Eco-Champs Awarded for Sustainable Innovation

The Times Internet Ecopreneur Awards 2026 serve as a vital platform recognizing efforts toward a sustainable future. Environmental consciousness is paramount, and these awards bring together a distinguished jury to honor changemakers.

Rajneesh Sareen, Programme Director at CSE, joins the jury, bringing his expertise in urban sustainability and livable cities on a warming planet. His focus on energy-efficient buildings and water management ensures awarded ideas are practical and scalable.

Joining Sareen are luminaries such as Blossom Kochhar, Bhupinder Bhalla, Peepal Baba, and Ritu Beri. This diverse panel represents leadership across environmental policy, renewable energy, conservation, and design, driving India's sustainability agenda.

The awards champion entrepreneurs demonstrating that profitability and sustainability are achievable together. They showcase innovations from clean tech startups to established firms, highlighting measurable impact over mere green branding across 25 categories.

Entries undergo rigorous evaluation by the expert jury, assessing innovation uniqueness, business model strength, scalability, and tangible environmental and societal impact. The awards are a testament to genuine progress in green entrepreneurship.