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flag Seventeen-year-old Dev Karan leads a youth movement in India to restore vital ponds using low-cost tech and community action.

flag Seventeen-year-old Dev Karan from Haryana, India, is leading a youth-driven effort to restore traditional ponds vital for water storage, flood control, and biodiversity. flag Inspired by a polluted pond on a school trip, he co-founded Pondora, using low-cost sensors and mobile tools to monitor water quality and train students as "Pond Ambassadors." flag His initiative, recognized at the UN’s Young Activists Summit, promotes climate literacy and community involvement to combat pond degradation from urban expansion. flag Karan aims to build a national pond database and encourages public engagement through social media, emphasizing that small, consistent actions can create lasting environmental change.

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