Trending Now
- “CM Vijay has presented 436 schemes. He has introduced long-term development initiatives under the name ‘Vetri Tamilagam’.” – Minister Nirmal Kumar
- “The party I am going to launch will contest the next election in TN. There is no second opinion about that.” – Annamalai
- “Annamalai’s allegation against the national leadership is incorrect. BJP has not been affected in any way by his departure from the party.” – TN BJP President Nainar Nagendran
- “A new political mask without the names BJP and RSS, launched with Amit Shah’s approval and Modi’s blessings.” – Congress MP Manickam Tagore indirectly criticized Annamalai’s new party
- The Chennai Meteorological Centre has issued an Orange Alert for very heavy rainfall today in the districts of Nilgiris and Covai
Coimbatore
170 students participate in first Amrita science olympiad
December 6, 2018
Coimbatore : The first edition of the National Science Olympiad and Young Scientist Conclave, organised by the School of Engineering of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham on Thursday saw the participation of 170 students from across the country.
The olympiad, with the theme of ‘Sustainable Solutions for Self Sustaining Future’ was held in physics, chemistry, biology, geography and computer science Students could choose from various topics such as clean water and energy,.pollution management, renewable energy, e-waste my and drone technologies among others to make working models.
Students of Jnanadeepa Higher Secondary School of Shivamogga in Karnataka was presented with a trophy and a cash award of Rs 1 lakh for their project on ‘developing paper from water hyacinth’, an Amrita statement said.
Life Coach of Amrita Vidyalayam, Kanyakumari, got the runnerup trophy and cash award of Rs 75,000 for their model of ‘cost-effective water recycling of drainage water’ Consolation prizes were also given to eight teams.
