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At just 17 years old, Vinisha Umashankar, a native of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, has already made a remarkable impact as a young innovator committed to environmental sustainability. Her journey began with a simple yet profound observation when she noticed an ironing vendor dumping burnt charcoal into a garbage dump. This incident sparked her interest and set her on a path of investigating the environmental impacts of charcoal burning. What she discovered was alarming—ecological degradation, health hazards, and deforestation are all linked to charcoal production

Expectations from the collaborators: At just 17 years old, Vinisha Umashankar, a native of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, has already made a remarkable impact as a young innovator committed to environmental sustainability. Her journey began with a simple yet profound observation when she noticed an ironing vendor dumping burnt charcoal into a garbage dump. This incident sparked her interest and set her on a path of investigating the environmental impacts of charcoal burning. What she discovered was alarming—ecological degradation, health hazards, and deforestation are all linked to charcoal production

Incentives: At just 17 years old, Vinisha Umashankar, a native of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, has already made a remarkable impact as a young innovator committed to environmental sustainability. Her journey began with a simple yet profound observation when she noticed an ironing vendor dumping burnt charcoal into a garbage dump. This incident sparked her interest and set her on a path of investigating the environmental impacts of charcoal burning. What she discovered was alarming—ecological degradation, health hazards, and deforestation are all linked to charcoal production