ICTSCIENCEREKHA

Thursday, September 21, 2023

QUIZ ON CYCLONES

On the backdrop of huge loss of life and property due to cyclones over the North Indian Ocean, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations (UN) took the initiative to establish the WMO/ Economic & Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) Panel on Tropical Cyclones (WMO/ESCAP PTC) in 1973 to save the life and property from the vagaries of cyclones affecting the countries in the Bay of Bengal & Arabian Sea region. At present there are 13 members in the PTC including Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Pakistan, Iran, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Yemen.

In 1973 itself, India Meteorological Department (IMD) was given the onus to act as WMO recognized Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre, New Delhi (RSMC New Delhi) to provide advisories w.r.t. cyclonic disturbances developing over the North Indian Ocean. We are commemorating 50 years of formation of WMO/ESCAP PTC and RSMC New Delhi, which have helped in minimizing the death toll to double digit in the region due to cyclones in recent decades. As a part of the celebrations, the IMD is conducting a quiz competition to improve public awareness about various aspects of tropical cyclones in the region.

The main objectives of the quiz competition are to:

1. Create an awareness on the tropical cyclones over North Indian Ocean.

2. Promote an understanding among the people in the region about the role of regional cooperation among the member countries of WMO/ESCAP Panel on tropical Cyclones.

3. To learn about various initiatives by IMD to minimize death toll over the region.

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INDIAN ARMY QUIZ

The Indian Army is conducting a national quiz competition 2023 to commemorate and celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Indian Army’s victory in the Kargil War against Pakistan in 1999 and to draw the attention of students in schools across India regarding the role of the Indian Army in nation building and transformational change. The students of class VI to X are eligible to participate in this quiz. Besides being subjected to rich and unique experience, the participant students/ mentors/ school could also win attractive certificates and prizes in the competition. The registrations are open till 30.09.2023

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INDIAN ARMY QUIZ PORTAL

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TOY INTEGRATED STORIES COMPETITION ( MINISTRY OF EDUCATION )

With an objective of preserving and introducing the undiscovered rich heritage of Indian Toys to the present generation, the Ministry of Education in collaboration with MyGov is hosting an All-India Competition namely Toy- Integrated Stories for Children focusing on Toy Tradition of India to harness the boundless creativity of budding authors and illustrators, to transform these remarkable tales of India's toy tradition into vibrant and captivating children's books.

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The Theme/Subject of the Competition is: ‘Creative children’s book focusing on the toy tradition of India’.

Participants have to submit a computer-typed manuscript with a roadmap in terms of how toys will be integrated.
There is no age restriction for this competition.
Participants can submit a manuscript either in the form of an educational toy story or can use the existing toys of urban and rural areas to create a storybook so that children can learn and understand in a joyful manner using toys, games, puppets, etc.