Name Anil Agarwal Role Environmentalist | Died January 2, 2002, Dehradun | |
Education Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Books The Anil Agarwal reader Organizations founded Centre for Science and Environment | ||
Anil agarwal
Anil Kumar Agarwal (1947- 2 January 2002) was an Indian environmentalist, trained as a mechanical engineer at IIT Kanpur, worked as a science correspondent for the Hindustan Times. He was the founder of the Centre for Science and Environment, a Delhi-based research institute currently led by Sunita Narain.
In 1987, the United Nations Environment Programme elected him to its Global 500 Roll of Honour for his work in the national and international arena. The Indian Government also honoured him with Padma Shri (1986) and Padma Bhushan (2002) for his work in environment and development.
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