After a huge success of the NDTV-Toyota environment campaign Greenathon I & II, NDTV in partnership with Toyota had announced the ‘Greenies Eco Awards’ in India earlier this year. The winners of India’s first national environment awards- ‘Greenies Eco Awards’ were announced at an award ceremony in New Delhi presided by the President of India, Pratibha Devisingh Patil.
A first of its kind in India, the ‘NDTV-Toyota Greenies Eco Awards’ are aimed at encouraging, acknowledging and awarding the champions of the Earth for environmental leadership. It showcased examples of excellence and best practices in finding innovative solutions to the environmental.
The nominations of NDTV-Toyota Greenies Eco Awards’ were selected from all over the world. An eminent jury comprising of India’s best known environmentalists including Mike Pandey, Kartikeya Sarabhai, Karan Grover, Chris Miller, MK Jiwrajka, Prasoon Joshi, Dr R K Pachauri, Vikram Kirloskar, and Anish Andheria judged these awards.
Green Design(Architecture) : Development World Headquarters Alternatives World Headquaters
Green Advertisement: Nokia & JWT
Other Green awards:
Jury Special Mention Environment Minister- Jairam Ramesh
Bollywood Actor- John Abraham
Green Legend
For Chipko Movement: Chandi Prasad Bhatt & Sunder Lal Bahuguna
Lifetime Achievement Award: Veer Bhadra Mishra (For Ganga cleaning campaign)
Special Jury Award: Late Amit Jethwa
The awardees received a cash prize of Rs. 100,000, a certificate and the Greenies Trophy. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, President of India said, “I want to congratulate NDTV for taking this initiative. These awards are recognition of the environmental consciousness shown by individuals, institutions, organisations and businesses.
