Prachi Shevgaonkar

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Prachi Shevgaonkar is a media professional, climate activist, and founder of an application designed for climate action named 'Cool The Globe'. [1]

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Prachi Shevgaonkar
Born (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 27)
Pune, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
EducationMass Communication
Occupation entrepreneur | environmentalist
OrganizationCool The Globe

Early life

Prachi was born and brought up in Pune. [2] She is a media graduate with majors in advertising from Symbiosis Centre of Mass Communication, Pune. The idea of doing something around climate change originated while she was pursuing her graduation and realized that being one of the biggest concerns around the globe today. [3] Her field observation and volunteer work with organizations like Hasiru Dala (Bengaluru) and Abhinav Farmers Club (Pune) has helped her to forge ahead in the direction of developing an application named "Cool the Globe". Prachi has also conducted research on the subject [4]

Cool the Globe

'Cool The Globe' app is a tracker for one's greenhouse gas emissions. It tracks emissions of user's daily actions, and provides guidance on minimizing them. [5] [6] Users can save monthly and yearly targets for reducing their emissions. [4]

Achievements

References

  1. ↑ "Prachi Shevgaonkar: Helping Us Measure Greenhouse Gas Emissions". OpenGrowth. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  2. ↑ "Cooling down the earth! - Prachi Shevgaonkar's Cool The Globe App". www.thehindubusinessline.com. 2022-09-09. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  3. ↑ "A Woman Ecopreneur who Set Out to Unite Individuals and Help Save the Planet". www.themachinemaker.com. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  4. 1 2 "World Environmental Health Day 2021: Here's how Prachi Shevgaonkar, creator of Cool the Globe app, is making a difference". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  5. ↑ online, Lokmat (2020-12-29). "पुण्यातील तरुणीची जबरदस्त कामगिरी; कार्बन उत्सर्जन कमी करण्याचे मोबाईल ॲप केले विकसित". Lokmat (in Marathi). Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  6. ↑ "Cool The Globe: Making a Difference!" . Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  7. ↑ Bureau, BL New Delhi (2022-09-09). "Bharat Biotech wins BusinessLine's Changemaker of the Year award". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 2022-09-15.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ↑ Jadhav, Radheshyam (2022-09-09). "Cooling down the earth! - Prachi Shevgaonkar's Cool The Globe App". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  9. ↑ Editorial (2022-09-12). "Hindu BusinessLine Changemaker Awards 2022: Bharat Biotech named Changemaker of the Year". MediaNews4U. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  10. ↑ Engagement (SCAE), Symbiosis Centre for Alumni. "Wow Wednesday | Congratulations | Prachi Shevgaonkar | COP27 Young Scholar Award - Newsroom - Symbiosis International Alumni Network". Symbiosis Centre for Alumni Engagement (SCAE). Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  11. ↑ "Pune woman among four from India to attend climate meet in Egypt". The Indian Express. 2022-11-05. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  12. ↑ "Youth Shine At The Launch Of India Pavilion At COP27 In Egypt". IndiaTimes. 2022-11-06. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  13. ↑ "Inception meeting: Session II Photos". W20 India. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  14. ↑ Das, Haraprasad (2022-08-24). "Google releases women-centric leg of #BolneSeSabHoga campaign featuring Nikhat Zareen, Sriya Lenka and many more". Pragativadi. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  15. ↑ Misra, Shubhangi (2022-08-28). "Bolne Se Sab Hoga, the Google campaign that's cool yet warm". ThePrint. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  16. ↑ "Women-20 Inception Meet starts in Aurangabad". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  17. ↑ "IAA Olive Crown Awards 2021: Bhamla Foundation, Heartbeat Creative Lab, IIFL Home Finance take top honours". Campaign India. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  18. ↑ "Prachi Shevgaonkar, Founder Of Cool The Globe App, Recepient[sic] Of The Taru Lalvani Award For Environment Protection, Talks About Climate Change". Rotary Club of Bombay. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  19. ↑ "'CEO delegation trips are found to be very fruitful'". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  20. ↑ "SMX CSR Leadership Summit & Awards 2023". SMX CSR Leadership Summit. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
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