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JK students made UT proud, bagged first two positions at National Level

 

Srinagar: The students of Jammu and Kashmir have exceptionally shone in the National Level Eco Hackathon held at NDMC Convention Centre, Delhi on 17th December, 2024, adding one more feather in the cap of Department of School Education Jammu & Kashmir.

Two students from J&K came out with flying colors by bagging first two top positions at national level in Eco-creativity & Innovation Hackathon. With Humaira Showkat from HSS Danow Kulgam securing 1st Prize and Sheikh Anzar, HSS Fatehgarh Baramulla obtaining 2nd Prize.

Among Districts, Pulwama, Samba, Budgam and Udhampur emerged as top performers in Jammu & Kashmir; while students from Baramulla, Kulgam and Kupwara were selected for awards and presentation of their Novel and Innovative Ideas.

Besides these, Jammu and Kashmir was also awarded for ranking among 5 top contributing states/UTs across the nation.

It is worth mentioning that the Eco Creativity and Innovation Hackathon is an initiative by the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change in collaboration with Amazon Future Engineer and Pi Jam Foundation, and was launched on 5th June 2024 on ‘World Environment Day’.

The Jammu and Kashmir team was headed by Director School Education Kashmir, Dr. G.N.Itoo, Director School Education Jammu and Project Director Samagra Shiksha J&K. Students, Teachers and Principals of selected schools also attended the felicitation ceremony.

The nationwide showcase was conducted at NDMC Delhi on 17th December, 2024 with 35 top ideas selected from a pool of 6.9 lakh participants.

Key guests included Secretary Environment (MoeFCC), Secretary Education (GoI) and other key dignitaries from participating states.

The Director School Education Kashmir, Dr. G.N.Itoo congratulated the students for their exceptional feat. He said, “we are committed to improve the standards of Education in JK and to develop an innovative ecosystem in our schools so that our students can become job providers in future instead of job seekers.”

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