Dharitri Climate Grant – 2026
Click Here to apply https://tinyurl.com/DYC-2026
Inviting young people and youth organisations of Odisha deeply engaged in climate action with local communities.
Kindly send us entries of your work with simple bio description (250-300 words) with 4 high resolution photos, a video of your climate action activities & future climate action plan to get a chance to win the prestigious Dharitri Climate Grant.
You can also nominate someone else by following the same process.
Selected entries will be awarded the Dharitri Climate Grant as encouragement and impetus for their climate action work at Dharitri Youth Conclave 2026 to be held in November at Bhubaneswar.
Chosen entries will also get invited to attend the Conclave along with young climate warriors and experts in the field.
Click Here to apply https://tinyurl.com/DYC-2026
Dharitri Youth Conclave 2025
Climate Change: Finding Solutions
The Dharitri Youth Conclave 2025, organised by Dharitri and OrissaPOST to mark the newspaper’s 52nd anniversary, convened over a thousand young climate activists and environmental leaders at Hotel Swosti Premium. Chief Executive Adyasha Satpathy inaugurated the event, stressing its role as a platform for grassroots environmentalists and highlighting the Dharitri Climate Grant’s support for young climate innovators across the region.
British Deputy High Commissioner Dr Andrew Fleming, Special Guest of Honour, underscored the crucial role of youth in climate resilience. Appreciating Odisha’s heritage and disaster preparedness, he urged young people to learn from the traditional conservation practices of tribal communities.
Chief speaker Sunita Narain described the climate crisis as unprecedented in scale, driven by deforestation, pollution, and unsustainable development. She called for rethinking energy, transport, and agricultural systems, praising Odisha’s youth and its successful community-led models in farming, sanitation, and forest conservation.
Renowned conservationist Dr Purnima Devi Barman inspired attendees with her work in saving the endangered greater adjutant stork through the ‘Hargila Army,’ demonstrating how conservation and community development can progress together.
Dharitri and OrissaPOST Editor Tathagata Satpathy urged individuals to take responsibility for environmental protection and called on the youth to stay informed, move beyond digital distractions, and work towards leaving behind a better world for future generations.
Dharitri Youth Conclave 2024
Climate Change: Building Resilience
The drastic effects of climate change are now being globally felt and the tumultuous adverse reactions due to global warming are quite visible. India is no exception to this rule and the state of Odisha has been bearing the brunt of the devastating effects of climate change. Multiple cyclones on an annual basis, droughts, floods, coastal erosion, wildfires and lightning deaths have ravaged Odisha. Victims of climate change are far too many in the state and the situation will only worsen over time unless urgent steps and concrete action is put in place.
Amid this backdrop, Dharitri, the most credible and impartial regional daily of Odisha, is taking steps to create consciousness among the youth of the state regarding this most urgent issue of climate change.
Dharitri Youth Conclave 2023
Climate Change: The Path Ahead
