IAS Supriya Sahu has been conferred the UN Environment Programme’s Champions of the Earth award for 2025, the highest environmental honour bestowed by the United Nations. Sahu has been selected in the 'Inspiration and Action' category for her 'pioneering and long-standing work' on major environmental challenges in India. The IAS officer received the award at a ceremony in Nairobi on Wednesday. UNEP said this year's laureates are among the leading global voices addressing the 'triple planetary crisis' of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution and waste.

Who is IAS Supriya Sahu?

IAS Supriya Sahu is a 1991‑batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre. She is currently the additional chief secretary in the Tamil Nadu government's environment department.

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