The Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) has notified for information of all the registered Heads of Institutions that the Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum And Natural Gas, Government of India, is conducting its annual ‘Saksham National Competition’ on Essay Writing, Painting and Quiz for Class-VII to X.

Essay and Painting topic         : Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav through Green And Clean Energy.

Quiz Competition                   : Questions shall pertain to Fuel Conservation,

  Environment, General Studies and General Knowledge.

The PCRA is committed to make oil conservation a national movement. The Essay Writing, Painting and Quiz competitions aim to raise awareness among young bright minds about the conservation of petroleum products in industrial, transport, agriculture and domestic sector, reduction of oil imports, energy conservation, importance and use of renewable energy sources, and how to practice conservation tips in our daily lives, and save the environment.

            The competition will be conducted online on the web portal www.pcracompetitions.org. Registrations by schools will be accepted from 3rd January till 2nd March 2022. Schools should visit the said web portal and disseminate the information to the students for further details.

The timeline for the said competitions and details of prizes are enclosed as Annexure A and B.

In this regard, NBSE has directed all Heads of Institutions under NBSE to encourage the students to participate in the aforementioned competitions positively.

(DIPR)