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Bathinda, April 22: Central University of Punjab, Bathinda (CUPB) under the patronage of Vice Chancellor Prof. Raghavendra P. Tiwari celebrated International Earth Day by organizing an International Quiz & a special lecture on ‘How to develop an Earthquake Resilient Society’. The keynote speaker of this programme was internationally acclaimed Geophysicist Padma Shri Prof. Harsh K. Gupta, President, Geological Society of India, Bangalore. CUPB Dept. of Geology conducted this programme.
Around 3175 participants comprising different age groups from almost all states of India and 10 foreign countries took part in ‘International Mother Earth Quiz’. Total 30 questions were asked on the topics of Sustainability, Climate Change, Planet Earth and Biodiversity during this Quiz Competition moderated by Dr. Felix Bast, Department of Botany. Mr. Jayakrishnan V.M. (Kerala), Mr. Honey Kumar (Punjab) and Mr. Suraj Sharma (Delhi NCR) secured the first, second and third positions respe