31ST WORLD OZONE DAY 2025
NATIONAL LEVEL ONLINE COMPETITIONS FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS
CONTEXT
The world community, realizing the adverse effects including skin
cancer, eye cataracts, weakening of immune system and damaging crops and
natural eco-systems of depletion of Ozone Layer, signed an international
treaty, the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
on 16th September, 1987, for phase out of production and consumption of
Ozone Depleting Substances (ODSs), responsible for depletion of ozone
layer. Since 1987, the Montreal Protocol has successfully phased-out
production and consumption of several ODSs and resulted in reducing
abundance of ODSs in the stratosphere and put the Ozone Layer on the
path of recovery.
The General Assembly of the United Nations vide resolution, 49/114, of
December 1994, designated 16 September as the World Ozone Day. Since
then, the day has been celebrated in ways that have served to promote
national and global efforts to protect the ozone layer.
This World Ozone Day offers an opportunity to focus global attention and
action on this vital environmental issue.
To create greater awareness among the students to protect the Ozone
Layer, different competitions for the school students are arranged each
year with active participation of the schools.
COMPETITIONS
On the occasion of 31st World Ozone Day, competitions are being
organized for school students from class 8th to class 12th as per the
details given below:
| Category |
Particulars |
Theme |
| Poster Making |
Drawing sheet of size 22x13 inches |
Protection of the Ozone
Layer and Preventing Climate Change by Eliminating
Ozone Depleting Substances (ODSs) and
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) |
| Slogan writing |
English or Hindi only |
(a) Protection of the
Ozone Layer
(b) Climate Friendly Lifestyle Practices to Combat
Global Warming
|
BEST ENTRIES AND AWARDS
The entries received would be evaluated by a panel of judges and winning
entries will be finalized from amongst the eligible entries.
There would be prizes in each category as per the following details:
| Category |
Prize Details |
| Poster Making |
- First Prize: Indian Rupees
10,000/- (Rupees ten
thousand)
- Second Prize: Indian Rupees
7,000/- (Rupees seven
thousand)
- Third Prize: Indian Rupees
5,000/- (Rupees five
thousand)
- Three (3) Consolation Prizes:
Indian Rupees 2,000/- each (Rupees two
thousand)
|
| Slogan writing |
- First Prize: Indian Rupees
5,000/- (Rupees five
thousand)
- Second Prize:Indian Rupees
3,000/- (Rupees three
thousand)
- Third Prize: Indian Rupees
2,000/- (Rupees two
thousand)
- Five (5) Consolation Prizes:
Indian Rupees 1,000/- each (Rupees one
thousand)
|
In addition, each winning entry will be awarded a memento and
certificate
The prizes will be presented to the winners by the Chief Guest
during the World Ozone Day function on 16 September 2025.
PROCEDURE FOR SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES
(i) Only one entry per student in each category (poster making and
slogan writing) is to be uploaded by the student using the Upload
Your Entries Tab or click
Upload
Your Entries
(ii) Along with the entry, the recommendation from the school as per
format is also to be uploaded.
Download here.
(iii) The entries to be uploaded should be less than 5MB and
in JPEG & PDF (both) format
(iv) Entries can be successfully submitted only after validation
through OTP.
LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES
30th August, 2025 by 5 PM.
