs.1 lakh. Each school participating in the competition will have two students and one teacher.
Forest Minister Benoy Viswom is expected to distribute the awards at the workshop. The National Green Corps is an environment education programme launched by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests.
In Kerala, as many as 2,00,000 students from 3,460 schools are members of eco clubs. Each eco club consists of more than 50 students and a teacher in-charge.
The KSCSTE provides an assistance of Rs.2,500 for each school.



Call to conserve natural resources

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) executive vice-president C.T.S. Nair has urged students to adopt corrective measures to prevent exploitation of natural resources.


He was inaugurating a State-level workshop for selection of best National Green Corps (NGC) school at the Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS) here on Thursday.


R.V.G. Menon presided over the inaugural session. CESS director-in-charge T. Radhakrishnan, National Green Corps Thiruvananthapuram district coordinator K.G. Ajit Kumar, State Nodal Officer, National Green Corps, Kamalakshan Kokkal and KSCSTE scientific officer P. Harinarayanan spoke.


As many as 150 participants, including teachers, students and NGC district coordinators, from select schools in 14 districts in the State are taking part in the two-day workshop. The district-level and State-level winners for the premier prizes instituted by the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment will be decided in the workshop. The awards will be declared at the valedictory session to be held on Friday.


Source: The Hindu 6-8-2010





School gets award for best eco-club
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Ramakrishna Mission School, Kozhikode, has won the award instituted by the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment for the best performing eco-club in the State. The award was presented at a two-day State-level workshop on National Green Corps which concluded here on Friday. The award comprises a cash prize of Rs.1 lakh and a certificate.
The activities were taken up by students in the 2009-10 academic year.

The district-level awards carrying a purse of Rs.50,000 each went to Government UPS, Ayilam, Thiruvananthapuram, Jawahar Navodaya, Kottarakkara , Kollam, St. Joseph's HSS for Girls, Alappuzha, SVGVHSS, Kidanganoor, Pathanamthitta, St. Mary's Girls HS, Athirampuzha, Kottayam, St. Antony's HS, Vandanmedu, Idukki, Government Boys VHSS, Thripunithura, Ernakulam, KAVHS, Vellanikkara, Thrissur, PKHS Mannapra, Palakkad, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Pukot, Wayanad,
Govt. HSS, Karuvarakundu, Malappuram, Government Welfare HSS, Cherukunnu, Kannur and Government UPS Pullur, Kasaragod.

C.T.S. Nair, Executive Vice President, KSCSTE distributed the awards. K.G. Nair, Director, Centre for Science in Society, CUSAT presided. T. Radhakrishna, Director in-charge, Centre for Earth Science Studies, Kamalakshan Kokkal, Joint Director, KSCSTE and P. Harinarayanan addressed the award function.

Source: The Hindu 7-8-2010