Wildlife Week 2019 - Poster Designing Competition

Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department is organising a Poster Design competition for the general public in connection with the Wildlife Week Celebration.
 The poster should be made on paper of A3 size using water colour, poster colour or acrylic on biodiversity conservation . Posters may be sent in card board tubes to avoid damage.
Details of the participant should be given in a separate paper. No identification marks or names that helps to identify the artist should be written on the posters.

Prizes
  • First : 5000/-
  • Second: 3000/-
  • Third: 1500/-
Entries may be sent to ‘The Deputy Forest Conservator (Wildlife) Forest Headquarters, Vazhuthacaud, Thiruvananthapuram, before September 23, 2019.

For details visit http://forest.kerala.gov.in/

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Wild Life Week Celebration 2019 - Competitions for Students of Kerala

Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department is organising various competitions in connection with the Wildlife Week Celebration from 2 October to 8 October 2019

Lower Primary and Upper Primary:
  • Pencil Drawing and Water Colour Painting on Nature and Wildlife
High School and College Students:
  • Quiz (team of two students)
  • Essay Writing - Malayalam
  • Elocution - Malayalam
  • Pencil Drawing
  • Water Colour Painting
Eligibility
The students of all Government/Aided/Self Financing schools/colleges can participate.
The students from Plus 1 and above can participate in the college level category.


The prize winners will be given Cash Award and Certificates. 
Students selected for State Level competitions will be provided with TA/DA for attending the competitions.

Details of competitions
Venue: District Level Selected Venues

02.10.2019
09:00 am
Registration
09:30 – 11:30 am
Pencil Drawing (LP, UP, HS, College)
11:45 – 12:45 Pm
Essay Writing (HS and College)
2:15 – 04:15 PM
Water Color Painting(LP, UP, HS, College)

03.10.2019
09:30 – 11:30 am
Quiz ( HS)
11:30 – 01:30 PM
Quiz ( College)
2:00 – 04:00 PM
Elocution (HS and College)

Quiz competition - a team of two students from a school/college
For painting and drawing bring materials except paper

State level competition will be held on 08.10.2019
For further information please contact Office of Assistant Conservator of Forests, Social Forestry Division of your district or visit Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department website.

Click here for the press release (in malayalam)
Contact information is available in the press release

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StoryMirror Story Writing Contest: “Book of Love”

For all the romantic storytellers out there, StoryMirror is back with an exciting initiative to give your unpublished works a chance to be shared in a physical book! Write the perfect love story that your imagination whispers and win the golden opportunity to get published!

Find your words in print by participating in StoryMirror’s “Book of Love”. The winning stories will be exclusively published by StoryMirror in an anthology which will be formed with nothing but the best, and you could be in it! So, fan the flames of your love and let it roar!

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Painting Competition for Students at Thrissur

All Kerala Photographers Association will be organising a painting competition for school students in connection with the All Kerala Photographers Association State Convention.

Date and Venue: 21 September 2019 at Jawahar Balabhavan, Thrissur

Categories and Eligibility: LP and UP school students

Medium: LP students can use water colour or crayons. UP students can use only water colour
Drawing sheets will be provided at the venue
Prizes
Cash Prize, memento and certificates to the winners
Five consolation prizes

Interested students may register at 9446230775, 9895055345
Last date for registration is 19 September 2019

Source: Madhyamam Daily 14.09.2019
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My Food for Future: Short Video Contest

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is organising a short video contest for students. 

Calling all young filmmakers from around the world:Submit a 1–2 minute video for your chance to win a$500 PRIZE.

Your video should offer ideas and solutions that can help ensure the world has access to healthy, diverse, and affordable diets

A panel of senior representatives from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), along with film industry professionals, will select the winning entries. If chosen, your video will receive global attention when the winners are announced on October 16, 2019.

Eligibility
The video competition is open to young filmmakers from all over the world between the ages of 10 and 25, as of the date of submission. The contest includes two age-based categories: 10–17 and 18–25

Selection
Selections will be based on a video’s success in presenting ideas, inspiring action, and emphasizing creativity, innovation and storytelling. A panel of senior representatives from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), along with film industry professionals, will select the winning entries. Winners will be announced October 16, 2019. 

Prizes
A winner and two runners-up will be selected for each age category. The winning entry in each category will receive a $500 prepaid gift card, and each of the four runners-up will receive a $250 prepaid gift card

Last Date
Deadline for submissions is midnight (EST) on October 1, 2019, and must be accompanied by signed entry and consent forms. There is no fee to enter your video in the contest

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Times Scholars 2019

The Times Scholars programme is an endeavor to encourage school students of classes X to XII to develop a reading habit that helps them develop a holistic understanding of our society, the environment, and an informed worldview, enabling them to become good citizens and write a better future for themselves.

REWARDS AND RECOGNITION AFTER THE FINAL ASSESSMENT :
For Class XII: The best performing 100 students to be awarded a Dell laptop each. Selected students from Class XII will also be eligible for admission in the undergraduate courses at Bennett University with a scholarship applicable for 1 year. The students will need to fulfill the eligibility criteria of the University.
For Class X and XI: The best performing 100 students to be awarded a Dell laptop each.

ELIGIBILITY
Students of classes X to XII can apply for this programme in two different levels, which are defined below. These levels constitute two categories in which participants will be evaluated.
Level 1 - Students from Classes X and XI
Level 2 - Students of Classes XII
The programme is free for all candidates. There is no registration fee.

HOW DOES IT WORK?
Registration :As a first step, candidates need to register online for the programme. 
Reading Phase :Beginning October 25, The Times of India newspaper will carry ONE article each day, in its print version, across a range of fields such as current affairs, science & technology, sports, politics, social issues, education, global developments etc. over a span of 50 days. These articles will provide multi- dimensional perspectives to help students get a deeper understanding of various interesting subjects. The articles will have a label reading TIMES SCHOLARS.
Practice Tests and Presentations :Weekly practice tests will be conducted online, with questions based on the article. Twice during the programme, candidates will be asked to summarize articles and share their view in the form of a PowerPoint presentation, which they can upload on the site. Each practice test will comprise 3 stories, each with 6 questions, to be answered in 15 minutes.
Final Examination :During Dec 21-23, 2019, there would be an online test followed by an interview to assess the students’ understanding & perspective. The test will comprise 11 stories, each with 6 questions, to be answered in 60 minutes.
First Shortlist and Interviews :The First Shortlist of the programme will be decided basis the cumulative score i.e. participation marks in the practice tests and presentations + marks achieved in the final examination. The best performers, in terms of the cumulative score, will need to appear for an interview in person.
Winners and felicitation :For each of the two levels (as mentioned in the Eligibility criteria mentioned earlier), 100 winners will be chosen as winners. A select number will be invited to a felicitation ceremony whose details will be communicated later.

Last date for registration 23-Oct-2019


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Design a Logo for Vahli Dikri Yojana

The Ministry of Women and Child Development Deptt. of State Gujarat has launched a Logo Design Contest for the coveted Scheme for girls “Vahli Dikri Yojana” which is roughly translated to “Dear Daughter Scheme”. The Concept of the Scheme is to improve the girl child birth rate by strengthening socio economic status of girl in society arrest their dropout rate and prevent their marriage as Children, thereby encouraging a positive mindset change in society.
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Design a Tagline for Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)


The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) is a global partnership of national governments, United Nations Agencies, multilateral development banks, the private sector and academic institutions that aims to promote resilience of infrastructure systems to climate and disaster risks.The CDRI will serve as a platform where knowledge is generated and exchanged on different aspects of climate and disaster resilience of infrastructure. The CDRI will focus on resilient economic infrastructure (like transport, telecom, energy, and water), social infrastructure (like health and education) and ecological infrastructure, with a particular focus on meeting the needs of the most vulnerable.
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Design a Logo for Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)

The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) is a global partnership of national governments, United Nations Agencies, multilateral development banks, the private sector and academic institutions that aims to promote resilience of infrastructure systems to climate and disaster risks.The CDRI will serve as a platform where knowledge is generated and exchanged on different aspects of climate and disaster resilience of infrastructure. The CDRI will focus on resilient economic infrastructure (like transport, telecom, energy, and water), social infrastructure (like health and education) and ecological infrastructure, with a particular focus on meeting the needs of the most vulnerable.
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IIT Kharagpur Space Quiz 9.2


National Students' Space Challenge, IIT Kharagpur is organizing a quiz based on space science and space technology. This will not only provide you a challenging atmosphere but also inculcate an interest in the field of space and astronomy.

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SIB Scholarship scheme-2019 / เดŽเดธ്เดเดฌി เดธ്เด•ോเดณเตผเดทിเดช്เดช് เดธ്เด•ീം - 2019

The South Indian Bank Ltd. under it's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) invites applications under the third edition of 'SIB Scholar', a scholarship scheme for students belonging to financially challenged families, pursuing their Undergraduate courses in Kerala.

Online registration – closes on 25.09.2019

B) Number of students to receive scholarship from each District in Kerala: 5
(Total number of eligible students: 14 X 5 = 70)

C) ELIGIBILITY:
Minimum Educational Qualification The candidate should have passed 12th Standard from any Govt. Higher Secondary School in Kerala with minimum 85% marks in Academic Year 2016-2017 or 2017-2018. (Students who have completed 12th Standard from Govt. aided, CBSE/ICSE schools are NOT ELIGIBLE)
Family income Annual family income should not exceed Rs. 100,000/-(Rupees One Lakh)
Under graduate courses eligible for scholarship B.Tech, MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BHMS, BVMS, B.Pharm, B.Sc (Nursing), B.Sc(Agri), LLB and other 3 to 5 year full time under graduate courses. Students who got enrolled for the above mentioned courses during the year 2018-19 in Govt./Aided colleges in the state of Kerala are eligible. Students who are admitted to self financing colleges in Govt. quota during 2018-19 and paying the same Govt. fees are also eligible to apply for the scholarship.
D) SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT : 

The Bank will pay/reimburse 100% of the tuition fees as per the fee structure to the selected students for seats allotted in the Government quota in Government and Aided colleges. An additional monthly allowance of Rs.4000/- towards hostel/subsistence cost will also be paid to the selected students for the entire duration of the regular course (excl. internship period, if any).

E) APPLICATION FEE: NIL 

CANDIDATES MEETING THE STIPULATED NORMS ONLY NEED TO APPLY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP.

F) HOW TO APPLY
Candidates can apply online through the link below from 19.11.2018 to 05.12.2018.
The applicants are requested to ensure that the information filled in the Online-Application Form is correct before submitting the same.
There will not be any provision to modify the submitted online application.
Candidates making multiple registrations will be DISQUALIFIED
Candidates will have to enter their basic details and upload their photograph, 12th Standard mark list, Certificate in prescribed format signed by head of institution where currently studying and family income certificate issued by Village Officer. Candidates belonging to BPL families should upload BPL certificate issued by secretary of local body.
If any of the parent has expired, corresponding death certificate to be uploaded.
If any of the parent is differently abled, corresponding certificate to be uploaded.

Guidelines for Uploading Photograph and Certificates.

Photograph :
- Recent passport size colour photograph.
- Background , preferably white.
- Casual photographs wearing caps/hats/dark glasses not acceptable.
- Resolution: 140 pixels (height) x 110 pixels (width).
- Size of the scanned image - not more than 50kb.

Certificates :
Uploaded certificates should be legible.
Size of each scanned certificate - not more than 300kb.
Scanned Image of certificate should be in pdf format only


Kindly retain a copy of the application for future reference.
For details and online applilcation please visit https://www.southindianbank.com/forms/Scholarship.aspx

เดŽเดธ്เดเดฌി เดธ്เด•ോเดณเตผเดทിเดช്เดช് เดธ്เด•ീം - 2019
(SIB เดธ്เด•ോเดณเตผ)

เดธൗเดค്เดค് เด‡เดจ്เดค്เดฏเตป เดฌാเด™്เด•് เด•േเดฐเดณเดค്เดคിเดฒെ เดฌിเดฐുเดฆാเดจเดจ്เดคเดฐ เดฌിเดฐുเดฆ เด•ോเดด്เดธുเด•เตพเด•്เด•് เดธാเดฎ്เดชเดค്เดคിเด•เดฎാเดฏി เดชിเดจ്เดจാเด•്เด•ം เดจിเดฒ്‍เด•്เด•ുเดจ്เดจ เดตിเดฆ്เดฏാเตผเดค്เดฅിเด•เตพเด•്เด•് เด•ോเตผเดช്เดชเดฑേเดฑ്เดฑ് เดธോเดท്เดฏเตฝ เดฑെเดธ്เดชോเตบเดธเดฌിเดฒിเดฑ്เดฑി (CSR) เดช്เดฐเด•ാเดฐเดฎുเดณ്เดณ เดธ്เด•ോเดณเตผเดทിเดช്เดช് เดธ്เด•ീเดฎിเตปเดฑെ เดฎൂเดจ്เดจാം เดชเดคിเดช്เดชിเตฝ เด…เดชേเด•്เดท เด•്เดทเดฃിเดš്เดšു.
เด•ുเดฑเดž്เดž เดตിเดฆ്เดฏാเดญ്เดฏാเดธ เดฏോเด—്เดฏเดค
12-ാം เดธ്เดฑ്เดฑാเตปเดกേเตผเดก് เดชാเดธ്เดธാเดฏിเดฐിเด•്เด•เดฃം
เด•േเดฐเดณเดค്เดคിเดฒെ เดธเตผเด•്เด•ാเตผ เดนเดฏเตผเดธെเด•്เด•เดฃ്เดŸเดฑി เดธ്เด•ൂเดณുเด•เดณിเดฒ്‍ เดจിเดจ്เดจും  2017-18 เด…เดฒ്เดฒെเด™്เด•ിเตฝ 2018-19  เด•ാเดฒเดฏเดณเดตിเตฝ เด•ുเดฑเดž്เดžเดค് 85 เดถเดคเดฎാเดจം เดฎാเตผเด•്เด•് เดจേเดŸിเดฏിเดฐിเด•്เด•เดฃം
( เดธเตผเด•്เด•ാเตผ เดŽเดฏ്เดกเดก്, เดธിเดฌിเดŽเดธ്เด‡ / เด.เดธി.เดŽเดธ്.เด‡ เดธ്เด•ൂเดณുเด•เดณിเตฝ เดจിเดจ്เดจ് เดชเดจ്เดค്เดฐเดฃ്เดŸാം เดธ്เดฑ്เดฑാเตปเดกേเตผเดก് เดชൂเตผเดค്เดคിเดฏാเด•്เด•ിเดฏ เดตിเดฆ്เดฏാเตผเดค്เดฅിเด•เตพ เดฏോเด—്เดฏเดฎเดฒ്เดฒ )
เดตാเตผเดทിเด• เด•ുเดŸുംเดฌ เดตเดฐുเดฎാเดจം Rs. 100,000 / - (เด’เดฐു เดฒเด•്เดทം เดฐൂเดช)

เด•ൂเดŸുเดคเดฒ്‍ เดตിเดตเดฐเด™്เด™เดณ്‍เด•്เด•് https://www.southindianbank.com/forms/Scholarship.aspx เดธเดจ്เดฆเดฐ്‍เดถിเด•്เด•ുเด•


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Indian Centre for Plastics in the Environment :All India School Contest

All India School Contest hosted by Indian Centre for Plastics in the Environment (ICPE).
ICPE is a voluntary organization registered under the Societies Act. The principal agenda is to address environmental issues related to use of plastics and promote waste management in India with focus on plastic waste. 

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The Hindu In School Chess Competition 2019


Are you a passionate chess player? This could just be for you. Register for The Hindu In School Chess Competition 2019 to be held across cities.


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KALLOLA- The annual Short Film Contest on Child Rights

KALLOLA- The annual Short Film Contest on Child Rights, in its 5th consecutive year, invites creative minds, champion of children’s rights once again to speak out and raise awareness on the rights of children through the medium of short films.
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Communique 19 Brand Race and Sacred Case contests

This is an event where a team will receive a case study for a limited period of time. During this period, the teams must provide the most innovative solution to the issues which are provided to them and develop a strategy accordingly.
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YES Bank Celebrate HER Story Contest

Presenting ‘Celebrate HER’ a platform for everyone to join hands to celebrate the spirit of womanhood.

Celebrate HER Story Contest!!!

To participate simply write a story of a woman who inspired you Or your own inspiring story, and submit with a picture upload.

Celebrate HER Story - Contest Rules

Entries must be received latest by Monday, September 30, 2019

Winner shall be eligible for

A trip tBali for two

Winner shall receive MakeMyTrip (“MMT”) Holidays voucher for equivalent value for Bali trip for two for 3 days and four nights.

The package shall cover flights and hotel stay only

Additional expenses including VISA charges, airport transfers, any additional hotel  expense tbe borne by the winner.

BMW X5/5 Series for three days from AVIS

Offer not applicable on Add-Ons

Toll, parking and interstate taxes to be borne by the customer, if any

Standard security deposit will be charged which will be reimbursed after the car is safely returned

Prize winner will get the car as per the availability

Story Publishing

The winning story shall be published by YES BANK as part of the article talking about the overall initiative

First Runners Up shall be eligible for

MMT vouchers worth INR 50,000

Second Runners Up shall be eligible for

MMT vouchers worth INR 25,000

Weekly Winners shall be eligible for

Amazon e-vouchers worth INR 10,000

The subject of the story and picture uploaded should be of the women who inspired the participant 
All YES BANK customers and non-customers are eligible to participate in this contest

Entries will be evaluated by a panel of judges appointed by YES BANK at its sole discretion.

All entries must be in line with the theme “Celebrate Her Story”

Entries may be uploaded with or without a photograph. In the event the Entrant decides to upload a photograph, all the rules applicable for the Entries shall be applicable for the photograph uploaded by the Entrant.

Visit https://yescelebrate.yesbank.in/for further details
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Mygov.in Create a Slogan for Census 2021

The Indian Census is the most credible source of information on Demography, Economic Activity, Literacy and Education, Housing & Household Amenities, Urbanisation, Fertility and Mortality, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Language, Religion, Migration, Disability and many other socio-cultural and demographic data since 1872. It helps them in framing new policies, seeing whether the government programs are effective and identifying areas and communities which may need assistance.

To generate awareness on the importance of Census, we invite you to create a slogan for “Census 2021”.

Last date of submission is 19th September 2019.

The competition is open to all Indian citizens residing within and outside India

Prize: The winning entry will be the official Slogan for the Census 2021 of India and will be awarded a cash prize of Rs. 25,000/-.

Technical Parameters
 The participant should upload the slogan as a file in PDF format.
 The slogan should be catchy and should not be more than one line.
 Please note that the slogan must be original and should not violate any provision of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957.
 Entry must be submitted to the Creative Corner Section of mygov.in.
 Make sure your MyGov profile is accurate and updated as we will use the information on the profile for further communication. This includes your name, photo and phone number. Entries by those with incomplete profiles will be rejected.


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