Sunita Narain - Age, Wiki and Bio

Profession	Environmentalist and Political activist
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	23/08/1961
Age	63 years
Birthplace	New Delhi, India

Bio/Wiki

Famous For	Receiving the 'Padma Shri' by the government of India in 2005. She is especially famed for her exemplary work on rainwater harvesting for which she has received the World Water Prize. She, along with the government of India, worked in policy building paradigms for community-based water management in India.

Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Salt and Pepper

Degrees	Graduated from University of Delhi, India (1983) Doctor of Science (Honorary), Cranfield University, UK D.Sc. Degree (Honorary) University of Calcutta, India Doctor in Geosciences and Environment (Honorary), University of Lausanne, Switzerland Doctor of Laws (Honorary), University of Alberta, Canada

Zodiac sign	Virgo
Hometown	Delhi

Marital Status	Unmarried

Father	Raj Narain (a freedom fighter, started his handicrafts export business after India's Independence in 1947)
Mother	Usha Narain
Siblings	She has four younger sisters. One of her younger sisters, Urvashi Narain, is a Lead Economist at the World Bank in Washington DC.

Positions Held	Director General of Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi (since 1982) Director and Publisher of Society for Environmental Communications, New Delhi (since 1992) Research Assistant at Vikram Sarabhai Institute for Development Research Ahmedabad (1980 - 1981) Editor of Down To Earth (an online magazine)
Publications	Towards Green Villages (1989) Global Warming in an Unequal World: A case of environmental colonialism (1991) Towards a Green World: Should environmental management be built on legal conventions or human rights? (1992) Green Politics: Global Environmental Negotiations (2000) Dying Wisdom: Rise, Fall and Potential of India's Water Harvesting Systems (1997) State of India's Environment, The Citizens' Fifth Report (1999) Making Water Everybody’s Business: the practice and policy of water harvesting (2001)

Positions Held

Director General of Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi (since 1982)
Director and Publisher of Society for Environmental Communications, New Delhi (since 1992)
Research Assistant at Vikram Sarabhai Institute for Development Research Ahmedabad (1980 - 1981)
Editor of Down To Earth (an online magazine)

Publications

Towards Green Villages (1989)
Global Warming in an Unequal World: A case of environmental colonialism (1991)
Towards a Green World: Should environmental management be built on legal conventions or human rights? (1992)
Green Politics: Global Environmental Negotiations (2000)
Dying Wisdom: Rise, Fall and Potential of India's Water Harvesting Systems (1997)
State of India's Environment, The Citizens' Fifth Report (1999)
Making Water Everybody’s Business: the practice and policy of water harvesting (2001)

Sunita Narain leads organizations and government committees in India.
She was recognized in Time Magazine's 2016 list of 100 Most Influential People.
Starting in 1982, she has worked at the Centre for Science and Environment, focusing on environmental concerns.
In 2006, Sunita Narain uncovered elevated pesticide levels in American beverages like Coke and Pepsi.
She has made substantial contributions to environmentalism and climate change through lectures and writings.