The Economics Club of the Department of Economics & Banking organized ‘Eco Week 2.0’ from 10th to 12th May 2021with the last two events postponed to 21st and 22nd June due to the announcement of vacation from May 11 to June 7. Keeping in mind the pandemic situation, Eco Week 2.0 was an online event which aimed to stimulate interest in economic issues while offering opportunities for learning beyond the classroom. Eco Week 2.0 garnered a total of 105 participants from the B.Com, BCA and BBA programs across all the events. It comprised of five events namely Investonomics (Mock Trading), Masked (Mask Painting), Marketonomics (Product Marketing), Combat of the Intellect (Debate) and Eco Whizz (Quiz).
Eco Week 2.0 commenced with a virtual inaugural function on 10th May 2021 using the Google Meet platform which had 81 attendees including students and faculty members. The Principal Dr. Prita D. Mallya delivered the welcome address. This was followed by a video showing snippets from the first Eco Week held in 2019-2020. The Secretary of the Economics Club and event coordinator, Mr. Prem Kumar briefed the virtual gathering about Eco Week 2.0. The inaugural function was concluded by Ms. Riti Dhaka who proposed the Vote of Thanks.
Investonomics which was a mock trading activity and the first competition to kick off Eco Week 2.0, was conducted using the Stock Market Challenge (DSIJ) App and received a total of 41 participants. The participants were given Rs. 10,00,000 as the starting cash balance which had to be invested in stocks with the aim of maximizing returns. This event was held from 10th May 2021 to 13th May 2021. The winners were as follows:
1stPlace: Harshad Naik Gaonkar (TY B.Com)
2ndPlace: Veryl Fernandes (FY BCA)
3rdPlace: Dnyanada Prabhudessai (TY B.Com)
Masked was a mask painting competition where the face masks were used as a canvas of expression to celebrate the socio-economic diversity of India. This event received a total of 10 participants. The participants had to submit pictures of their painted masks by 11th May 2021. The winners were as follows:
1st Place: Shreya Pradeep Revankar (SY B.Com)
2ndPlace: Dimple Tavde (FY B.Com)
3rdPlace: Petalia Beata Coutinho (SY B.Com)
Marketonomics was a competition of marketing products where the participants had to advertise a product of their choice to showcase its features and uses, along with a tagline. This had to be submitted in the form of a video by 12th May 2021 and received 15 entries. The winners were as follows:
1stPlace: Kevin Silveira (TY B.Com)
2ndPlace: Keagan Silveira (TY B.Com)
3rdPlace:Dnyananda Prabhudessai (TY B.Com)
Combat of the Intellect was a team Debate competition which consisted of a preliminary round and the final round. In the preliminary round, a video had to be submitted where both team members put forth their arguments for and against the given topic, “Rise in fuel prices in India”. Of the 24 participants from the preliminary round, the top two teams qualified for the final round which was held on 22nd June 2021. The topic for the final round was “Zero Budget Natural Farming” the winners for which are as follows:
1stPlace: Petalia Beata Coutinho (SY B.Com)& Dnyanada Prabhudessai (TY BCom)
2ndPlace: Dimple Tavde (FY B.Com) & Amey Natekar (TY BBA(FS))
Eco Whizz– a virtual live quiz attempted to test the participants’ awareness on various issues related to the Indian economy and attracted 15 participants. This live quiz was conducted using the Nearpod App which auto-generates the results. Following are the winners:
1stPlace: Reetu Pednekar (FYBBA(FS))
2ndPlace: Dnyanada Prabhudessai (TY B.Com)
3rdPlace: Dhananjay Verlekar (TY B.Com)
Economist of the Year
Participants accumulating the highest number of points and participating in all the events were eligible to receive the title of Economist of the Year. Ms. Petalia Coutinho from SYB.Com won the title of Economist of the Year 2020-21.
