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Name the social enterpreneur who won a Commonwealth Youth Award for the Asian region at London.
A)
Harish Hande
B)
Padmanaban Gopalan
C)
Ashoka
D)
Akansha Hazari

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Padmanaban Gopalan


A social entrepreneur from Tamil Nadu, Padmanaban Gopalan, founder of No Food Waste, was named the winner of the Commonwealth Youth Award for the Asian region worth 3,000 Pounds at a ceremony at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London. His initiative runs a geo-mapping platform, which allows users to drop food at located "hunger spots" and has so far recovered over 650,000 meals across 14 cities and the platform has been used by over 12,000 volunteers.

Published On : July 11, 2021
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