priyankas top 3 recommendations stop using showers use buckets to conserve water use local food rather than packaged food organic waste can be very useful segregate at source so that it doesnt become toxic name abhinaya polakaage 17 yearssupported by her photographer father this class 11 student of indus international hyderabad took her first green steps in 2017 replace plastic straws with steel or paper straws its a small step in the right direction name usama hazariage 21hugely inspired by bhagat singh and che guevara both revolutionaries and eminent crusaders of social causes usama is among the frontrunners of hyderabads youth movement against climate change deedname asawari bhagwatage 16 yearsjust around the time the world started taking note of swedish climate activist and now youth icon greta thunberg city girl asawari too got hooked onto the subject the government and civil society have to come together to jointly fight climate change said abhinaya who believes that more youngsters must come forward to take charge of their future instead of lecturing people particularly the youth i have realised that it is more effective if something is explained through a medium of performing arts people coming out to protest only when there is deforestation happening is not the solution said the mba graduate urging people to be more conscious of the climate emergency facing them an active member of the fridays for future fff network global climate strike by youth she has also started segregation of waste at home and composting for her kitchen garden so along with my team that comprises theatre artists dancers musicians etc we do workshops in colleges where the issue is put forth through a narrative that students understand said usama while admitting that the movement needs more young people to come out and get their hands dirty make it a habit to carry a cloth or paper bag while going to a supermarketmall it was only when she joined phoenix a social group comprising young green activists that she realised the seriousness of the conversations around climate change and how it could ruin the future of those like her together with other classmates she ensured students took small portions at one time and didnt have leftovers on their plate do big her motto thing big not everybody paid attention to greta thunberg on the first day as a first step we cleaned out our cupboards and segregated the paper that can be reused from what was wastethe latter was handed over to government schools she added fariha syedage 15 yearsuntil two years ago fariha was just another teenager little aware of what was going on in the world outside dont be afraid we are never too young to do a good stop littering public spaces use designated garbage bins to dispose waste from organising awareness camps and discussions around the subject to hitting the streets every time the authorities decide to put development before environment he has been actively involved