National Safety Science Quiz 2016: Bengaluru Students Participated In The Zonal Round

National Safety Science Quiz aspires to instill greater awareness on the need for safety practices in India. This unique endeavour, initiated in 2014 by UL, the global safety science leader, aims to inspire school students for a safer India. Here are a few pictures of the students participating the zonal round held in Bengaluru.

R.A Venkitachalam, Vice President, Public Safety Mission, UL, addressed the students at Zonal Round of National Safety Science Quiz 2016, held in Bengaluru.

Students from Class IX to XII from five metro zones across India - Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai and Kolkata participated in this zonal round. An interactive session with the participants was conducted during the event.

Kunal Savarkar, the quiz master told participants about the nitty-gritty of the quiz.

Sindhi High School, Hebbal and Delhi Public School, Bengaluru celebrated their success after qualifying for the National Finals of NSSQ 2016.

40 out of 44 registered schools participated in the written round and only top 6 teams were shortlisted from this round to compete in the on-stage round.

During the event, Varun H Trivedi, Head, Quality and Regulatory at Forus Health Pvt. Ltd. delivered a lecture to the students on eradicating preventable blindness.

About The Campaign

NDTV along with Mastercard is launching a multi-platform campaign “Cashless Bano India”, to create digital awareness and educate the masses about digital payment solutions for day to day transactions.

The campaign aims to take the message of a cash free India to the country, and will charter a blue print which can help all stakeholders to become a part of the digital revolution.

We aim to reach out to people and educate them on:

1) Digital and financial literacy

2) New generation digital payment solutions

3) Enabling merchants and consumers to understand and adopt secured and safe payment Solutions

4) Ease of usage at point of sales

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In the next 3 to 4 years, India will technologically leap forward. Every person with a mobile will become a walking ATMAmitabh KantCEO, NITI Aayog
The banking industry is going to move away from the practice of a blended merchant rate, we will have a separate cost for credit and debitAri SarkerCo-President, Asia Pacific, Mastercard
Security is an ongoing process. Nothing can be absolutely secure. We need to solve problems on an everyday basisSunil MehtaMD and CEO, Punjab National Bank
There should be no transaction costs on merchants or consumers. This should be covered by government subsidiesPraveen KhandelwalGeneral Secretary, The Confederation of All India Traders
At least for the next 5 years or so, cellphones would be the best medium to reach people throughDr Arvind VirmaniPresident, Forum for Strategic Initiatives and Former Chief Economic Advisor

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