1)Utsarga Marathon (5th June)

This is one of the flagships event of our club , this year we had conducted a marathon for the cause of education and eradication of child labour , in this event we had collected funds from staffs and students to participate in the marathon and donated the same to education of under privileged children.

2)Essay Competition (27th july)

In view of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsava’, National Service Scheme RVCE in association with Center for Gandhian Principles and Value Based Education conducted an essay contest for students and staff of RVCE in both English and Kannada on 27-07-2022. 

3)Har Gharana Tiranga (13,14,1th  august)

To support the Government to achieve its goal and to make sure that RVCE be a part of this campaign, NSS RVCE has taken initiative to distribute National Flags to the students, faculty and staff at Rs.22

4)Vaccination Drive(11th August)

 Successful vaccinated approximately 600 people in total including faculty  members, students, non – teaching staff and family members.  

5)Independence day Rally (15th August)

The rally had 76 volunteers who were taken in and around Jnanabharthi first stage, with the  national flags. The volunteers cheered slogans like " Vande Matram ", “Bharat Mata ki jai", "  Jai jawan Jai kisan" to keep up the enthusiasm of the young participants. All the volunteers  were welcomed by Samana Masaka Sevakaru Sanga, who had organized a street play named  " Words of the Unsung "

6)Eco-friendly Ganesha Making-Bengaluru Ganesh Utsav (28th August)

A total of 3560 participants participated in the event and successfully made their clay Ganesha. After the event it was declared that a new Guinness World Record had been set for the largest number of participants making clay Ganesha in a limited time. It was declared as a new world record by Guinness World Record adjudicator Rishi Nath. Later participation certificates were given to the participants and certificates are to be given to volunteers as well. 3 activity points are to be provided to both participants and volunteers from RVCE.

7)Aashayein(3rd September)

All the 9^th grade students of the Begur government school were taught Basic English speaking skills and different activities were conducted for the same in order to check how they would apply the same in their daily lives.

8)Blood Donation camp(9th September)

Blood Donation Camp was organized by RVCE to increase the awareness about  regular non-remunerated voluntary blood donations and ensure that blood or its  components are easily available, affordable, accessible and safe. At the end of the drive around 750+ units of blood were collected.

9)Plantation Drive

• Chikkaballapur (15th September)

• With respect to this NSS RVCE was invited to a plantation drive hosted by Lions club  international, there was an active participation from all the volunteers and the coordinators. This  plantation drive was held on the account of World Ozone day, Engineers day and Teachers day. In order  to celebrate Engineers day this event was conducted at the birthplace of Sir M Visvesvaraya, Arkunda village, Gowribidnur Thaluk, Chikkaballapur

• Bangalore University (16th October)

• NSS RVCE participated in a Mega Plantation Drive on 16^th October, 2022 which was organised by Adamya Chetana group.Around 140 volunteers of NSS RVCE planted 2-3 saplings each with a total plants of 200 saplings planted in the event and took a small step towards building a greener and healthier environment creating.

10)Plog Run (22nd October)

NSS RVCE in association with PRANAVA FOUNDATION organized PLOG RUN with 

an aim to clean the environment and improve the quality of life at Art of Living. Around 200 kgs of trash was collected from Kanakapura Road.

11)Social Media Campaign

• Mental Health Awareness

• Depression is still a taboo in the society as most people fail to understand the importance of mental health.Awareness and informative posts regarding the importance having good mental health 

• Epilepsy Awareness

• Epilepsy is a chronic non-communicable disease of the brain that affects around 70 million individuals all over the world, a lot of people still believe that it is attributed to spirituality. NSS RVCE sought this out and extended its reach in creating awareness about this disease by breaking the myth and speaking about the facts on its social media platform.

12)Air We Share(27th Sepember)

   Air We Share, an event organized by RVCE to commemorate the Third International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, to increase the awareness on combating air pollution by increasing usage of Public Transport. Cooking without fire and painting without a paper competitions were conducted. 

13)Waste Management Awareness (1st November)

    NSS RVCE participated to celebrate 67th Kannada Rajyotsava on 1st November 2022. NSS volunteer created awareness among locals of Kengeri regarding the ill effects of waste not being segregated and managed properly.

1)School Bell Maddur (7^th  and 8^th August)

The NSS unit of RVCE organized a 2-day campaign aimed at rejuvenating the Government School at Bannahalli, Maddur of Mandya District. The campaign was organized as a part of the School Bell Programme, an initiative by Campus2Community and NSS RVCE to inspire the kids in rural regions of Karnataka. A total of 15 NSS volunteers from the RVCE participated in this event. 

2)National Clean Air Programme(6^th September)

NSS RVCE in association with Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, R V College of Architecture and Inner Wheel Club of Bangalore Orchards,on the occasion of National Clean Air Program 2021 under “Clean Air for Blue Skies” program, plantation drive was conducted.On this occasion MOU was signed and EoI was handed over to the member secretary of KSPCB in connection with installation of continuous air quality monitoring station at RVCE.

3)Eco-friendly Ganesha Making (16^th August to 6^th september)

On the occasion of Ganesha Chaturthi, NSS RVCE in association with Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, organized the ‘Turmeric Ganesha Making’ campaign and awareness event where natural ingredients such as Haldi (Turmeric) and soil were used to make Ganesha idols. NSS RVCE  prepared 150 Eco friendly clay Ganesha in this event, this was followed by motivational talks on the importance of the environment and its balance while following our traditional values from Dr Ravi D R environmental officer at KSPCB and Principal respectively.

4)Plantation Drive (13^th September)

• NSS RVCE had organized a Plantation Drive on 13^th of September in association with Soroptimist International NGO at SondeKoppa Lake, Bangalore. This is done to create an awareness among the society to save the existing nature for the future by planting saplings. NSS RVCE planted a total of 250+  saplings on this day.

5)Clean-A-Thon(2^nd October)

The Clean-A-thon event was held on 2^nd October on the account of Swachch Bharat Diwas by NSS RVCE. By conducting this Clean-A-thon event in Bengaluru university NSS bhavan, NSS volunteers were able to spread the awareness that keeping the city clean is impossible unless you  take a broom and bucket in your hands  you cannot make your towns and cities clean.

6)School Bell- MS Ramaiah Engineering College(2,3rd October)

NSS RVCE conducted a 2-day campaign which aimed at rejuvenating the Government School M S Ramaiah nagar. The campaign was conducted from 2^nd October to 3^rd October 2021. NSS RVCE in association with Campus2Community under which 150 government schools are planned to be rejuvenated to inspire the kids in rural regions of Karnataka.

7)Vaccination drive(8th October)

NSS RVCE organized a vaccination drive at RVCE in association with BBMP doctors in vaccinating the public  and students with both Covaxin and Covishield. 

8)Mega Job Fair(9 ^th October)

In the current situation of difficulties where many people are losing their jobs due to the pandemic, the event MEGA JOB FAIR on 9^th October 2021, was organized by the LIONS club and LEO club under the aegis of NSS RVCE at Government Boys Degree College, Chintamani In this impactful event 70 NSS RVCE volunteers participated and helped over 1500 participants of which 250 participants received job letters to make a living, and support their families.

9)School Bell- Konnapura (9^th,10^th October)

NSS RVCE conducted this campaign in association with Campus2Communities from 9^th October to 10^th October 2021. In this campaign a total of 16 NSS volunteers from the college participated, this happened to be the 146^th school to be given a new look under this programme. 

10)Plastic Waste Collection drive(25th October)

On the occasion of Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav- Clean India Program, NSS RVCE organized the ‘Plastic waste collection drive’ awareness event. All faculty, students and NSS volunteers were asked to bring waste plastic from their house, hostel, department, any other place and deposit the same in the concrete casting yard tank.Around 200kgs of plastic collected and sent to recycling  unit

11)Flag Day-National Communal Harmony(25^th November)

Flag Day was organized by NSS RVCE as a part of Communal Harmony Campaign on the 25^th of November at RV College of Engineering.During this event essay writing and painting/drawing competitions on the topic of “National Communal Harmony and National Integration”conducted. 

12)Eco Watch(3^rd September)

NSS.RVCE in association with Eco-watch, an environmental NGO along with the department of CV and ISE organized an expert lecture on “sustainable ecosystems” by Akshay Heblikar, director of ECO-watch. The main purpose of this event was to create awareness among participants about ecosystem sustainability, a quiz was conducted for the same, and certificates were distributed by NSS volunteers. 

12)Sakala Services(21^st December)

On occasion of “AZADI KA AMRIT MAHOTSAV” an event was organized by NSS RVCE to enlighten the students and the people in the rural community about the KARNATAKA SAKALA SERVICES (Govt Schemes). Dr.D.JEEVAN KUMAR Professor at the Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University (KARDPR), Gadag explained to the students about the common perceptions of government and public administration, The Pre Sakala Scenario and also gave a detailed view on the Karnataka Sakala Services Act 2011 & 2014.

13)Food Awareness

In the month of March the drive was carried out in order to create awareness about the food. The students got to know about the importance of food, effects of undernutrition and the ways to avoid food wastage. They were educated about the organizations which are working against food wastage and hunger and collecting extra food and distributing to needy..

14)Stray animals Awareness

In the month of August ‘stray animals awareness’ drive was carried out in order to create awareness about stray animals.Awareness created about the different problems faced by stray animals like starvation (especially during covid-19), injuries, heat strokes in sunny days, infections due to improper treatment at the right time, how to help a stray pet by putting bowls of water, adopting a stray, feeding them and providing a shelter and to make them feel comfortable.

15)Go Green drive

During the month of October, NSS RVCE held a Go- Green Awareness Campaign as a part of Monthly Awareness Drive. This was done to create awareness about the importance of sustainability in our lives. This awareness emphasized on the need to combat climate change and adapt every possible way to go completely green and reduce carbon emissions significantly. Quizzes and Trivia were held on a regular basis throughout the month of October for the same.

16)Understanding Depression

NSS RVCE released a post regarding depression hence depression is one of the most common and serious medical illnesses seen more among youths these days. This awareness also explained causes and symptoms as well as major symptoms such as anxiety, helplessness, hopelessness of depression were prominently explained.

17)Life Skills (17th December )

NSS RVCE conducted Life Skills Awareness Program in association with Prajna foundations for the first-year students as a part of the induction program. The main aim of the program was to build self-confidence, encourage critical thinking, foster independence and help them communicate more effectively.

18)Swarkshith(28 September to 2 October)

Swarakshith - This event was conducted by NSS RVCE team in association with American Society of Civil Engineers on Instagram to create awareness about “Swachata aur Suraksha ka Sanyojan” also to keep people protected from COVID-19. This event took place in two phases with different posters where 1^st phase  was Swachhata and Sankalpa and 2^nd phase was Rasayanik Astra and Kavach.

19)Plantation Drive - BU (12th February)

NSS RVCE participated in a plantation drive organized by Adamya Chetana, a voluntary organization working in the field of social development, on the occasion of the 10^th Anniversary of Public TV, at the Bengaluru University Campus on 12^th February, all the volunteers from RV were mainly divided into 4 groups named after the great empires of Karnataka, namely Chalukya, Hoysala, Pandya and Ganga. Each group had around 10-15 volunteers and each group was provided with around 100 saplings to plant. The NSS RVCE volunteers of our college enthusiastically planted the saplings and around 500 saplings were planted.

20)Plog Run(19th February)

       Plog Run is an event organized by NSS RVCE to collect reusable wastes from public places in and around Bengaluru emphasizing awareness about pollution . This event was held on 19^th February 2022 having about 300 participants .All teams together collected more than 600 kilos of reusable wastes within 4 hours.Plog run initiative towards cleanliness volunteers were asked to pick up reusable wastes at public places. This has given a huge take away for students and also created awareness about clean city. Event included great personalities giving positive responses even for the public.

21)Menstrual Awareness

This awareness was conducted in the month of february where we discussed the myths and facts about periods, we also created awareness about maintaining menstrual hygiene, along with this we discussed how to cope with periods. 

22)Eradication of Racial Discrimination

This awareness was conducted in the month of march, in this a brief history of racism was given along with this it also explained the declaration given by the United Nations on eradication of racial discrimination all over the world.

23)Autism Awareness

This was conducted in the month of  april, as we know mental health is one of the most important aspects for a human to consider him/her healthy with respect to this,the  post spoke about Autism along with its symptoms, risk factors and treatments.

1. World Environment Day (5/06/20)

An event was conducted on occasion of world environment day 2020 with the theme “Biodiversity” Time for Nature, to instil a responsible commitment towards the resourceful mother earth.

2. NSS DAY (24/9/20)

The importance of NSS in student life was discussed and the new core team for 2020-21 was announced.

3. Regard Before Discard (02/10/20)

On the occasion of the 151 Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and Rashtriya Swachhta Diwas, NSS RVCE organised ‘Regard before Discard’ event to encourage the Reduce, Reuse and Recycle concept. Best out of waste and Painting without a paper competitions were conducted.

4) Secret to Self Counselling (30/10/2020)

NSS RVCE in association with Mr. Rishabh Jain, Founder of Reform Training and Consulting organized “Secret to Self-Counselling” session, to help the student community with career planning and decision making

5) MyNep (26/09/202 to 2/10/20)

NSS RVCE conducted competitions like  short film making, poster making, meme making, Painting competition which aimed at spreading awareness about the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, through various national level competitions, being conducted in 13 Indian languages.

6. Cancer awareness drive (November 2020) 

NSS RVCE conducted cancer awareness month where people were educated about different types of cancer, its symptoms  and precautionary measures that can be taken to prevent cancer.

7. AIDS Awareness Drive (December 2020)

NSS RVCE conducted an AIDS awareness drive in the month of December 2020. People were educated about the symptoms of AIDS and HIV,ways to prevent transmission of the disease, and the precautionary measures that can be taken to prevent the same.

8. Eye Health Awareness Drive (January 2021) 

Eye health awareness drive was initiated by NSS RVCE in the month of January in order to create awareness among people about different causes of eye blindness. People were also educated about the entire eye donation process. 

9. Carbon Neutrality Awareness Drive (February 2021)

NSS RVCE conducted Carbon Neutrality drive in the month of February

to make people aware about the meaning of Carbon Neutrality, various terms related to it like Carbon sink, Paris agreement and steps that can be taken by an individual. 

10.Wildlife Conservation Month (March 2021)

In the month of March, NSS RVCE conducted an awareness drive in order to create awareness about wildlife conservation. The aim of this drive was educate people about the threats faced by 

Wildlife as well as initiatives taken by the government  to protect the wildlife were .

11.Ocean Pollution Awareness (April 2021)

In the month of April, NSS RVCE conducted an awareness drive to educate people about the negative effects of ocean pollution. People were educated  regarding the ill effects of ocean pollution on human and marine life.

13. ‘Fitness of Mind and Body’ Awareness Drive (April 2021)

NSS RVCE took an initiative to highlight the importance of physical as well as mental fitness to students along with healthy diet.

14. Youth Day (20/01/21) 

NSS RVCE celebrated the National Youth Day on 20^th of January 2021 by hosting a speech by Mr. Rajesh Padmar who elaborated the life-story of Swami Vivekananda. 

15. School Bell- Tumkur (5/03/21-7/03/21)

NSS RVCE conducted a 2 day campaign to rejuvenate the Government School at Brahmasandra Grama, in Sira

Taluk of Tumkur District.

16. School Bell- Vidyagama 

NSS RVCE conducted this drive to help the students who were affected due to COVID-19 online and offline teaching offered to government school children and school leftouts due to covid using school bell portal.

17. Lock and Key (May 2021)

The Lock N Key event was conducted for new volunteers of NSS RVCE to get  familiar with the other members of the team. Team building activity.

18. e-SIP - Induction program (May 2021)

In the student induction program 2021,NSS RVCE organised the following events. 

• Best out of Waste 

• Heritage Walk 

19. Environment Day 2021 Activities 

As part of Environment Day-2021 celebrations, NSS-RVCE encouraged the students and faculty of R.V College of Engineering to plant saplings at their homes.

20. Utsarga Marathon 2021 (18/06/21-20/06/21)

NSS RVCE conducted its flagship event, UTSARGA MARATHON-2021 from 18th June - 20th June 2021. This was a 3 daylong event conducted for a noble cause of helping underprivileged orphaned children by providing them access to basic necessities. In addition, the marathon even aimed towards promoting the importance of physical exercise - such as running, jogging, walking.

1. JAL DIVAS (22nd July, 2019)

Jal Divas was organized at RV College of Engineering Bengaluru. The function was inaugurated by lighting of the lamp. The Chief Guest, Mr Venkatesh Sanganal, water activist and volunteer in Jala Samrakshana Samithi explained about water scarcity in India and sustainable water management. The attendees gained a broader outlook and became aware of the situation of water resources in the country.

4. ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIIES (9^th August 2019)

NSS RVCE conducted environmental activities like Clay Ganesha, Seed
Ball, Paper bag making, Plantation drive and cleanliness drive as a part of
induction program for the first year B.E. students. The message of “Swachh
Bharat Abhiyaan” was iterated through this. The eco-friendly idols
crafted were later distributed to promote eco-friendly Ganesha idols.

5. RAKSHA BANDHAN DIVAS (16th August 2019)

The auspicious festival of Raksha Bandhan was hosted. The main agenda of this event was to promote the Hindu culture of purity of the bond shared between brothers and sisters. On the day, the Principal of RVCE, Dr. K N Subramanya and Dean of Academics, Dr. Shanmukha Nagaraj also participated and were tied rakhis by other staff members.

6. SADHBHAVANA DIVAS (20th August 2019)

Sadhbhavana Divas was celebrated at RV College of Engineering, Bengaluru in front of Administrative block. NSS and NCC units of RVCE organized the programme. Around 30 students participated in the Programme and took the pledge to live with peace and harmony. Faculty and office staff were also present.

7. ROAD SAFETY COMPETITION IN RVITM (24th August 2019)

NSS RVCE organized various competitions in the newly opened RVITM College in JP Nagar. A number of competitions like Poster Making, Ad-Mad, Painting competition were organized. New innovative activities motivated the students to follow the traffic rules and to create awareness on road safety to others. Thus, the objective of sensitizing and giving knowledge on road safety was met.

8. NSS PRE-REPUBLIC DAY SELECTION CAMP (4^th-7^th September, 2019)

Republic Day Parade Camps have proved to be a boon for the personality development of NSS Volunteers of the country. The volunteers are imparted training in leadership development and March-Past parade apart from organizing various socio-cultural programmes. As the participants from all states & UTs participate in this camp, the NSS R.D. Camp replicates a MINI INDIA to the nation‘s capital from 1st -31st January every year.

9. VILLAGE VISIT (INDUCTION PROGRAM) ((4^th-7^th September, 2019)

Students were taken to different villages to learn about the village activities and programmes adopted by the fellow villagers to progress through development. Students were divided into groups and taken to 9 different villages. The objective of this event was to educate students about village life and to identify problems in villages, so that engineering students can take up the projects to give solutions for the same.

10. NATIONAL CONFERENCE, VTU, BELAGAVI (7^th September 2019)

The NSS cell of Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi in association with TEQIP 1.3, organised a two day national conference on – “Role of Social service in the changing perspectives of new education system” at the Jnana Sangama. Various dignitaries graced the conference inauguration including the state and regional NSS officers. NSS RVCE students and Program officer participated and presented their papers in the conference

11. STEM CELL DONATION DRIVE (20^th September, 2019)

NSS RVCE recognizes the importance of fighting against blood cancer and other blood disorders and thus organized an awareness and pledging activity in coordination with DKMS-BMST, a non-profit organization dedicated to fight against blood cancer. Upon completing the pre medical checkup, the potential donors were instructed to approach any one of the NSS volunteers who collected the swabs and the registration form. A unique bar-code was stickered onto the registration form, carbon copy of the registration form, the envelope containing the swab and the ID card were given.

12. PLOG RUN (2^nd October, 2019)

NSS RVCE was part of a first-of-its-kind national initiative called the India Plog Run 2019, in association with the United Way India, which was held, aiming to combat the growing threat from plastic pollution including the most powerful stakeholders in environmental conservation: Citizens. Volunteers assembled at Kengeri railway station at 6.30 am. The session started with Yoga, following which cleanliness kits were distributed. Volunteers collected waste plastic items from road side and dumped it at designated places, which was later sent for recycling.

13. Go Green Drive (2^nd October 2019)

NSS RVCE, in association with ASCE Student Chapter RVCE, conducted the ‘Swachh Bharat Go Green Drive’ on 2^nd October, 2019 at Cubbon Park, considered the heart of the city Bengaluru. The aim was to reach out to citizens belonging to all age groups, studying/retired/working sector and create the go green awareness in them. A survey was conducted, to ascertain the outlook of general public about the need and aspects of cleanliness.

14. Karnataka Blind Cricket Tournament (19^th October, 2019)

State level Blind Cricket Tournament was organized at RV College of Engineering on 19^th October 2019, followed by the finals at SJBIT College on 20^th October, 2019. The tournament was organized in association with two NGOs, viz Maarga and SAKSHAM. Twelve teams from all over Karnataka took part, which included Ramanagara, Davangere, Kolar, Bidar, Bagalkote among others. The event was preceeded by an eye check up and assignment of different level to the players, based upon the level of their vision. Runs scored by level 4 players (least vision) were multiplied by 2 for score calculation.

15. PLASTIC AWARENESS DRIVE (24^th October, 2019)

NSS RVCE organised an awareness drive for plastic waste in the month of october, 2019. First of all, students were informed about the upcoming drive. “Plastic Only” waste boxes were kept at different locations of the college. Recyclable plastic waste materials, like plastic bottles, pens, plastic containers and so on were dumped in these boxes. Separate plastic waste collection system was initiated. Conduction of this ―Plastic awareness drive, has created a sense of proper disposal of plastic waste amongst all students and staff at RVCE. Also, the recycling of this amount of plastic can help in the formation of a wide range of recycled products.

16. TOYOTA HACKATHON (25^th – 26^th November, 2019)

TOYOTA Hackathon 2019- Code for safer India by Indian Road Safety Campaign in collaboration with NSS RVCE and Toyota was held in R.V College of Engineering on 25th – 26th November, 2019. Students of standard 9th and 10th from 50 schools participated in this 36 hour competition. Prototypes were presented from 23:00-1:00am, top ten teams were announced from 13:00-13:30 pm and the selected teams presented their ideas about road safety aspects from 14:30-16:30 pm. The event was concluded with a beautiful cultural performance from the CAT community of RVCE. Overall, it may be said that the Toyota Hackathon was a success that left the students as well as the volunteers with a lifetime of memories, experience and knowledge.

17. NATIONAL YOUTH DAY (12^th January, 2020)

NSS RVCE conducted the National Youth Day with 3 different activities

which are:

1) Essay Writing (State Level)

2) Drawing and Painting

3) Pick and Speak (Extempore) on Swami Vivekananda‘s ideology.

Students and faculty from the college were invited to be a part of this program. Most active participation was from the 1st and 2nd year engineering students who were very enthusiastic to participate in all of these events.

18. Litter-free Lalbagh (19^th January 2020)

On the occasion of Republic Day, the flower show at Lalbagh from January 17^th to 26^th, 2020 was dedicated to Swami Vivekananda to mark his 157^th birth anniversary. Saahas, a non-profit organization, collaborated with NSS RVCE to help Lalbagh organize a litter free flower show from 17^th -26^th January 2020. Volunteers of NSS unit of RVCE participated in this event to spread awareness about proper waste disposal and segregation. The volunteers were given a set of questions to interview people visiting the flower show to receive a better insight into the litter problem faced by our country and how it could be improved.

19. UTSARGA MARATHON (16^th February, 2020)

NSS RVCE conducted its flagship event - Utsarga Marathon on 16th of February, 2020 in and around RV College of Engineering. The motto of the marathon was – “Help a child- Change the world”. The money raised from this would be given to identified underprivileged and needy children. Marathon makes people aware about the importance of physical fitness and understanding social responsibility. The event received an overwhelming response, not only from the students, but also professors of the college and general public, as many people flocked in to participate. Participants were provided with a t-shirt, and a BIB number before the starting of the marathon. Refreshments were provided at strategic points during the marathon, followed by re-energizing breakfast after the marathon.

20. WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2020 (5^th June, 2020)

A webinar was conducted on the occasion of “World Environment Day 2020” with the theme: Biodiversity – Time for nature, to instill a responsible commitment towards the resourceful Mother Earth. The event was made successful by the eminent speaker Dr.D.N. Ravi Shankar, member of advisory committee of Lalbagh and Cubbon park, Government of Karnataka. The topic of discussion was, “Green Technology for improving biodiversity- A case study of Lalbagh lake” and the webinar had around 250 attendees.

21. SHABD PAHELI (15^th August 2020)

On the occasion of 74th Independence Day of India, NSS RVCE organised a Crossword Competition: Shabd Paheli. The competition was based on the Indian Independence Movement, Social workers and general facts about India.The objective of the event was to help remember the struggles of our freedom fighters and enriching knowledge about our incredible history. Around 70 volunteers registered for the event.

22. NSS Day celebration (24^th September, 2020)

NSS RVCE observed NSS Day by hosting a virtual General Body meeting for the volunteers. The celebration started with address from the NSS Programme Officer, Dr. M Lokeshwari. The meaning and importance of NSS logo was presented. The presentation also covered areas of attention that we as student volunteers of NSS could work upon. The meeting marked its conclusion after a fun and interactive quiz, which was hosted on Quizziz Platform. The questions were based on general facts and history with respect to National Service Scheme (NSS).Active participation from a lot of volunteers was received for the quiz as well.

23. REGARD BEFORE DISCARD (2^nd October 2020)

On the occasion of 151st Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and Rashtriya Swachhta Diwas, NSS RVCE organised a first of its kind ‘Regard before Discard’ event. To encourage the principle of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

As a part of this event the participants were asked to make creative art works out of discarded items or materials. The event had two categories, namely,  

1. No paper painting

2. Best from Waste

The event witnessed enthusiastic participation not only from the students of RV College of Engineering, but also from people across the country. The event received 57 registrations in total.

The participants were asked to create the artwork at the comfort of their own houses and post pictures of their work on Social Media and tag NSS RVCE in the process. The entries were then judged separately for both the categories. 

24. SECRET TO SELF-COUNSELLING (30^th October 2020)

NSS RVCE in association with Mr. Rishabh Jain, Founder, Reform Training and Consulting, organized a webinar, “Secret to Self-Counselling”, to help the student community with career planning and decision making. The main focus of the webinar was to introduce the concept of “Ikigai” to  the audience. Ikigai is a Japanese word which translates to “a reason to live”. All the attendees were very satisfied and gained clarity about their true calling by attending the session.