Go Green Club 05-02-2019, Tuesday, Civil Engineering. It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living. – David Attenborough Sir David Frederick Attenborough was born on 8 May 1926, an English broadcaster and natural historian. He is best known for writing and presenting, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, the 9 natural history documentary series forming the Life collection that together constitute a comprehensive survey of animal and plant life on Earth. He is a former senior manager at the BBC, having served as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s. Attenborough is widely considered a national treasure in Britain, although he himself does not like the term. In 2002 he was named among the 100 Greatest Britons following a UK-wide poll for the BBC. He is the younger brother of the director, producer and actor Richard Attenborough, and older brother of the motor executive John Attenborough. At least 15 species and genera, both living and extinct, have been named in Attenborough's honour. One among them is a new species of fan-throated lizard from coastal Kerala in Southern India was named Sitana attenboroughii in his honour when it was described in 2018. So far He has received more than 40 awards at International level. Student Office Bearers, 2018-19. Mr. Erik Jomy Mathai (S7 ECE), Ms. Dhanya P (S5 EEE), Ms. Sneha Rajeev (S3 Civil), Ms. Karthika. S. (S1 AEI). Secretary Joint Secretary Asst. to Joint Sec. Treasurer .