Hitender Punyane BYST Eco-preneur 2010

Our Green Ambassador from the Northern region is Hitender Punyane whose innovative CFC free small panel air conditioners had cut down drastically the harmful ozone depleting CFC emissions. Hitender took a device -- the Air Conditioner - that is commonly associated with generating massive amount of carbon footprint and drastically changed its characteristics. While the smallest branded AC available in the market today is 0.8 tons Hitender's small panel AC's ranging from 0.3 -- 0.5 tons emit less heat and reduces the combined carbon footprint of conventional AC's. It is this simplicity of the concept and the depth of Hitender's environmental friendly vision that makes him a winner.

His path breaking effort is no mean feat, when we consider his humble rural background and an education limited just to high school level. Today this ecopreneur makes a Turnover of (USD 35,500) Rs.15.97 lakhs and employs over 10 people. He is a role model who takes both his passion for business innovation and environment consciousness quite seriously. Recently, Hitender came close to tasting international recognition when he missed nomination as a finalist by a single point for the Youth Business International (YBI) Entrepreneur Award 2010. His Mentor Mr A.K Gaur who shares Hitender's green vision is a management consultant and CEO of Ingoz International. He spends time with Hitender and energizes him with sincere passion and special focus on quality control.

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