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Yuva Sustainability Conference 2025: Sustainability Storytelling for Green India

21 July 2025

Voices of Bharat: Yuva for Sustainability is a nationwide initiative to build capacity of students in storytelling to create mass awareness and inspire climate action, and equip future sustainability champions with eco-mindfulness and build a sustainable India. The initiative was launched by the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Shri Bhajan Lal Sharma, on World Environment Day (5 June 2025) and covered extensively by The Hindu, The Times of India, Dainik Bhaskar, Rajasthan Patrika and others.

The initiative’s flagship event Yuva Sustainability Conference 2025 (Edition 1) seeks to equip students through thematic and technical sessions with the knowledge and skills to create digital communication products that not only create mass environmental and climate awareness but also inspire action. Speakers from academia, government, industry, media and NGOs are expected to make value addition through knowledge-sharing.

Yuva Sustainability Conference 2025 (Edition 1) will serve as a launchpad for Yuva Sustainability Internship Programme and Yuva Sustainability Champion Awards 2025.

Chief Guest: Sh Rajendra Singh, Founder Chairman, Tarun Bharat Sangh
Guest of Honour: Dr Manju Baghmar, Minister of State, Women & Child Development Department, Govt of Rajasthan (TBC)

Contact: info@yuvaforsustainability.com

 

Click here to watch the Inaugural Session of the 1st Yuva for Sustainability Conference on 21st July 2025.

 

 

Agenda for the Conference

 

09.30-10.30 am

Registration

 

10.30-12.15 pm

Inaugural Session: Mainstreaming Green Thinking and Living

  • Tree Plantation Ceremony: Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam
  • Lamp Lighting
  • Welcome Address: Dr Seema Agrawal, Principal, Kanoria PG Mahila Mahavidyalay
  • Context Setting: Sh Rajiv Tikoo & Sh Kalyan Singh Kothari, Convenor & Co-Convenor, Voices of Bharat, Yuva for Sustainability
  • Dr Rashmi Chaturvedi, Director, Kanodia PG Mahila Mahavidyalaya
  • Prof Sudhi Rajiv, Vice-Chancellor, Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Prof Dev Swarup, Vice-Chancellor, Vishvakarma Skills University, and Baba Amte Divyang University
  • Prof Alpana Kateja, Vice-Chancellor, University of Rajasthan
  • Keynote Address by Sh Rajendra Singh, Founder Chairman, Tarun Bharat Sangh
  • Special Address by Dr Manju Baghmar, State Minister, Public Works, and Women & Child Development & Child Empowerment, Govt of Rajasthan
  • Inaugural Address by Sh Sanjay Sharma, State Minister (Independent Charge), Forest, Environment & Climate Change, and Science & Technology, Govt of Rajasthan
  • Vote of Thanks by Ms Naina Gautam, Editor & Podcaster, Sustainability Karma

 

12.15-1-00 pm

Building Youth-Industry Synergy for Green Growth

  • Moderator: Sh Rajiv Tikoo, Consulting Editor, Sustainability Karma
  • Chair: Dr K L Jain, President, Rajasthan Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  • Sh Pratyush Thakur, India Country Head, Blueleaf Energy
  • Sh K Ganesh, Director, Sustainability & Corporate Affairs, Bisleri International
  • Ms Neeru Dhawan, Head of Global Communication, UFlex
  • Ms Priyanka Sharma, Head of Operations – Nand Ghar, Vedanta
  • Students’ Interaction

 

1.00-2.00 pm

Lunch

 

2.00-2.30 pm

Harnessing Communication for Sustainable Future

  • Ms Naina Gautam, Editor & Podcaster, Sustainability Karma

 

2.30-3.00 pm

Creating Digital Narratives for a Greener Tomorrow

  • Moderator: Sh Manish K Sharma, Associate Director, Adglobal360
  • Chair: Dr Arvind Kalia, National Head, Mentoring, Rajasthan Patrika
  • Amit Sharma, State Video Head, Dainik Bhaskar
  • Purushottam Divakar, Photo Journalist, India Today Group
  • Shalini Agrawal, City In-Charge, Rajasthan Patrika
  • Special Address by veteran storyteller, Ms Neetaji Raisurana

 

3.00-3.30 pm

Yuva Sustainability Survey 2025 & Feedback

  • Students to fill up the survey and feedback form

 

3.30-4.00 pm

Valedictory Session & Way Forward

  • Chair: Kalyan Singh Kothari, Secretary, Lok Samvad Sansthan
  • Announcement of setting up of Yuva Sustainability Club of Kanoria PG Mahila Mahavidyalaya and an oath taking ceremony
  • Way Forward by Sh Rajiv Tikoo, Consulting Editor, Sustainability Karma
  • Valedictory Address by Prof Rajeev Jain, Former Vice Chancellor, University of Rajasthan
  • Vote of Thanks: Dr Mohita Chaturvedi Sharma, Head, Department of Sociology, Kanoria PG Mahila Mahavidyalaya

 

Details

Date:
21 July 2025

Venue

Kanoria PG Mahila Mahavidyalaya,
Gandhi Circle, J.L.N Marg, Jaipur
Jaipur, Rajasthan 302004 India
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