Eco-musicals, comic creativity, bold green ideas, and joyful activities—students leading the way for a better planet.
The Green Pitch witnessed an inspiring showcase of innovation, confidence and environmental commitment from young change-makers across the country. Student teams from Grades 6 to 10 presented bold and practical sustainability solutions, impressing the jury with their originality, feasibility, and clarity. After an engaging round of pitches and Q&A, the first prize went to Delhi Public School, Raj Nagar Extension, Ghaziabad. The second prize was a tie between the Doon Valley Public School, Nalagarh, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, and the Queen’s Valley School, New Delhi.
The winning teams were felicitated at the awards ceremony and received GSP goodies, while all participants were awarded certificates of recognition.
First Prize was awarded to the team from Delhi Public School, Raj Nagar Extension, Morta, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
Nature in Frames: An environmental superhero comic strip contest at the GSP carnival 2026, saw students across put on their creative hats to create their own environmental superhero comics. The participants impressed the jury with comic strips that displayed originality, thoughtful storytelling, creative expression, and artistic flair. The top three winners are as follows.
First Prize went to Ikshit Kumar (Grade 9) from Little Flowers Public Sr. Sec. School, Shahdara, Delhi.
Echoes of Change: A Young Environmentalist Musical Challenge for the Environment at the GSP Carnival 2026, saw students transform Gobar Times covers into powerful musical and storytelling performances. The winning team from Cambridge School, Indirapuram—Kabeer Dey, Shobhit Vashisth, Sneh Anand and Vaghisha Bisht—chose A River’s Tale, presenting a moving skit with personified rivers and mythological figures to highlight the fragile state of our water bodies.
Second place went to Little Flowers Public Senior Secondary School, whose team used Wings of Wonder to spotlight pollution, deforestation and their impact on bird populations. Together, the performances blended creativity, music and environmental awareness with striking impact.
Cambridge School, Indirapuram won the first prize at the Echoes of Change Challenge
Games and activities featured a range of interactive, engaging, and educational initiatives designed to promote environmental awareness.
Trash to Treasure: Stalls by students and teachers from Government High School, Khargat, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, and Bluebells School International, New Delhi, showcased upcycled and repurposed creations made from waste materials. These highlighted practical ideas of sustainability and circular thinking.
Students from Government High School, Khargat, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, display eco-friendly products made from recycled materials.
Mobile Quiz Patrol: CSE volunteers moved across the venue, engaging participants with quick climate-related questions, making learning lively and spontaneous.
Bin It to Win It: Participants sorted waste items shown on printed cards into clearly marked categories, reinforcing correct waste segregation in a simple, fun way.
Participants sort waste items shown on printed cards into categories such as biomedical, e-waste, hazardous, and dry waste.
Dart ‘N’ Discover: A magnetic dartboard featured questions inside color-coded sections—Yellow, Green, and Purple—representing different difficulty levels and scores, blending fun with environmental knowledge.
Participants answer questions revealed by their dart throws to score points and win prizes.
Roll, Pick and Win: Participants rolled a die featuring food categories—legumes, spices, oilseeds, dry fruits, grains, and vegetables—and identified hidden items from a given set. The activity promoted awareness about food diversity through interactive learning.
Participants identifying food items from a given collection.
Programme Manager, Environment Education Unit, Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi
Sub-editor, Books Publications Team, Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi
Sub-editor for Children’s Books, Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi
