Theme: Countdown

We are coming up with a global initiative to champion and accelerate solutions to the climate crisis, turning ideas into action. Our goal is to participate in building a better future by cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 in the race to a zero-carbon world – a world that is safer, cleaner and fairer for everyone.

Every organization, company, city and nation and citizen everywhere are invited to collaborate with Countdown and take action on climate. It is a movement open to everyone – and everyone has a vital role to play.

In this regard, TEDxKanke brings our local, national and global innovators, change-makers, and design thinkers together to inspire critical thinking by sharing powerful ideas. We believe that sharing ideas can change attitudes, lives and ultimately our world.

SAIL Management Training Institute Ranchi
Shyamali Colony
Ranchi, Jharkhand, 834002
India

Aswathy Dilip

Rediscovering Happiness on our Streets.

Aswathy Dilip is the ITDP South Asia Director. With support from her smart and enthusiastic team, she works with the National, State, and City governments; providing them technical assistance on sustainable and equitable urban mobility. Her most exciting work includes transforming congested roads into vibrant streets with space for all users, helping cities implement bold parking reforms, and building support for high-quality, sustainable mass transit. With a keen interest in citizen engagement, Aswathy has organized Car-Free Sundays, intersection design testing, as well as street and public space exhibitions. Currently, she leads the team working on the preparation of the Complete Streets toolkit for the National Smart City Mission. She is also actively involved in the training and capacity development of city officials, engineers, and town planners in Complete Streets and parking management.

Gaurav Anand

River: A Trash Bin or Lifeline.

Gaurav Anand is currently working as a Chief Manager under Tata Steel Utilities & Infrastructure Services Limited and has majorly worked under projects such as Smart City, IoT, Sustainability, Energy Management, Innovation, Swachh_Bharat, Waste Management, SDGs, Green Management for one of the most planned cities in India i.e. Jamshedpur (A city run by Tata's since more than a century), etc. He is also involved in various other initiatives such as ISO 37120 Certification of Jamshedpur City with Tata Trust, WCCD (World Council on City Data) & PwC, Environmental Compliance for the Township, Awareness for Citizens - Water, Power, Waste, Safety, etc., Wildlife Protection at Dalma Hills - By planting sacred groves of fruit trees, Social Activities for Under-privileged, Association with Horticulture Society, Jamshedpur as Technical Advisor, State panelist - CII – Environment, and Sustainability, etc.

Jagdish Arora

Climate Change Sustainability & Green Steel.

Jagdish Arora is working as an Executive Director Centre for Engineering & Technology at Steel Authority of India Limited and has more than 28 Years of Experience in Strategy, Planning, Project Management, Design, and Engineering.

Mukund Nayak

Our Planet, Our People and Our Culture.

Mukund Nayak is well known as a folk singer, songwriter, and dancer. Nayak is an exponent of Nagpuri folk dance Jhumar. He is the recipient of the Padma Shri, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Sanskritik Samman by Kala Sanskriti Vibhag, Jharkhand Gaurav Sammaan by Prabhat Khabar, Jharkhand Ratna Award by Lok Kala Samiti & Dainik Jagran. With an aim to preserve traditional folk arts, Mukund Nayak had started performing songs in public places with other cultural activists like Bharat Nayak, Bhavya Nayak, Praful Kumar Rai, Lal Ranvir Nath Shahdeo, and Kshitij Kumar.

Santosh Sharma

Making A Happy World, Now!

Santosh Sharma is an author of the book Next What's In & Dissolve the Box. Also, he is a cultivator. When he works on ground he grows organic crops. When he works with people he grows constructive thoughts, emotions and actions. And when he works with organizations he grows meaningful strategies. He is a visiting faculty at IIM Ranchi, social entrepreneur and a TEDx speaker. He won the Youth Icon Award, Alankar Award by Tata Group and Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Inspired by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam he is channelizing the energies of the youth and working to bridge the gap between Bharat and India

Siddharth Tripathi

Making Villages Poverty Free.

Mr. Siddharth Tripathi, Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer and Chief Conservator Forest (CCF) Research, Jharkhand is known for the ‘My Ranchi-My Responsibility’ campaign, which aims at planting saplings across the state capital with the help of NGOs and the common people.

Swami Ishwarananda Giri

Changing the Planet- One Soul at a Time.

Swami Ishwarananda Giri received his MBBS degree from Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, and his MD degree in Respiratory Diseases and Tuberculosis from Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, Delhi. In 1988, he joined Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (YSS) as a monk and has since served in the ashram in different capacities during the last 32 years. From 2002 to 2007, he had the good fortune of serving at the International Headquarters in Los Angeles, USA during which time he had the opportunity to speak at several Self Realization Fellowship (SRF) temples in the US. Presently, he is the General Secretary of Yogoda Satsanga Society of India and is serving at the Ranchi Ashram, Jharkhand.

Swati Bathwal

Climate Change on my Plate.

Swati Bathwal is an Author, FIT India Ambassador, Accredited Practicing Dietitian, Accredited Sports Dietitian, Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, an Accredited Anthropometrist, and a Registered Yoga Teacher. She is an Australian Indian, currently residing in India. She is the only Dietitian in the country who has volunteered at the President Estate clinic in President House India. Also, she is a weekly columnist at Her Zindagi, Only my Health, NDTV, International Business Times, Turn slow, and Times of India.