Prasiddhi Singh (born 31 October 2012) is a

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and

environmental activist The environmental movement (sometimes referred to as the ecology movement), also including conservation and green politics, is a diverse philosophical, social, and political movement for addressing environmental issues. Environmentalists advoc ...

, hailing from the

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district of

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. She is well noted for having led the plantation programme of thousands of trees and fourteen forests all across

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, with a specific focus in the derogated

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region, through the ‘Prasiddhi Forest Foundation’ she has established. In

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, Prasiddhi had regularly been carrying out environmental activities.

Personal life

Prasiddhi was born in 2012 and is currently undergoing her primary studies at the Mahindra World School in

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. She started with environmental activism in 2016 after

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uprooted trees in her neighbourhood and destroyed villages and farmlands.

Awards and recognition

For her contributions in the field of social welfare, Singh was presented with the

Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar The Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar () is a civilian honour in India. The award has two categories: ''Bal Shakti Puraskar'', awarded to Indian citizens under the age of 18 for outstanding achievement in innovation, scholastic achievement ...

in 2021.

References

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