Selected as 1 of 14 global finalists from over 8,000 participants
Aarush designed the Carbon Conversations & Community Action Toolkit, providing frameworks for measuring carbon footprints, facilitating community discussions and implementing sustainability initiatives. Over 5 months he refined his Climate Action Project through mentorship and hands-on experimentation and built a dedicated project website. He was selected as 1 of 14 global finalists from more than 8,000 participants and represented India at the PGC 2025 Final Summit in San Francisco.
FIELDEnvironmental Science & Climate Action
RESULT3rd Place globally, Project Green Challenge 2025
VENUEProject Green Challenge, 2025
Aarush Mahajan, YRI Fellow3RD PLACE GLOBAL
BEFORE THE FELLOWSHIP
A student at GG International School who wanted to create something that would help schools and communities organize structured climate action.
AFTER
3rd place globally in the Project Green Challenge with a $500 award, after presenting at the PGC Final Summit in San Francisco.
THE LEDGER
01Secured 3rd place in the Project Green Challenge 2025 with a $500 cash award
02Selected as 1 of 14 global finalists from more than 8,000 participants worldwide
03Gave a Climate Leadership Award presentation at the PGC Final Summit in San Francisco, November 19 to 24, 2025
04Earned a place in the Turning Green internship program
