The ambitious global environmental award, ‘Earthshot Prize’ aims to find new ideas and technologies to tackle climate change, air pollution and the Earth’s most pressing challenges. The 15 finalists from which 5 winners would be chosen next month include two Indians.
Each of the 5 winners will receive a grant worth 1 million GBP. 14 Global companies have also agreed to support and scale the ideas developed by the finalists.
Shortlisted candidates include Delhi based Vidyut Mohan, for developing a portable technology that rapidly converts crops residues that would otherwise be burned into fuel and fertilizer which would create a black smog. Teenager Vinisha Umashankar another shortlisted teenager wants to use solar energy to replace charcoal to power millions of ironing carts used by street vendors daily on the roadside.
