Mother Teresa Memorial Award Won By Anil Prakash Joshi
Highlights:
- Mother Teresa Memorial Award is presented to Padma Bhusan Anil Prakash Joshi.
- The Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice 2021 has been given to environmentalist Dr. Anil Prakash Joshi, who was awarded the Padma Bhushan this year.
- The award went to Vidyut Mohan, the winner of the Earth Shot Prize, and Ridhima Pandey, a young environmental activist from Uttarakhand.
- Each year, the Mother Teresa Memorial Awards are given out by the Harmony Foundation, which selects a theme and honors individuals and organizations who work to improve environmental sustainability.
- Dr. Abraham Mathai, the foundation's founder, and chairman congratulated the honorees.
- Dr. Joshi was recognized for his work as a changemaker in the environmental sustainability sector, having impacted over 10,000 villages in the Himalayan region through his Himalayan Environmental Studies & Conservation Organization.
- Through his social enterprise Takachar, Vidyut was recognized for his pioneering and ingenious efforts in combating air pollution.
- Ridhima was honored for her extraordinary bravery and unwavering spirit as a young environmental activist who has sparked national action to combat climate change.
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