Date for qualifying round of 'Prakriti Khoj' quiz extended

The Environment ministry has extended the deadline for the qualifying round of its online quiz 'Prakriti Khoj' to October 8, owing to its popularity among students.
The qualifying round began on September 25. It was scheduled to conclude on September 29.
"Looking into the interest generated among students in different states, and based on the feedback of state nodal agencies, the qualifying round of the quiz has been extended upto October 8," the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change said in a statement today.
"Nearly 13,000 registrations have been received in the first two days of the qualifying round and about 1,500 students from 15 states have already participated in the quiz, it further said.

The five-round environment quiz will conclude on December 20.
The online quiz includes multiple choice questions on climate change, biodiversity, forest and wildlife, pollution, waste management, rivers and lakes, natural history and international conventions, among other topics.