St Kabir's School wins 'Shrishti: The Environment Quiz'

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 12:25 [IST]

Ahmedabad, Mar 12 (UNI) St Kabir's school here today won the state-wide quiz on environment called 'Shrishti: The Environment Quiz 2007'.

Top 32 teams from Unha, Valsad, Vadodara, Junagadh and Ahmedabad, out of 1,400 schools in Gujarat slugged it out for the top spot.

However, St Zavier's Loyola had to be content with the runners-up position. Besides cash and other prizes for the winners, all participants went home with an array of eco-friendly prizes and books on the environment, a release here said.

The quiz, to be televised from May on DD 1, was anchored by Mallika Sarabhai. It is produced by Darpana Communications and supported by Ministry of Environment and Forests, the release added.

UNI

Topics: EDUCATION-GUJ-QUIZ

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