NATIONAL ESSAY COMPETITION

CDEEP in collaboration with the Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) is inviting well researched papers on the issues related to specified sub-themes.

Theme

CLEAN AND GREEN ENERGY: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

Sub-theme

• Achieving Energy Security by Renewable Sources of Energy (water, solar, tidal, wind)

• The Fundamental Right to Access Energy

• Sustainable Development Goals

• Policy Trends in developing Sustainable Energy

• Role of Regulatory Mechanisms in Energy Sector

• International and National Perspectives of Energy Conservation Regimes

• Environment Sustainability and Economic Sustainability

• Policy and Legal Dimensions of Energy Security

• Access to Energy Regulatory & functional challenges for the power sector

• WTO law and trade in energy debates

• Sustainable Management of Conventional sources of energy

• Market based mechanisms and energy efficiency

• Competition Law in Energy Sector

• Climate Change and Sustainable Energy

• Energy Conservation techniques and reduction in wastage of energy

• Certifications and Standards for Energy Efficiency

• Energy Efficiency in Building and Roads

• Energy for Deep Space Missions

• Solar Lanterns for Domestic Lighting in India-Viability of Central Charging Station Model

• Conflict of interest between Energy Conservation and Product Manufacturers

• Focus areas for advances in Technology for Energy Efficiency and Conservation

Who is eligible

Academicians, practitioners, researchers, scholars, College students (UG/PG), and School students (Class VI onwards)

7. Submission guidelines:

The full paper must not exceed a maximum of 3000 words (excluding footnotes)/1500 words for school students. The abstract and full paper must be formatted in adherence to the following guidelines:

i. The paper must be written in English.

ii. Only one submission is allowed per author/co-author (max 1 co-author)

iii. It must be typed in Times New Roman Font Size 12 on A4 size paper with 1”

margin on all sides with 1.5 line spacing using MS Word.

iv. A uniform system of citation (optional for school students) must be strictly adhered to while submitting the    abstracts and full paper.

v. Only original papers will be considered for the essay competition.

vi. No part of it should have been published earlier nor should it be under consideration for publication or a contest elsewhere.

vii. Moreover, any form of plagiarism will result in disqualification of the paper.

Submission procedure

The softcopy of the final paper is to be emailed to: cdeep@ncuindia.edu 

Prizes

i. 1st Position: Certificate of Merit and Cash Prize (Rs. 3000)

ii. 2nd Position: Certificate of Merit and Cash Prize (Rs. 1500)

iii. 3rd Position: Certificate of Merit and Cash Prize (Rs. 1000)

Last date for the payment of Registration and Online Payment Fees: 31.05.2022

Last date for full paper submission: 05.06.2022