News Desk, News Nation 360: The British Deputy High Commission Kolkata will mark World Environment Day 2023 with a pan-India photography competition in partnership with Indo-British Scholars’ Association (IBSA) and Earth Day Network. The competition is aimed towards the Junior Group (under 18 years) and Senior Group (above 18 years). The three categories of the contest are ‘Plastic Pollution’, ‘Animals and Habitats’ and ‘Our Changing Planet’. The contest is live on http://www.ibsa.in/photography-contest/ and the deadline for photo submission is 15 May 2023. An eminent panel of jury comprising of award-winning nature, wildlife and conservation photographer Dhritiman Mukherjee, Regional Director, Asia, Earth Day Network, Karuna Singh and noted wildlife photographer and Nikon brand creator, Rajarshi Banerji. Peter Cook, Acting British Deputy High Commissioner to Kolkata stated that they are delighted to partner with IBSA and Earth Day Network once again to commemorate this year’s World Environment Day. They have an impressive line-up of judges who will select the finalists in each category. They are expecting photographers of all age groups from all over India to participate in the competition. According to Subrata Paul, President of, the Indo-British Scholars’ Association (IBSA), this year, they in partnership with the British Deputy High Commission and Earth Day Network, are organising the second Photography Contest to celebrate World Environment Day 2023 with the overall theme #beatplasticpollution. They are expecting huge participation from both professional and amateur photographers in the categories - Plastic Pollution, Animals & Habitats and Our Changing Planet. The finalists from each category will be felicitated in Kolkata on 2 June 2023.