{"id":138335,"date":"2025-01-31T20:32:57","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T15:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timespunjab.com\/?p=138335"},"modified":"2025-01-31T20:34:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T15:04:49","slug":"138335-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timespunjab.com\/?p=138335","title":{"rendered":"Punjab to be honored with \u2018Best State\u2019 and \u2018Best District\u2019 Awards under Green Schools Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Chandigarh, 31 January 2025: <\/strong>Punjab has once again set a benchmark in environmental sustainability by securing the prestigious \u2018Best State\u2019 and \u2018Best District\u2019 awards under the Green Schools Programme. These accolades, facilitated by the Punjab State Council for Science &amp; Technology (PSCST) and the Department of Science, Technology &amp; Environment, Government of Punjab, will be conferred during the \u2018Green Schools Awards Ceremony\u2019 organized by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on February 4 at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The awards celebrate Punjab\u2019s exemplary efforts in fostering environmental awareness and sustainability among school communities, reinforcing its leadership in the nationwide initiative.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Green Schools Programme spearheaded by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is a nationwide initiative aimed at transforming schools into models of sustainability. Through comprehensive environmental audits, schools evaluate their resource usage across six key domains: air, energy, food, land, water, and waste. 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