The Economics Club of the Department of Economics & Banking organized Eco-Week 4.0 from 16th to 20th January 2023, from 12:00 p.m. onwards. During the week, one competition was held every day. All the competitions were open to all students of the College. Every event was coordinated by one teacher from the Department of Economics and Banking.
Day 1: Waste to Wealth competition was held on 16th January 2023. The participants were required to make a product out of waste materials that was eco-friendly in nature. A total of ten teams consisting of two students each participated in the competition. The items were judged on the basis of Creativity, Utilization of resources, Artistic composition, Eco-friendly rating, and overall presentation. The First Place was bagged by Ms. Esha Pai Fondekar and Ms. Avani Naik of TY B.Com (B), Second Place was won by Ms. Zia Fernandes of TY B.Com (C) and Ms. Ananya Prabhu of TY B.Com (B) and Third Place was bagged by Mr. Rishav Kumar and Ms. Tulsi Vishwakarma of FY B.Com (D).
The judges for the competition were Asst. Professors Sushrusha Naik Khandekar and Nishigandha Naik Gaonkar, and the teacher coordinator for the event was Ms. Lizette D’Costa, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics & Banking.
Day 2: On 17th January 2023, the Economics Club organised ‘Analyzers’ – a presentation competition. The participants were given 5 topics to choose from i.e. Impact of Russia – Ukraine war on India, Impact of Covid-19 on Indian Economy, Union Budget 2022, Impact of Demonetisation and Impact of Goods and Services Tax. Participants were required to prepare a presentation on any one of the five given topics, and present it to the judges and the audience. Use of PPT was not mandatory. A total of seven students participated in the competition, and they were judged on the basis of understanding of the topic, content, and presentation. The first place was bagged by Kewell Fernandes of SY B.Com, the second place went to Rohini Kamat of TY B.Com, while the third place was bagged by Esha Pai Fondekar of TY BCom B. The judges for the competition were Asst. Prof. Marjina Shaikh and Asst. Prof. Omkar Pawaskar, and the teacher coordinator for the event was Mr. Shreyas Desai, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics & Banking.
Day 3: Opinionators – a one minute spot elocution competition was organised on 18th January 2023. 9 participants participated in this competition. On the day of the competition, the Participants had to pick a chit at random, on which their topic was mentioned. 10 minutes were given to all participants to prepare their speech which they then had to deliver before the judges and the audience. The judges were Asst. Prof Ms. Sheryl Sanches and Asst. Prof Ms. Edrea Picardo. The first place was won by Ms. Dimple Tavde from TY B.Com (A), the second place was won by Ms. Unnati Sarmalkar from FY B.Com (A) and third place was bagged by Mr. Kewell Fernandes SY B.Com (C). The event was coordinated by Asst. Prof Ms. Pretty Louiza Pereira.
Day 4: Eco-Wiz, a quiz competition was held on 19th January 2023. A total of 23 teams of 2 members each participated for the competition. A preliminary written round was held to select 4 teams which participated in the oral quiz rounds. The first prize was won by Ms. Esha Pai Fondekar and Dimple Tavde. Mr. Allen Rebello and Mr. Saeil Toraskar won the second prize, and Ms. Deepika Kholkar and Ms. Swenisha Gomes won the third place. The Event was coordinated by Asst. Prof. Mr. Sanjay Velip.
Day 5: On the last day of Eco-week, that is on 20th January 2023, Eco-Flash, photography competition was held in the smart classroom. The participants had to submit one picture that depicts the primary, secondary or tertiary sector of the Goan economy, along with a brief description of how the photo relates to the theme. In this competition, the first place was won by Mr. Kewell Fernandes, second place by Ms. Esha Pai Fondekar and 3rd place by Ms. Ananya Prabhu. Asst. Prof. Ms. Stesa Pereira was the teacher coordinator for this Competition.
On the same day, the valedictory function for Eco-week 4.0 was held in the smart classroom. Vice Principal, Dr. Edwin Barreto and Head, Department of Economics and Banking, Dr. Lira M. Gama distributed prizes to all the winners. Ms. Esha Pai Fondekar was awarded the trophy for Economist of the Year. Dr. Lira M. Gama proposed the Vote of Thanks. 76 students from various streams participated in the event.
