Santhosh Kumar, founder of Green India Challenge (GIC), which is working on environmental protection and climate change, and former member of Rajya Sabha, will speak on another prestigious platform.
- Former MP to speak at IIM Bangalore on the role of local communities in environmental protection
Hyderabad, May 18 (Namaste Telangana): Santhosh Kumar, founder of Green India Challenge (GIC), which is working on environmental protection and climate change, and former member of Rajya Sabha, will address another prestigious platform. On 28th and 29th of this month, he will participate as the chief guest in the ‘Climate Innovation Summit-2026’ which will be held at the famous Indian Institute of Management (IIM) campus in Bangalore and will deliver a keynote address. The conference is jointly organized by ‘Syple Chain Management Center (IIM Bangalore)’ and ‘NetZero Think’. The main theme of the summit is ‘Accelerating India’s NetZero Pathways for a Developed India 2047’.
Santosh Kumar will speak on ‘Rethinking Climate Federalism: Reshaping Policies, Practices and Innovations for Local Action’. How to involve local communities in environmental management? What environmental restoration models are useful for countries in the Global South? He will share his thoughts on topics such as greening movements carried out at the field level with people’s participation, the need for nature-based climate resilience strategies, the active role of state governments and local people in achieving national environmental goals, and not just through laws.
It is known that Santosh Kumar recently received the ‘Global Green Icon’ award at the World Climate Leaders Conclave held at the British Parliament in London. Santhoshkumar along with eminent people from various fields are participating in this climate summit. Former DRDO Chairman Dr G Satish Reddy, ISRO Gagan Yatri, Indian Air Force Group Captain Subhanshu Shukla, eminent environmentalist Eric Solheim, Rajeev Tripathi, Manoj Kumar Singh, Vibhadhavan and others will participate.
