Mumbai to host Prince William-founded Earthshot Prize 2026 in November

Key facts

• Mumbai has been selected as the host city for the Earthshot Prize 2026, a global environmental award founded by Britain's Prince William.
• The event is scheduled for November 2026, where five winners will each receive 1 million pounds to accelerate their innovative climate solutions.
• The prize focuses on five categories: Protect and Restore Nature, Clean our Air, Revive our Oceans, Build a Waste-Free World, and Fix our Climate.
• The Earthshot Prize was inspired by former United States (US) President John F. Kennedy's 1962 'Moonshot' mission to land a man on the moon.
• India has produced multiple winners including S4S Technologies and Boomitra in 2023, Kheyti in 2022, and Takachar in 2021.
• Mumbai joins the global list of Earthshot host cities which includes London, Boston, Singapore, Cape Town, and Rio de Janeiro.
• The announcement was made during the inaugural Mumbai Climate Week in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis.
• The prize aims to discover 50 winners over 10 years with the mission to repair and restore the planet by 2030.