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United Nations, December 17
A 29-year-old Indian entrepreneur is among the seven winners of the prestigious ‘Young Champions of the Earth’ 2020 prize given by the UN environment agency to global change-makers using innovative ideas and ambitious action to help solve some of the world s most pressing environmental challenges.
Vidyut Mohan, an engineer, is the co-founder of ‘Takachar’, a social enterprise enabling farmers to prevent open burning of their waste farm residues and earn extra income by converting them into value-added chemicals like activated carbon on-site, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a statement on Tuesday.
“I ve always been passionate about energy access and creating income opportunities for poor communities,” Mohan was quoted as saying in the statement. “(That) is at the heart of finding answers to the difficult question of balancing economic growth and climate change mitigation in developing countries,” he said.
2020-12-18 17:35:49 GMT2020-12-19 01:35:49(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BEIJING, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) Young people are leading the way in calling for meaningful and immediate solutions to climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, and their contribution for the environment can inspire many others, officials with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) told Xinhua in an interview.
Recently, UNEP has unveiled the winners of the 2020 Young Champions of the Earth prize. Ren Xiaoyuan, a 29-year-old Chinese female environmentalist, is among the seven winners.
By founding a data platform called MyH2O - Water Information Network, Ren provided solutions for the lack of information on drinking water quality in China s rural areas. Her project has also educated villagers on water pollution and successfully delivered clean water stations to tens of thousands of villagers in China.
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United Nations, Dec 17:A 29-year-old Indian entrepreneur is among the seven winners of the prestigious “Young Champions of the Earth” 2020 prize given by the UN environment agency to global change-makers using innovative ideas and ambitious action to help solve some of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges.
Vidyut Mohan, an engineer, is the co-founder of “Takachar”, a social enterprise enabling farmers to prevent open burning of their waste farm residues and earn extra income by converting them into value-added chemicals like activated carbon on-site, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a statement on Tuesday.
“I’ve always been passionate about energy access and creating income opportunities for poor communities,” Mohan was quoted as saying in the statement. “(That) is at the heart of finding answers to the difficult question of balancing economic growth and climate change mitigation in developing countries,” he said.
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Indian entrepreneur Vidyut Mohan recognised as one of the Young Champions of the Earth winners by UN environment agency
Indian entrepreneur Vidyut Mohan recognised as one of the Young Champions of the Earth winners by UN environment agency
PTIDec 17, 2020, 10:54 IST
Vidyut MohanUNEP
A 29-year-old Indian entrepreneur is among the seven winners of the prestigious Young Champions of the Earth 2020 prize given by the
UN environment agency to global change-makers using innovative ideas and ambitious action to help solve some of the world s most pressing environmental challenges.
Vidyut Mohan, an engineer, is the co-founder of
Takachar , a social enterprise enabling farmers to prevent open burning of their waste farm residues and earn extra income by converting them into value-added chemicals like activated carbon on-site,