NDMA: Essay Writing Competition – India

In recent times, there has been a noticeable rise in the frequency, duration, and intensity of heat waves throughout the nation. Even in states that were previously thought to be particularly unlikely, heat wave incidents have been reported. This campaign intends to mobilize people to act by raising awareness about Heatwave and how disaster risk reduction.

Put on your creative cap and showcase your thoughts and knowledge. Essays will be judged based on your knowledge of heat wave and its preparedness. The essays should meet the word limit of 1000 words and should be in a pdf format.

Theme

• The theme for this essay writing competition is “My Preparedness for Heat Wave”.

Prize Information

• 1st prize: Rs.10,000/-
• 2nd prize: Rs.5000/-
• 3rd prize: Rs.3000/-
• 3 Consolation Prizes of Rs.1000/- each.

Terms and Conditions

• The entry should be original. Copied entries will not be considered under the contest.
• The participant must be the same person who has written the write-up and plagiarism would not be accepted.
• Please note that the Essay must be original and should not violate any provision of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957. Anyone found infringing on others, copyright would be disqualified from the competition.
• Government of India does not bear any responsibility for copyright violations of infringements of intellectual property carried out by the participants.
• Mention of the author’s name/emails etc. anywhere in the body of the essay will lead to disqualification.
• Participants are to make sure that their MyGov Profile is accurate and updated since the NDMA would be using this for further communication.
• National Disaster Management Authority reserves the right to cancel or amend all or any part of the Competition and/or the Terms & Conditions/ Technical Parameters/ Evaluation Criteria.
• Any dispute or any issue related to this competition would be decided by the NDMA, which will be final binding.
• No requests relating to claims of re-evaluation of the entries will be considered.
• At any stage of evaluation, if an entry is found to violate the guidelines, the entry will be removed from the evaluation process without giving any intimation.
• The essay can be submitted in English or Hindi.
• The content must be original and should not violate any provision of the Indian Copyright Act, of 1957. Anyone found infringing on others’ copyright would be disqualified from the competition. The government of India does not bear any responsibility for copyright violations or infringements of intellectual property carried out by the participants.

For more information, visit Government of India.