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06/12/22 05:58 AM IST

India’s Greenhouse-in-a-Box startup Kheyti won Earthshot Prize 2022

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  • India’s Greenhouse-in-a-box was among the five winners announced by the Prince of Wales, Prince William, in Boston, United States.
Kheyti
  • India’s Greenhouse-in-a-box was among the five winners announced by the Prince of Wales, Prince William, in Boston, United States.
  • It is a sustainable solution for small-scale farmers developed by an Indian startup, Kheyti, in Telangana which has won one million pounds ($1.2 million).
  • Co-founder and CEO of Kheyti, Kaushik Kappagantulu, said that he had launched the solution for at least 100 million local smallholder farmers who are most impacted by climate change.
  • The aim of greenhouse-in-a-box is to reduce costs and increase yields which in turn would help protect the livelihoods of these farmers.
Winners List 
  • Mukuru Clean Stoves tackles clean air in Kenya
  • Kheyti is protecting and restoring nature in India
  • The Queensland Indigenous Women Rangers Network is helping revive Australia’s oceans
  • Notpla’s circular solution to waste in the U.K.
  • The 44.01 Project in Oman is turning CO2 into rock
About the Earthshot prize
  • Founded by Prince William this was the second edition of the Earthshot prize which has also been dubbed the ‘Eco Oscars’.
  • Kheyti won the prize in the Protect and Restore Nature category which saw hundreds of entries from across the world.
  • The other five winners are from Kenya, the United Kingdom, Australia and Oman.
Source- India Today

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