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Sixteen-year old Roopak Karulkar and 14-year-old Trupti Joshi from Pune are all set to participate in the much-talked-about United Nations’ Climate Change Conference ‘COP15’ that will take place at Copenhagen, Denmark from December 7 -18.   Read more…
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On 17th October 2009 in a residential apartment on 14th floor in Thane, India; a fire broke on the eve of Diwali. As a standard protocol, the residents called the local fire department. The fire fighters arrived in time. All the residents had already evacuated the building. The fire fighters rushed to the site to extinguish the fire & avoid further mishap.
Unfortunately the first 6 firefighters who came to help somehow, took the elevator to reach the 14th floor where the apartment was ablaze. And in this same elevator that got stuck somewhere on its way to the 14th floor, all of these men lost their lives due to smoke inhalation & subsequent suffocation.
Although the fire was brought in control by the next batch of firefighters, nobody could even realize that these 6 men are missing, until the whole saga was over.
Now, we may never know why these men chose to use the elevator in case of fire. Now, may things will be said, many flaws will be visible & pointed out. But is it always necessary that the system, people should improve only after a tragic incident?
All of us cannot be highly trained life savers, but we can at least have the basic knowledge of some of the common hazards, the preventive measures & important dos and don’ts in case any hazard culminates into a disaster along with the basic training in life saving skills like first aid, Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (artificial breathing technique). Here are some of the important things to remember:
• Never to use elevator in case of fire & earthquake. The power cuts can trap the people inside, further endangering the lives with the possibility of suffocation due to smoke.
• In case of smoke/ fire, evacuate & go away from that place as fast as possible.
• In case of smoke, cover your mouth & nose preferably with wet cloth/ handkerchief and crawl or creep to avoid the inhalation of smoke.
• In case your clothes catch fire, immediately drop on the ground & start rolling to extinguish the fire.
• DO NOT cling to any person in case you have caught fire.
• Completely extinguish all the fires especially household burning candles, stoves etc.
• Keep the igniting material like match box etc. out of reach of children.
• Periodically check & replace the electric wiring in the house.
• In case of smell or sight of smoke, evacuate the place & notify the authorities/ officials about the possibility of fire.
• Whenever you are at a public gathering place like a shopping mall or multiplex, make sure that you have studied the emergency evacuation map of that place & have identified the mergency exits.
• Learn the basics of first aid & Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (artificial breathing technique).
These are just a few of the basics regarding fire safety. But the most important thing to remember is always to be aware of the safety of your environment & surroundings in which you are living.
Be Safe!!!

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And finally, here are the Winners-
Master Roopak Karulkar, Xth Standard, Abhinava Vidyalaya English Medium School, Pune
Miss. Trupti Joshi, IXth Standard, Mar Ivanios Convent High School, Nigdi
They are appointed as the Children Climate Change Ambassador and will represent Global Challenge Award and Neeti Solutions in the International Conference on Climate Change COP15 to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark in December 2009.
Runners up:
Master Aakash Jog, VIIth Standard, Abhinava Vidyalaya English Medium High School, Pune
Master Ketan Tewari, Xth Standard, St. Ursula High School, Nigdi
Master Apurva Cholke, IXth Standard, Jnana Prabodhini Navanagar Vidyalaya, Nigdi
Master Prasanna Kulkarni, Xth Standard, Sinhagad Springdale School, Pune
Special Awardees:
The two special awards were announced for the students studying in the Pune Municipal Corporation Schools who excelled in all the three rounds.
Master Parag Somawanshi, IXth Standard, Dr. Vasantdada Patil Vidyaniketan, Pune
Master Pratik Shinde, IXth Standard, Dr. Vasantdada Patil Vidyaniketan , Pune

Vidyaniketan High School (Tata Motors), Nigdi was awarded the special certificate of appreciation for the maximum number of participants for GO-DaC.

Wait for a while for photos and videos of the prize distribution ceremony!!

We expect all the students, to be present at the venue by 2.45 pm.

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Schedule

For students / schools:

Date: 3^rd October 2009

Reporting time: 8:30 am

Venue: Capgemini, GLC building, Talawade

Competition time: 8:30 am to 11:15 am

No USB, laptops, valuables will be allowed.

Details of the round:

1. During this they will play one more computer game & create a climate change related presentation by selecting the relevant slides in the game.
2. They can add the data / content from the available data in the game as well in their presentation.
3. They will be presenting in front of the jury.
4. Presentation time is 5 min.