Hero Honda Terraquiz '07

New Delhi, November 22, 2007: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Hero Honda Motors Ltd. , the world's largest two-wheeler manufacturer, in association with the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), today announced the winners of the 9th TerraQuiz 2007 , a one-of-its-kind international inter-school environment quiz competition.

In a keenly contested competition among 32 schools, both from India and abroad, Moiz Bohra and Sreelakshmy Koonath from Al Khor International School, Doha , came up as winners and were crowned the “Hero Honda Green Ambassadors” for 2007-08. The title confers upon the winners a responsibility to undertake initiatives to broaden and strengthen awareness on environmental issues among fellow students.

Close contenders were Delhi Public School, Bokaro, Smt. Sulochana Devi Singhania School, Thane and Indian High School, Dubai, which emerged as the first, second and third runners up respectively. The TerraQuiz 2007 is a culmination of India 's only environmental examination, the GREEN Olympiad. This year, the GREEN Olympiad witnessed participation from over 80,000 schoolchildren, from 1400 plus schools from across the country and from Indian schools in the Middle East and South East Asia.

Extending his congratulations to the winners, Mr. Pawan Munjal, Managing Director and CEO, Hero Honda Motors Ltd . said, “We wish the Hero Honda Green Ambassadors all the best in their efforts to carry the message of environmental awareness among fellow students. We believe in the potential of this project to help spread environmental awareness amongst the next generation and are delighted to partner with TERI on this initiative. It is indeed a laudable endeavour which, over the years, has continued to encourage children, teachers and parents to join hands for a cleaner, greener future”.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI , said, “Hero Honda has been our partner for the Green Olympiad since its inception. This programme has an enormous potential for transforming Indian society towards greater environmental consciousness and support for sustainable development. It is really the children of today who would be the leaders of tomorrow, and in their role as the ‘Hero Honda Green Ambassadors', they can be major agents of change for a sustainable future.”

The TerraQuiz this year was a combination of fun, entertainment and interactive programs for the school children. In keeping with the tradition of having a popular television personality to host the show – the anchor for TerraQuiz 2007 was Manpreet Brar, a well-known TV personality, Model and Former Miss India.

Mr. R Mehta, Advisor, MoEF while congratulating the winners was confident that India , through such initiatives, would positively have a well-informed and a ‘Better Tomorrow' for our future generations.