Mohali, Dec. 30 -- As many as 23 schools from Mohali district have been selected for the "National Green School Award" and will be honoured at a ceremony in New Delhi on January 30.

The selection is based on the Green School Audit conducted under the environment education programme of the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEF&CC) in collaboration with the Punjab State Council for Science and Technology (PSCST) and the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi.

The audit assessed schools on parameters such as environmental practices, conservation of natural resources, waste management, water and energy use, and adoption of eco-friendly measures.

District education officer (Secondary) Ginni Duggal said ...