EPAYF Environment Policy and Action Youth Fellowship- Cohort 2.0 | An Online International Summer School Program | A Three-Month Online Immersive Introductory Leadership Certificate Training Fellowship Program | April-July 2025 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning
Participants List & Details
| EPAYF Environment Policy and Action Youth Fellowship – Cohort 2.0 | |||
| An Online International Summer School Program | |||
| A Three-Month Online Immersive Introductory Leadership Certificate Training Fellowship Program | |||
| Apr (11, 18, 25), May (2, 9, 16, 23, 30), Jun, (5, 13, 20), July (4, 11), 2025 | Zoom | 6 – 8 p.m. | |||
| Consecutive Friday Evenings & Special sessions on World Environment Day (June 5th, 2025) | |||
| IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning | |||
| Name | Designation | Organisation | Location |
| Aishwarya Udaysinh Naik | Environmental Engineer | – | Kolhapur |
| Animesh Sinha | Associate | Janaagraha | Bhubaneswar |
| Anurag Yadav | Student | Jawaharlal Nehru University | New Delhi |
| APARNA R M | COIMBATORE, INDIA | KUMARAGURU COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY | India |
| Aradhaya Adlakha | Student | Department of Sociology, Kamala Nehru College, University of Delhi | India |
| Aravind Raj C | Chief Minister’s Green Fellow (Tamil Nadu) | Department of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Tamil Nadu | India |
| Dinesh Kumar Verma | Student | Tata institute of Social sciences | Hyderabad |
| Dipika Shripad Lele | National Project Coordinator | United Nations Industrial Development Organisation | New Delhi |
| Dr. Kaushik Dey | Deputy General Manager | GRID INDIA | NEW DELHI |
| Dr. Seema Nihalani | Research Scholar | NIT Surat | Surat |
| Gaauri Gupta | Student | IILM UNIVERSITY | Gurgaon, Haryana |
| Gaddam Bhavana | STUDENT MA.POLITICAL SCIENCE | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF ANDHRA PRADESH | HYDERABAD |
| Gowtham S K | None | None | Bengaluru |
| Harini G | St. Joseph’s University, Bengaluru, India | – | Bengaluru |
| Harshita Kushwah | Student, Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad/ Upcoming Associate at Veritas Legal, Mumbai | Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad, India | Hyderabad |
| Kamthenlal Dimngel | Research Scholar | Manipur University | Kangpokpi, Manipur |
| KANCHAN | PhD Research Scholar | Kerala Agricultural University | Thrissur |
| Karthik Iyangar | Student | The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda | Vadodara, Gujarat |
| Kartik | State President | Gaddi Students Welfare Association Himachal Pradesh (Tribal Students Association) | Shimla |
| Kavita | PhD Research Scholar | Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi | Delhi |
| Kedar Bhasme | Student | National Law School of India University (NLSIU) | Kolhapur |
| Komal Kejriwal | Incoming Phd Scholar | St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata (Passed in 2024) | Kolkata |
| Kumar Aryan | Student | Jamia Millia Islamia University | New Delhi |
| LESEMEW . M | Chairperson | Eco-warriors Nagaland | Nagaland |
| Maya P | Doctoral student | Asian Institute of Technology | Palakkad |
| Nagavarshini M | Student | Provisionally selected for M Tech in TERI School of Advanced Sciences | Madurai |
| Nandini Dangwal | Undergraduate student | CEPT University | Ahmedabad |
| Neethi Nair | Research Scholar | Bangalore University | Bengaluru |
| NEHA GOGOI | MA Political Science and International Relations | Central University Of Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh |
| Parul Shelar | Architect | Tata Projects Ltd | Mumbai |
| Prachi jha | Teaching fellow | Bhumi NGO | Trichirapally |
| Prerana Vasisht | Freelance Architect | Freelance | Bangalore |
| Priya | Student | University of Delhi | New Delhi |
| Rwitwik Sinha | Technical Coordinator – Bangladesh | Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association – Liaison Office, South Asia | Bengaluru |
| Sahith Goverdhanam | Executive | PRADAN | Mandla, MP |
| Saloni Sharma | Volunteering | Isha foundation | New Delhi and coimbatore |
| Sameer Goyal | Student | Indian Institute of Management, Indore | Delhi |
| SANIYA VERMA | STUDENT | University Of Delhi | NEW DELHI |
| Sarika | Junior Research Fellow | Ashoka Trust For Research In Ecology And The Environment | New Delhi |
| Shivani Goud | Architect | Hundredhands Design, Bengaluru | Bengaluru |
| Shreesh Pandey | Lead Event Organizer | Animal Climate Health Save Foundation India | Lucknow |
| Sneha Saji | Student | Amity University, Noida | New Delhi |
| Sonal Shekhar | Phd Scholar | Christ University | Bengaluru |
| Srinidhi U | Student | Department of Environmental Science, Bangalore University | Bangalore |
| Sujal Kumar Poddar | Student and Research Assistant | Amity University Kolkata | Kolkata |
| Tejal Karad | Student | Manipal Academy of Higher Education | Manipal, Karnataka |
| Vaibhav Ganesh Sonone | NA | NA | Mandla |
| Vijay Anand Panigrahi | NA | NA | New Delhi |
| Yash Kumar | Intern | IMPRI | Bangalore |
#IMPRI Center for Environment, Climate Change, and Sustainable Development (CECCSD), New Delhi, invites you to #WebPolicyLearning
An Online International Summer School Program
A Three-Month Online Immersive Introductory Leadership Certificate Training Fellowship Program on
EPAYF Environment Policy and Action Youth Fellowship- Cohort 2.0
Details of the #WebPolicyLearning:
Dates: Apr (11, 18, 25), May (2, 9, 16, 23, 30), Jun, (5, 6, 13, 20), July (4, 11), 2025
Consecutive Friday Evenings & Special sessions on World Environment Day (June 5th, 2025)
Time: 6 – 8 p.m.
Platform: Zoom & Creative Project Research Essay Submission
Program Experts
Chair: Ms Bhargavi S Rao, Independent Researcher & Educator, Environment Activist, Bengaluru; Visiting Senior Fellow (Honorary), IMPRI
Experts
Ms Dayamani Barla, Adivasi (Indigenous) activist, journalist, writer, and storyteller, Jharkhand, India. Known as The Iron Lady of Jharkhand
Mr Ashish Kothari, Founder-member, Kalpavriksh, Pune
Mr Soumya Dutta, Founding co-convener, SAPACC (South Asian People’s Action on Climate Crisis); Former Advisory Board member, UN Climate Technology Centre & Network; Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI
Advocate Lara Jesani, Independent Law Practice Professional, Mumbai; Human Rights Activist & Member, People’s Union for Civil Liberties, (PUCL)
Mr Seshadri K. S., Faculty (DST INSPIRE FELLOW), Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment
Mr Arjuna Seneviratne, Development Consultant, Chief Technical Advisor: Green Movement of Sri Lanka Inc. (GMSL); Senior Visiting Fellow: Impact and Policy Research Institute (IMPRI), New Delhi
Mr Ranjan Panda, Convenor, Water Initiatives; Co-founder: #Youth4Water campaign; Global Advisory Committee Member, Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD), UNOPS, Geneva
Prof Shyamala Mani, Sr. Advisor, WASH and Waste Management, Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC); Professor (Retd.) and Advisor, National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), MPD 2041, SBM(U) & Climate Centre for Cities
Mr P. Srinivas Vasu, Founder, Sustainable Organic Initiatives for Livelihood Foundation (S.O.I.L. Trust)
Mr Manideep Gudela, Director – Energy Transition, Centre for Energy, Environment & People (CEEP)
Mr Tikender Singh Panwar, Former Deputy Mayor, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh ; Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI
Prof Vibhuti Patel, Visiting Distinguished Professor, IMPRI
Ms Bhumika Saraswati, Award-winning Journalist, Photographer, Filmmaker & Educator specializing in gender, caste, climate, and health
Mr SV Krishna Chaitanya, Associate Editor at The New India Express
Dr Ravi Chellam, Wildlife biologist and conservation scientist; CEO of Metastring Foundation, Bengaluru, India
Ms Karishma Rao, Creative Director & Content Writer, TEEPOI, Bengaluru, India
Mr Vishwesh S Prasad, Co-Founder / Visual Director at TEEPOI, Bengaluru, India
Convenors
Dr Mansee Bal Bhargava, Entrepreneur, researcher, and educator, Eco-Development and Research cell, Ahmedabad; Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI
Ms Suhasini Ayer, Principal Architect, Auroville Design Consultants; Visiting Senior Fellow (Honorary), IMPRI
Prof Utpal Kumar De, Professor of Economics at North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya, India; Visiting Professor, IMPRI
Dr Simi Mehta, CEO & Editorial Director, IMPRI
Dr Arjun Kumar, Director, IMPRI
Coordinators
Vaishali Singh, Assistant Research Manager
Priyanka Negi, Research Program & Editorial Associate
Swetha Shanker Pydimarry, Visiting Researcher & Assistant Editor
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– Implementing Rainwater Conservation: Practitioners’ Perspectives on Rainwater Harvesting and Efficient Local Water Governance and Resilience | August 2022
– Understanding Recurring Heatwaves: Risk, Impact and the Way Forward for Resilience | July 2022
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