Foot loose

Eco Drive
Tree plantation and environment awareness campaigns marked the Van Mohatsava celebrations at ITFT College. This,along with an hour of poetry recitation and an event where students had to log on to the Internet to find out their respective ecological footprints. “The idea was to make generation X aware about their responsibility towards energy conservation,” tells principal of the college Indu Sharma.

Got a recipe?
IF you have a recipe up your sleeve that’s worth more than lip-smacking applause,then here’s news. LG Electronics Home Appliances has announced its ‘Mallika-e-Kitchen Cooking Contest 2009’. The contest is a unique initiative to promote the spirit of healthy cooking in the country. The contest will be divided into three phases this year. The first round,starting July will be held in 65 cities procuring participation from around 3,000 participants. The winners of the first round will move to the second round which is slated to commence in August at eight regional centers of LG. At the regional level 130 winners from the city level competitions will compete with each other for entry to the Grand Finale scheduled in October 2009. The 16 finalists emerging from regional level competitions will compete for the ‘Cooking Queen’ title for 2009. The journey to becoming Cooking Queen doesn’t end here. The national winner may get a chance to participate in the global contest to be organized outside India by LG in November 2009. “Through this event,we want to remove the general myth that a microwave can only be used for re-heating and we want to put forward the healthiest and easiest ways to make home cooking scrumptious,” remarked Rajeev Jain,Business Group Marketing Head,Home Appliances,LG India. To participate,one needs to fill up and submit a registration form available at select LG Dealers,LG Branch Offices. The form is also available on the LG India website as well. Short-listed candidates will be contacted by LG representative for the confirmation of venue and date for round one.