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TOI celebrates 26 ecopreneurs steering country's green shift

New Delhi: To celebrate changemakers driving India's green transition, the TOI Ecopreneur Honours 2025 was held on Aug 4, recognising individuals, startups and corporates making significant strides in sustainability. The award, hosted by The Times of India, honoured 26 changemakers for steering the nation towards net-zero goals in various fields, from renewable energy, zero-waste living to water conservation. Delivering the keynote address, Udai Shanker Awasthi, managing director of Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative, stressed the need for sustainable agriculture and urged youths to develop solutions balancing growth with environmental care. "The patents and innovations by ecopreneurs must be protected. Their products and the money invested in them must not go waste," he said. Among the 26 honorees were Malhar Kalambe's Beach Please for youth-led cleanups, Mayank Nagori's Gud Gum for plastic-free chewing gum and Chirag MG's Sunbird Straws for natural alternatives to plastic. Prachi Shevgaonkar was recognised for her climate-action app Cool The Globe, alongside environmentalists Pradeep Sangwan, Pankti Pandey and Marimuthu Yoganathan for their grassroots efforts. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like TV providers are furious: this gadget gives you access to all channels Techno Mag Learn More Undo You Can Also Check: Delhi AQI | Weather in Delhi | Bank Holidays in Delhi | Public Holidays in Delhi Innovative startups like Without, Woolah Tea, Dharaksha Ecosolutions, Mahina, HealthFab, Ecoil, Packmate, Bare Fruit and Gen-E were lauded for solutions in waste upcycling, sustainable menstruation, eco-packaging, clean fuel and climate storytelling. Companies, including Hero MotoCorp, Adani Green Energy, Godrej Properties, Shree Cements, JSW Energy, Jain Irrigation, Organic Mandya, Suzlon Energy and Eternal (formerly Zomato), were honoured for embedding sustainability into business practices through green energy, mobility, innovation and conservation. The event also featured two panel discussions. The first, The Power of the Citizen: Redefining Environmental Activism in the Digital Age, was led by Shevgaonkar and Kalambe, two of the honorees. The second, From Boardroom to the Road: Integrating Sustainability into India's Growth Strategy, brought together industry leaders Anjali Ravi Kumar of Zomato, Hero MotoCorp's Ram Kuppuswamy, Adani Green's Pankaj Verma and Abhijeet Sinha of National Highway for EV.