JOURNEY MILESTONES
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2016
- Witnessed poor air quality first-hand in NCR, aggravating my health conditions and anxiety about environmental degradation
- Approached my school principal to talk about renewables adoption as a way to mitigate climate change and prevent environmental degradation due to carbon emissions
- Launched #DelhiWillBreathe campaign with my friends
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2017
- Facilitated the installation of 45kW in my school TSRS Moulsari, which gave me an idea to institutionalize the process for other schools to adopt
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2018
- Solar Unlimited Network (SUN) Foundation Trust established
- Conducted first solar clinic (advocacy session) at Vidya School
- More than 50 students took pledges to protect the environment
- Set up the SUN Foundation Advocacy tech-platform with the launch of the website
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2019
- Rooftop installation process initiated in Vidya School
- Launched the SUN Foundation Ambassadors Program
- Solar rooftop panels installed in 2 schools
- 1000 students took a pledge and committed to save our environment
- Conducted five solar clinics (advocacy session) at different schools
- SUN Foundation ambassadors invited to attend the UNEP Innovation Summit, 2019
- SUN Foundation was shortlisted as one of the top 30 Innovators at the UNEP Innovation Summit 2019
- Green Advisory Board formed
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2020
- Selected by Forbes India as a Forbes Teenpreneur 2020 and did a podcast with them on SF
- Appointed Lead along with Barefoot College Ambassadors for the Youth Charter and Alliance under the International Solar Alliance.
- Nominated by Design for Change as a UNICEF Climate Warrior with the UNICEF Climate Action team.
- More than 300,000 students sensitized
- Solar rooftop panels installed in 2 schools
- Conducted 7 solar clinics (advocacy session)
- Launched the SF 3C4C initiative (Sun Foundation’s Covid Crisis Campaign 4 Change) as an effort to help those affected by the pandemic and lockdown
- Authored articles published in prominent publications like Financial Express and Times of India, on topics related to the creation of a climate budget for the youth, and the opportunity offered by the coronavirus pandemic for climate change mitigation.
- Participated as a Young Change-maker in the Gender Equality Summit 2020 to speak on Generation Equality
- Began the Covid Climate Chat series to help the youth deal with the pandemic, while sensitizing them about climate change