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Barefoot College International-SUN Foundation Partnership Launch and announcement of Lead, ISA Youth Charter    My podcast with Forbes India as a Forbes Teenpreneur 2020. Click here to listen to the podcast    My virtual conversation with Dr Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament. Click here to know more    Our Impact- 319,990 Students Sensitized | 3,423 Pledges Taken | 35 SUN Foundation Ambassadors | 13 solar clinics conducted

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Covid Campaign Coverage
 

Broadcasted on: 5th Nov 2020

Featured in India Today

Barefoot College International Partners with SUN Foundation in Climate Change Initiative as part of a cooperation agreement with the International Solar Alliance

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The India Today Article

Broadcasted on: 9th Oct 2020

Partnership Launch Event

SUN Foundation and Barefoot College International launched their partnership to curate and execute a green curriculum for students.

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Published on: 3rd Nov 2020

Featured in Energetica Magazine

In Energetica Magazine, talking about the partnership with Barefoot College International and the Youth Charter under the International Solar Alliance led by SF and BCI.
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BCI, SUN Foundation Partner under Climate Change Initiative; Create Youth Charter at ISA
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Published on: 31st Jan 2020

Published in The Financial Express

My article on “Securing the future of youth” and the need for a youth-focused climate budget published in The Financial Express, one of India’s leading business newspapers.
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climate budget article
climate budget article

Published on: 22nd Apr 2020

Published in The Times of     India

My article on “The current world situation offers an opportunity to mitigate climate change” published in The Times Of India, India’s leading English newspaper.
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Siddhant Sinha in news
Siddhant Sinha in news

Published on: 17th Jun 2020

Published in Solar Quarter

My article on “Solarizing Future Through a Multi-Stakeholder Approach” published in Solar Quarter, Asia-Pacific’s leading media platform for news on solar energy.
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Solar Quarter Article
Solar Quarter Article

Published on: 13th Jul 2020

Published in The Financial Express

My article on “Fix the yawning edtech gap” to highlight the growing inequities of online education published in The Financial Express, India’s leading business newspapers.
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Solar Quarter Article
The Financial Express Article

Media
 

Featured on media channels

Date of the conversation: 22nd Aug 2020

Had a remote virtual conversation with Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament. Very insightful takes on the pandemic, climate change and youth!

Date of newsletter: 25th Sept 2020

Featured on the Phillips Andover newsletter

Featured on the Phillips Andover newsletter for being selected by Forbes!

SUN Foundation in Forbes

Broadcasted on: 19th Mar 2020

Featured on NDTV

On NDTV, one of India’s leading news channels, speaking about the covid-19 pandemic's impact on the youth.


Broadcasted on: 19th Mar 2020

Featured on The Phillipian

On The Phillipian, Andover's primary media platform, speaking about the shift to online classes and virtual pedagogy.

Broadcasted on: 14th Mar 2020

Featured on DD News

On air with Doordarshan News (India's national news public broadcaster) which covered the Gender Equality Summit, where I was selected as a Young Change-maker.


SUN Foundation in news

Tweeted on: 17th Sep 2020

Tweet by Varun Sivaram

Proud to have helped Dr. Varun Svaram in his book on Energizing America! Glad to be given this research opportunity!



SUN Foundation in tweet

Tweeted on: 17th Sep 2020

Tweet by Varun Sivaram

Please do check out Energizing America, the #1 clean energy new release on Amazon, for which I was fortunate to be a student researcher! Download it for free from @ColumbiaUEnergy!

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Date of podcast: 8th Sept 2020

Podcast on Forbes

Selected by Forbes India as Forbes Teenpreneur 2020.
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SUN Foundation in Forbes

Participation in global conferences and summits

Date of the event: 11th Sep 2019

Asking a question to Ramon Magsaysay award-winner, Sonam Wangchuk at the UNEP Innovation Summit.

Date of the event: 6th Mar 2020

Asking a question on Generation Equality as a Young Change-maker, at the Gender Equality Summit organized by UNGCNI.

Date of the event: 6th Dec 2017

As a 7th grader, I was shortlisted by a national industrial body, CII to speak on the topic-Shared Value Creation, India Contributing to Development, 2017

 Siddhant Sinha at CII

Date of the webinar: 11th Sep 2019

Invited as a Special Speaker at CII Education Summit's mega-webinar on Redefining Education for an Emerging World, to give the youth's perspective on dealing with covid-19.





Covid Campaign Coverage



Lockdown Conversation Click Here To Join
 

The pandemic and resulting lockdown have made education and learning almost impossible for youth who do not have access to e-learning devices. Our work in enabling continuity of education for the disadvantaged through provision of e-learning devices under the ‘SUN Foundation Covid Crisis Campaign For Change’ (SF3C4C) initiative has been widely covered across media platforms.

Published on: 15th Jun 2020

Featured in The New Indian Express

On The New Indian Express, one of India's leading newspapers, quoted for my efforts in providing online education devices to the poor.
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The New Indian Express Article

Broadcasted on:14th June 2020

Featured on ABP News

On ABP News, one of India’s leading Hindi news channels, featured with beneficiaries of the initiative.



Broadcasted on: 14th Jun 2020

Featured as an "Unsung Hero" on All India Radio

On All India Radio, India’s national public broadcaster (world’s largest radio network), featured as an ‘unsung hero’, along with other stakeholders and beneficiaries of the initiative.

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