British royalty is all set to arrive to India for the sixth edition of The Earthshot Prize awards.
Britain's Prince William, who founded the award in 2020 to find, scale and celebrate environmental solutions to climate change, will attend The Earthshot Prize ceremony in Mumbai on Tuesday, November 17. This is the first time the event will be held in India since its inception.
The Earthshot Prize was incubated within The Royal Foundation before becoming an independent organisation, and aims to honour 50 winners over 10 years to derive universal goals for 2030 and make significant headway to repair the planet.
This time, the event is expected to gather 5,000 guests, including business leaders, environmental pioneers, philanthropists and celebrities from across the globe. Spanning Indian and international personalities, some of the names attending will be cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar, Alia Bhatt, Shreya Ghoshal, Rami Malek, Sonam Kapoor and Simone Ashley. The event will also feature a performance by the English boy band Take That, marking its first performance in India, alongside Indian music composer Shashwat Sachdev. Wild Wild Women, India's first all-female hip-hop collective and Indian composer and pianist Merlin D'Souza will also take to the stage.
On Thursday, November 12, the organisers shared that the awards ceremony will wrap up a series of environmental discussions and initiatives held between November 13 to 17, across Mumbai and Jaipur, spotlighting the topics of climate change, waste reduction, air quality, nature restoration and ocean conservation.
15 finalists will be recognised across the five categories (or 'Earthshots' - described by organisation as "simple but ambitious and universal goals for 2030 that will drive significant progress towards repairing the planet") —Protect and Restore Nature, Clean Our Air, Revive Our Oceans, Build a Waste-Free World and Fix Our Climate. After participating in a two-day programme in Mumbai, five winners will be announced during the awards ceremony at the Museum of Solutions on November 17.
The Indian finalists this year are Mahila Housing Trust and Mahindra Last Mile Mobility, and previous winners include Kheyti, S4S Technologies, Boomitra and Takachar. According to the organisers, India has produced more Earthshot Prize winners and finalists as compared to any other country till date.
Jason Knauf, CEO of The Earthshot Prize, said, “The Earthshot Prize is coming to India to celebrate global innovation, entrepreneurship, culture, young people and environmental leadership.”
"We are spotlighting the people building a better future, backing them, and helping their ideas go further and faster," he added.
The multi-day event will host the Jaipur Momentum Retreat from November 13 to 15, bringing under one roof the 2026 finalists, environmental pioneers and partners to discuss future climate action. The Generation Earthshot initiative, held in Mumbai from November 14 to 17, will unite 130 young climate leaders from India, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Latin America for local engagement activities and leadership workshops. On November 16, the programme will also host the Impact Assembly, bringing together philanthropists, government representatives, business leaders and innovators.
Along with these events, the programme has also made space for kids to be involved with its I CAN Earthshot Challenge — a competition for kids aged nine to 17, organised in partnership with Brazilian organisation Alana and global youth movement, Design for Change. According to the organisers, the initiative has brought together one million children from 15,000 schools across 24 states in India.
The Earthshot Prize's 2026 summit will be sponsored by the Serum Institute of India, with Prime Video serving as the executive global streaming partner for the awards ceremony. The ceremony will stream globally November 30 onwards in over 240 countries and territories and more than 40 languages.