Awards and Recognition

Best Sustainable Development & Climate Change Advocacy - India, 2020 by BUILD Magazine, UK
Excellence Award in Sustainable Development Education - Uttarakhand
APAC Insider selected HaritaDhara Research Development And Education Foundation for their India Excellence Awards, 2020
Gold Category for VIPNET Science Clubs (2020)
NavUrja Sanchar, a unit of HRDEF coordinated by Dr. Manisha Agarwal was selected and promoted to Gold Category of Vigyan Prasar, Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India
Microsoft Edu Days for selected Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert (MIEE) Summit during Nov., 2019, Gurugram
Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert (MIEE)
Er. Anant Bhaskar Garg, Director, HRDEF selected as MIEE by the Microsoft Education in Aug., 2019, 2nd time for his achievements and accomplishments in innovation, digital education, and technology
Gold Category for VIPNET Science Clubs (2019)
NavUrja Sanchar, a unit of HRDEF coordinated by Dr. Manisha Agarwal was selected and promoted to Gold Category of Vigyan Prasar, Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India
Microsoft Edu Days for selected Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert (MIEE) Summit during 4-5 Dec., 2018, Gurugram
Fellowship to present in the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) Global Conference, Nov., TECH 2018
Selected in Special Consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) since 2018
Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert (MIEE)
Er. Anant Bhaskar Garg, Director, HRDEF selected as MIEE by the Microsoft Education in Aug., 2018 for his achievements and accomplishments in education and technology
#MentorofChange, Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL), NITI Aayog, Government of India
Er. Anant Bhaskar Garg, Director, HRDEF selected as #MentorofChange for the ATL program of NITI Aayog in 2018
Silver Category for VIPNET Science Clubs (2018)
NavUrja Sanchar, a unit of HRDEF coordinated by Dr. Manisha Agarwal was selected and promoted to Silver Category of Vigyan Prasar, Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India
Fellowship to present in the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) Global Conference TECH 2017
Program Committee Member of IFIP TC 13.6 HWID Workshop in the INTERACT 2017
Sustainability in Science Centres Fellow (2017 - 18)
Er. Anant Bhaskar Garg, Director, HRDEF visited Arizona State University, USA as Sustainability in Science Centres Fellow in April, 2017 and working on joint project
Silver Category for VIPNET Science Clubs (2017)
NavUrja Sanchar, a unit of HRDEF was selected and promoted to Silver Category of Vigyan Prasar, Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India
Rashtriya Swachhta Abhiyan - Swajal, Uttarakhand
Felicitation by Hon'ble Chief Minister of the Uttarakhand Shri Harish Rawat Ji on 27 Jan., 2016 at the Bijapur Guest House, CM Office for Poem on Swachh India written by Manisha Agarwal Garg. This event was jointly organized by Swajal Project, SPMG-Ganga, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, and The Times of India, Uttarakhand,
Mahila Shakti Samman Diwas
Felicitation by Padmashri Vaidya Balendu Prakash on 18 Feb., 2016. The event was organized to remember Late Rajya Sabha MP Manorama Dobariyal Sharma and first Mayor of Dehradun on her first death anniversary. The award instituted by Manorama Dobriyal Sharma Memorial Foundation given to Manisha Agarwal Garg for contribution in Free Computer Education to children, women who have touched computer first time in their life
Marquis Who's Who of the World, USA
Anant Bhaskar Garg's biography was published in the Thirty-Second Edition, 2015 of the Marquis Who's Who of the world for his contributions and achievement in the area of education, research for the betterment of contemporary society
Felicitation by Institution of Engineers (India), Uttarakhand State Centre
Er. Narendra Singh, Council Member, IEI, and Shri Deepak Kumar, Secretary, IT, GoUK awarded Anant Bhaskar Garg, Honorary Secretary (2012-14), IEI, UKSC for his outstanding services on 4 Mar., 2015
We will update recent information on Advisor's and other members soon,