Swachh Bharat Mission

From a small warehouse in Pune, three brothers are transforming India’s waste management. With no loans or fancy offices, they’ve recycled over 10 lakh kg of waste, empowered 200+ workers, and built a ₹2 crore business—proving that tech, trust, and zero-waste values can truly change lives.

Guwahati-based environmental scientist, Dr Amarjyoti Kashyap, has created a pond on the rooftop of his two-storey building on LNB Road at Hatigaon. He has been rearing and cultivating fish for the last one month.

Women in these groups have taken it upon themselves to spread the message of sanitation. They speak about the hazards of open defecation and convince households to construct and use toilets.

I did not want to go about it as a celebrity, by simply posing for the symbolic ‘tree plantation drive’ photo op. I wanted to bring about real change.

Shahjahanpur DM Amrit Tripathi has put forth an innovative offer for students. If they prove themselves to be ‘hygiene champions’, they can contend to hold the coveted post of the DM for a day.

Chennai and other parts of the state will soon see a change in the way garbage is collected.

In May 2016, there were 6 lakh people in the district who defecated in the open. Incredibly, it took just a year for all villages to become ODF.

A 2012 batch IAS officer, Dharma Reddy took charge as the collector of Medak in March this year. Soon after he was posted, he established direct contact with the people of his district.

By opening up opportunities for a new internship programme dedicated to the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan started by the Central Government in 2014, the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) has devised the perfect way to channel the energy and social responsibility of today's youth.

When the Swachh Bharat Mission was launched across India in 2014, Monika decided to attend a training session to understand what the buzz was about- a session that would write the course of her life!