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Dr Andrew Fleming, British Deputy High Commissioner to East and North East India, will grace the Dharitri Youth Conclave 2025 November 24 as the guest of honour. Reaffirming the UK’s commitment to supporting India’s green transition, Dr Fleming lauded the efforts of Odisha government in...

Kartik Shanker, ecologist and Founder Trustee of Dakshin Foundation, a non-profit organisation dedicated to conservation, natural resource management, and sustainable development, will join Dharitri Youth Conclave 2025 as a panellist. The mission of Shanker’s organisation is to inform and catalyse efforts for environmental conservation. An...

At a very young age, Meet Sijariya stands at the forefront of youth-led climate action and global advocacy. As a panellist at the Dharitri Youth Conclave, Meet brings a wealth of experience from his extensive work across youth networks, climate movements, and global forums. Currently...

Debabrata Swain is a distinguished environmental leader with over 35 years of experience in wildlife conservation, forestry, and environmental governance. A passionate advocate for elephant and tiger conservation, he has held several key positions in the Indian Forest Service, including serving as the PCCF and...

39- 39-year-old Arun Krishnamurthy, a former Google employee, is the man behind the restoration of 460 waterbodies, including lakes and ponds, in 16 states. The founder of Chennai-based Environmentalist Foundation of India (EFI) and a committed activist for the conservation of lakes and other waterbodies...

Chami Murmu, an Indian environmental activist, is best known for her extraordinary efforts in planting trees across India. Starting her mission in 1996, Murmu has planted over 2.5 million trees around her village Bagraisai, Rajnagar block, Seraikela Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, India to combat deforestation, particularly...

Purnima Devi Barman is a renowned wildlife biologist from Assam, celebrated for her groundbreaking conservation efforts with the greater adjutant stork (Leptoptilos dubius), locally known as the hargila bird. As the founder of the Hargila Army, a pioneering all-female conservation initiative, Purnima has led a...

Sunita Narain is a leading Indian environmentalist, currently serving as the Director General of the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and the editor of its fortnightly magazine, Down To Earth. With over four decades of experience, she has been at the forefront of advocating...

Bhubaneswar: The Khurda District Committee of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) Saturday staged a demonstration in Bhubaneswar protesting the implementation of the four new Labour Codes, which they termed anti-worker. As part of the agitation, protesters raised slogans and burned copies of the...

Bhubaneswar: The fifth edition of Dharitri Youth Conclave will be organised in Bhubaneswar November 23 and 24. It aims to make an impact on the cause of environmental protection by bringing together young climate advocates from across the country. The first day of the event...