DIMAPUR — A state-level competition on energy conservation was held on Saturday at the Capital Convention Centre in Kohima. As part of the national campaign to promote energy conservation in the country, the painting competition was organised by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power, and hosted by Doyang Hydro Power Station (DHPS), NEEPCO Ltd., stated an update. Speaking on the occasion as the chief guest, Prof. Khumukchum Devananda Singh, head of the department of Management at Nagaland University, emphasised the need to use energy judiciously, stating that it is everyone’s collective social responsibility to conserve energy for the betterment of future generations. Outlining the importance of time management, he underscored the need to prepare and follow a proper daily routine in students’ lives. Pointing out that precious time is lost due to excessive sleep, which is more than necessary, Singh also stressed the need to be sagacious in using mobile phones. In the lower class category of the painting competition, Kanishka Bhattacharjee of Little Star Higher Secondary School in Dimapur bagged the first position. Khütülü of Eastern Christian Higher Secondary School, Chouzuba, secured second place, while Lhuvese Medeo of Eastern Christian Higher Secondary School, Chouzuba, won third...