International Earth Science Olympiad:
The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology felicitated the student winners comprising the Indian team at the 18th “International Earth Science Olympiad” (IESO-2025) held at Jining, China.
- The International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO), established in 2003 by the International Geoscience Education Organization (IGEO).
- It aims to generate awareness of earth sciences through teamwork, collaboration, exchanging ideas, and competition.
- It is an annual competition for secondary school students (Class IX–XII) worldwide.
- India’s Initiatives is to encourage the participation of Indian students (of grades 9 to 12) the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) supports the Indian National Earth Science Olympiad (INESO) held in various schools across India.
- The INESO is a national-level prelude to the IESO, Facilitated annually by the Geological Society of India in collaboration with MoES and select educational bodies in the country.
- Topics for assessment: Geology, Meteorology, Oceanography, and Environmental sciences.
- Top-performing participants from INESO get to represent India at the IESO, which also receives support from the MoES.
- The MoES supports the INESO and IESO as part of the REACHOUT scheme under the PRITHVI (PRITHvi Vigyan) scheme.
