Environment is a central pillar of Indo-German Development Coorperation. The German development agency, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the Forum of Environmental Journalists in India (FEJI) and The Third Pole are jointly organising a competition for best reports on environmental issues in urban India, in cooperation with IFAT India and Deutsche Welle Academy.

The entries should deal with pollution, protection or sustainable management of air, water, soil and other resources in urban and industrial settings. They can also be about the way cities and industries are coping with climate change effects.

The entry should have been published / broadcast between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013 in print, web, photo, TV or radio. There will be separate prizes in each of these five categories. Each entry must be accompanied by an endorsement letter from the editor/news editor of the media house in which the report has been published.

Entries can be in any language. Entries in languages other than English should be accompanied by an English summary of about 500 words.

Deadline: June 30, 2013

Winners will be notified by the end of August 2013.

The awards will be presented at the IFAT India Fair in Mumbai on October 24, 2013.

Click here to read and accept the detailed terms and conditions of the competition and to submit your entries: http://www.igep.in/e48093/e55248/ All India Environmental Journalism Competition - Call for Entries