World Ozone Day on 16th September, 2024

The Department of Chemistry, Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines, Ludhiana celebrated the World Ozone Day on 16th September, 2024 by organizing a powerpoint presentation competition in which students from B.Sc. I, II and III displayed their presentations under the theme “World Ozone Day: Montreal Protocol-Advancing Climate Actions”. The students highlighted the importance of the existence of the ozone layer that is safeguarding all living beings by filtering out the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiations. Further, the focus is given on the alarming risk to ozone layer by human-made chemicals such as CFCs and at the end students have thrown light on the initiative of United Nations through Montreal Protocol to phase out these chemicals with some better alternatives. The judges Mrs. Mandeep Kaur (Department of Computer Applications) and Ms. Kulwinder Kaur (Department of Geography) recognized the hard work of the students and awarded them with the prizes. Satya from B.Sc. II secured first position, Kareena from B.Sc. II earned second prize, Gurmit Kaur  from B.Sc. I bagged third prize and Gunjan from B.Sc. I was awarded with the consolation prize. Principal Ma’am Dr. (Mrs.) Kamaljit Grewal applauded the efforts of the students and the teachers of the department for participating so enthusiastically and spreading awareness for a better future. Convenor of the event Dr. Aanchal Arora appreciated the efforts of the participants and the organizing team to put in efforts for the organization of the successful event.