Srinagar: Two students of Kashmir have bagged the top two positions at the national-level Eco Hackathon held at NDMC Convention Centre, Delhi on Tuesday.
An official told The Web Story/The Varmul Post that two students from Kashmir came out with flying colors by bagging the first two top positions at the national level in Eco-creativity & Innovation Hackathon.
He said Humaira Showkat from HSS Danow Kulgam secured 1st position and Sheikh Anzar of HSS Fatehgarh Baramulla got 2nd prize.
The official further said that among the districts, Pulwama, Samba, Budgam and Udhampur emerged as top performers in Jammu & Kashmir; while students from Baramulla, Kulgam and Kupwara were selected for awards and presentation of their novel and innovative Ideas.
Besides these, Jammu and Kashmir was also awarded for ranking among top five contributing states/UTs across the nation he said.
The Eco Creativity and Innovation Hackathon is an initiative by the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change in collaboration with Amazon Future Engineer and Pi Jam Foundation, and was launched on 5th June 2024 on ‘World Environment Day’.
