Youth Parliament on Lifestyle for Environment
20 May 2023

Patna, May 20. A 'Youth Parliament on Lifestyle for Environment' was organised by the Centre for Studies on Environment and Climate at Asian Development Research Institute in Patna on May 20, 2023. The event was organised to encourage youth participation in the climate change dialogue and for grassroots action. Undergraduate and postgraduate level nominated students from different colleges from Bihar were invited for the debated cum discussion competition on various aspects of LiFE. It is part of collective effort by more than 60 Environmental Information, Awareness, Capacity Building and Livelihood Programme (EIACP) hubs and resource partners across India, under the aegis of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India. Jury Members, consist of Prof. Atul Aditya Pandey from Patna University, Prof. Shahla Yasmin from Patna University, and Dr. Gopal Sharma, from Zoological Survey of India and Mr Vivek Tejaswi from CSEC-ADRI has shortlisted 10 candidates out of 35 nominated candidates from Bihar who will be competing at all India level debate competition and participate in a mock parliament in New Delhi. Based on the outcomes of the second stage, five candidates will be conferred the Youth Icon Award on World Environment Day, to be held in Delhi on June 5 2023. The nominated participants were from institutions like Bihar Engineering University, Bihar Agriculture University, Nalanda University, Patna University, National Institute of Technology, Patliputra University, and others.