Thiruvananthapuram, July 24 (UNI) Seeking to instill environmental awareness in young minds, the Organisa- tion for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement International and Kerala Co- operative Milk Marketing Fed- eration, known by its brand name Milma, have decided to jointly conduct a mega quiz competition for high school students in the state.
Minister for General Education V Sivankutty on Sunday unveiled the logo of the com- petition, titled ‘OISCA Milma Green Quest 2022.’ The topper will get a chance to visit Japan as sponsored by OISCA, be- sides cash prizes, certificates and books for other high performers, a statement here said. A global environmental or- ganisation based out of Japan, OISCA International, is collaborating with Milma to conduct the programme, as part of its Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The contest will be open to classes 8 to 10 students of over 11,000 schools in Kerala. School authorities can select a team comprising two mem- bers. The competition will cover topics related to nature, agriculture, environmental is- sues, green initiatives, current affairs and Sustainable Development Goals.
Well-known quiz masters GS Pradeep and Sunil Devada- tham will be planning the content of the competitions, which will be telecast on Kai- rali Channel.While the school and district-level competitions will be held online, the three semi-finals and finals will be conducted offline. Competi- tions will be conducted in Ma- layalam/English with audio and visual inputs. Top teams in the district-level will com- pete in three zonal semi-finals. The zonal level winners will move to the state-level finale.
In the semi-finals, teams will be divided into three groups and they will com- pete with each other in three one-hour-long sessions. Two winners from each semi-final will vie in the one-and-a-half- an-hour grand finale.Winners of each semi-final will get Rs 20,000 and the second and third winners will get Rs 15,000 and Rs 10,000 respectively. All district-level winners will be given certificates of apprecia- tion while zonal-level winners will get mementos and cer- tificates.Milma, one of India’s leading dairy cooperative net- works, has conceived and im- plemented a host of projects for the welfare.
