Anil Prakash Joshi | |
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 The President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting Padma Shri to Dr. Anil Prakash Joshi, for his contribution in promoting indigenous technologies, at investiture ceremony in New Delhi on March 29, 2006. | |
| Born | 6 April 1955 |
| Occupation(s) | Social worker Botanist Green activist |
| Known for | Himalayan Environmental Studies and Conservation Organization |
| Spouse | Dr. Sandhya Joshi |
| Children | Shivam Joshi |
| Parent(s) | Fateh Ram Joshi, Satyabhama Joshi |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan Padma Shri Jamnalal Bajaj Award Ashoka Fellowship The Week Man of the Year ISC Jawaharlal Nehru Award |
Dr. Anil Prakash Joshi is an environmentalist, green activist, and the founder of Himalayan Environmental Studies and Conservation Organization (HESCO), a Dehradun-based voluntary organization. His work majorly includes developing sustainable technologies that are ecology inclusive economy for ecosystem development. He has coined GEP (gross environmental product), an ecological growth measure parallel to GDP. GEP has been accepted as a growth measure by the state of Uttarakhand on 5 June 2021. He was selected as the man of the year by Week Magazine in 2003. He is a recipient of the Jamnalal Bajaj Award and is an Ashoka Fellow. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2006, for his contributions to Indian society. He was also awarded Padma Bhushan, third highest civilian award in 2020 for environmental conservation in Uttarakhand. Dr. Joshi appeared in the Kaun Banega Crorepati, Karamveer episode aired on 25 December 2020.