Dr. Govind Singh is a distinguished environmental scholar, philosopher and educator and is the Co-Founder and Director of Delhi Greens NGO. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Botany and Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Environmental Studies from the University of Delhi and has dedicated his career to advancing environmental education, nature conservation and sustainable development.
Over a career spanning nearly two decades, Dr. Singh has taught and mentored thousands of students across multiple colleges of the University of Delhi and O.P. Jindal Global University, inspiring a generation of young environmentalists. In 2008, Dr. Singh spearheaded the first Delhi Youth Summit on Climate Change, catalysing India’s youth-led climate movement. He has since organised and trained generations of environmental and climate leaders across India. In 2013, he was among the first faculty recruited by the University of Delhi to teach compulsory environmental education to undergraduate students and in 2020, he became the founding Academic Dean of the Jindal School of Environment & Sustainability at O.P. Jindal Global University.
A prolific author and communicator, Dr. Singh regularly contributes opinion pieces to leading national publications, writing on issues ranging from urban ecology and water resources to climate policy and traditional ecological knowledge. He is the Founding Editor of the award-winning Delhi Greens Blog — Delhi’s first environmental Blog launched in 2007 — which is recognised by the United Nations as a Lighthouse, Climate Action Activity under its Momentum for Change initiative. In 2008, Dr. Singh was trained by former US Vice President Al Gore as a Climate Communicator.
Dr. Singh’s work uniquely bridges formal science with spiritual ecology and indigenous knowledge systems. He leads field-based learning initiatives — from birdwatching expeditions and wetland explorations to tree-planting drives — and is deeply involved in conserving Delhi’s natural and cultural heritage. He has worked as Environmental Consultant with WaterAid (London) and conceptualised Delhi’s first Urban Ecotourism Project supported by the Government of NCT of Delhi, among many other national and international initiatives and associations.
You are welcome to connect with him to share your experiences in nature and to exchange ideas on all things related to environment and sustainability: [Contact]