Nominations open for BPS & AMM awards
– India Rivers Day 2019
Bhagirath Prayaas Samman (BPS) constituted in 2014 with Late Shri Anupam Mishra as the Chair of Jury. BPS aims to recognize the unsung heroes for their outstanding and sustained efforts towards protection and conservation of rivers.
Shri Anupam Mishra Memorial Medal constituted in 2017 aims to celebrate journalists and media professionals who have established an exceptional body of credible work on various aspects of rivers leading to changes in behaviour, public discourse, law and policy.
This year’s BPS and AMM will be awarded by a jury panel whose members are:
- Shri. Samar Singh, IAS (Retd.)
- Shri Shashi Shekhar IAS, Former Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation
- Shri. Ravi Singh, WWF-India
- Dr. Amita Baviskar, Institute of Economic Growth, New Delhi
- Dr. S Janakrajan, Professor, Madras Institute of Development Studies
- Shri. Abhilash Khandekar, Senior Journalist
- Shri. Himanshu Thakkar, Member, Organising Committee, IRW
Bhagirath Prayaas Samman
Bhagirath Prayaas Samman (BPS) constituted in 2014 with Late Shri Anupam Mishra as the Chair of Jury. BPS aims to recognize the unsung heroes for their outstanding and sustained efforts towards protection and conservation of rivers.
Shri Anupam Mishra Memorial Medal
In memory of Late Shri Anupam Mishraji, a true Gandhian and a gifted writer, speaker and a journalist whose in-depth research into little-known community conservation initiatives inspired many in India and abroad to follow suit.
Nomination forms can be submitted to any of the following e-mail addresses:
indiariversweek2014@gmail.com
suresh@wwfindia.net
with the subject line: BPS/AMM 2019 Nomination
The last date for the submission of nominations is October 10, 2019
