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Tamil Nadu Government Environment Awards 2025 – applications invited

13-10-2026 · English

Tamil Nadu Government Environment Awards 2025 – applications invited

Topics: Tamil Nadu · 13 October 2026 Current Affairs (UPSC / TNPSC / SSC / RRB)

News

Tamil Nadu's Department of Environment and Climate Change invited applications for the 2025 Environment Awards on 13 Oct 2026. Individuals, educational institutions and NGOs in Tamil Nadu may apply for work done between 1 Jan and 31 Dec 2025. Applications must be made online at awards.tn.gov.in by 12 Nov 2026.

Key facts

DepartmentDepartment of Environment and Climate Change, Govt of Tamil Nadu
CategoriesEnvironmental awareness & education; environmental protection; environmental management – ₹50,000 / ₹30,000 / ₹20,000 each
Research articleBest research article – ₹50,000 (published in 2025; Tamil or English)
EligibilityIndividuals aged 18+; one category only
Last date12 Nov 2026 – awards.tn.gov.in

Background

  • This is separate from the 'Green Champion Award' given by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) – ₹1 lakh each.
  • Tamil Nadu's green initiatives: the 'Green Tamil Nadu Mission' (2021) targeting 33% green cover; 'Meendum Manjappai' (2021); the Tamil Nadu Climate Change Mission.
  • Tamil Nadu Additional Chief Secretary Supriya Sahu won the UN Environment Programme's (UNEP) 'Champions of the Earth' 2025 award. UNEP is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya (1972).

Tamil Nadu link: this is entirely a Tamil Nadu Government award. Note: the 13 Oct notice only invites applications – no winners have been named yet.

Source: Daily Thanthi, News7 Tamil, 13 Oct 2026; AIR News (Supriya Sahu)

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