Kürütsechu SHG from Nagaland wins Naturenomics™ Award

Members of Kürütsechu Self Help Group from Nagaland with the Naturenomics™ Award which was presented at the 7th Balipara Foundation Social Recognition Awards held at Hotel Palacio, Guwahati. 

DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 7 (MExN): In a commendable achievement, Kürütsechu Self Help Group from Nagaland won the Naturenomics™ Award which was presented at the 7th Balipara Foundation Social Recognition Awards held at Hotel Palacio, Guwahati. 

The Naturenomics™ Award was presented by Dr. Dibakar Goswami, Hydrogeologist from Washington State, Department of Ecology, for their initiative to restore and revive a heritage practice-cotton cultivation, and in the process, propel communities towards a sustainable rural future, informed a press statement. 

The Balipara Social Recognition Awards introduced by the Balipara Foundation in 2013, stands as a platform to reward and encourage the efforts of grassroots conservationist and social entrepreneurs working tirelessly towards preserving the rich biodiversity of the Eastern Himalayas. 

The 7th Balipara Foundation Social Recognition Awards celebrated 14 winners across 7 states and 4 countries. The Annual Balipara Foundation Award was presented to Bengia Manna Sonam, from Arunachal Pradesh by the Ambassador Chandrasekhar Dasgupta. Bengia Manna Sonam, leveraging rural tourism and the homestay movement, facilitated economic independence for women, driving them to conserve local traditions and natural resources. 

The Young Naturalist Award went to Ganga Limbu from Nepal, a visual storyteller and educator, associated with the Vertical University project by KTK-Belt.

Rohini Ballave Saikia, spearheading some of the crucial conservation and anti-poaching initiatives, in the Kaziranga National Park, won the Eastern Himalayan Conservation Award. 

The Green Guru Award, this year, went to Dr. Sherub from Bhutan for bird conservation and documentation of bird songs and Dr. Zabed Hossain from Bangladesh for remarkable achievement in the field of Botany. The Balipara Foundation Social Recognition Award for Social Entrepreneurship was received by Hasina Kharbhih of Meghalaya, for starting Impulse network in an effort to help the women of several villages apply their skills to develop a sustainable livelihood. The award was presented by A. M. Singh, Principal Chief Conservator and Head of Forest Force, Government of Assam, India. 

Special Recognition Award, in the category of Mushrooms for Food Security went to Bilinso Syiemlieh Kong of Meghalaya, presented by Ram Muiyah; and in the category of Interdisciplinary Environmentalism, to Biswendu Bhattacharjee from Tripura, presented by Rekha Poddar.

The recipients of Naturenomics™ Essay Award were Pritisha, Janifar, and Raktim from Assam, and Naturenomics™ Art Award were Samaira Navya, Abhigyan, and Urjit, also from Assam.