Best Student-Shortlisted1. Muskan Agarwal . Gwalior Glory High School , Gwalior Madhya Pradesh

2. Sarath Babu.V. G H S S Pilicode, Kasargod, Kerala

3. Amit Prasad Sahoo. B M High School , Old Town, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

4. Abhishek Dubey. SOS Hermann Gmeiner School , Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

5. Abhinav Mishra. Kendriya Vidyalaya, Gomti Nagar , Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

6. Munazza Fatima. Canossa Convent Girls’ Inter College. Faizabad , Uttar Pradesh

7. Maanya Chaudhary Seth Anandram Jaipuria School, Vasundhara, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

8. Divyanshu Jaiswal Shree Mahaprabhu Public School & College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

9. Abhishek Rudra. Delhi Public School, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh

10. Prabhleen Bhatia. La Martiniere Girls' College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

11. Shresth Pratap Singh. BEN-HUR Public School, Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh

12. Prachi Rawat, KGBV Chinhat, Uttar Pradesh

13. Isheen Agarwal. Rachana School, Shahibaug, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

14. Sonal Kumar. Rachana School, Shahibaug, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

15. Swagath R. Swamy. Rachana School, Shahibaug, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

16. A.Akhila. Keeys High School (E/M), Mattawada, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh

17. Lakhinana Niharika Sri. Z P High School. Kasibugga, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh

Assessment Criteria

• Understanding the issue and planning the project

• Clear action component• Outreach, involvement of team, teamwork,

resource mobilization • Self Reflection and learning• Impact against the goal set. • Effort in documenting and providing evidences.

Swagath R. SwamyRachana School, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Project: To make people aware of e-waste and its disposal in appropriate manner as this is an important topic and there is lack of awareness amongst people which was concluded in the initial survey . “During the collection drive when

we asked to bring non-working gadgets, some students of the lower classes brought fully functioning gadgets as they got hold of the wrong end of the stick. Explaining those students was a difficult part for us. When we interviewed rag pickers they gave a cold response. They thought we are wasting their time. “

Outcome: Interviewed people, and concluded that many people did not know what is e-waste and they were the ones who had introduced it to them through various means. Also, gave them the numbers of authorized collectors.

Munazza Fatima .Canossa Convent Girls` Inter College Cantt.

Faizabad , Uttar Pradesh

Project: Reduction in garbage by implementing 3R`s in my school.. Surveyed quantity and types of waste and interviewed non-teaching staff. Implemented waste management strategies like segregation of waste, compost pit, no polythene zone, eco-gifting etc.

Outcome: Earlier 3 feet two dustbins were fully filled by garbage. Now, only one dustbin is filled one-fourth. Students use cloth bags made out of old clothes. Made the school polythene free zone. After 4 months we have started using manures of our compost pit. GARBAGE has been USED & REDUCED

“Even if 10 % of my school members have been aware regarding waste management and 10% families in my housing society, it will surely help in saving our mother Earth. This 10% is a big start of today for saving tomorrow for me. Today it is 10% and tomorrow it will be 100 % ”

Abhishek DubeySOS Hermann Gmeiner School ,

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Project: "The Ghats of Varanasi“. The project is about the ghats of Varanasi and Mother Ganga.The project aims to make people aware and help clean the ghats.

Outcome: After the project ended the scenario of ghat has become cleaner and the authority is taking good care of it. Dustbins made up of bamboo are placed on the ghatsso that the garbage may get confined and not litterd everywhere. .

“In the beginning it was hard to convince people and authorities to join and take initiative because people thought that they cannot do anything alone and authorities were not interested. Media people were not ready to print anything and I was really feeling demotivated but slowly when I and my team alone started sweeping and doing signature campaign, telling people by touching there religious thinking and when I won YuvaSampadak competition organized by DainikJagran things came on track”

Sarath Babu.VG H S S Pilicode, Kasargod, Kerala

Project: Study the effects of E-waste in human being and environment and the methods of disposing E-waste in Pilcode, Panchayath ward no 3 ,Kasaragoddistrict. Conducted surveys and interviews with doctors and scrap collecting agent.

Outcome: Findings of the study: E-waste increases in houses, Institution. Even though people knew about E-waste, they were unaware its bad effect in the environment. The main source of E-waste are Emergency lamp, TV, CFL, Mobile phone, Radio and Electronic toys. Lab experiments shows that the soil in the place of E-waste dump contains chemicals like mercury, cadmium, lead

“By interviewing a doctor it is found that these contents, badly affect kidney brain, nervous system etc. It can be a cause of Camera. We also found that there no proper ways of disposing E-waste or recycling E-waste in one district.”.

Abhinav MishraKendriya Vidyalaya Gomti Nagar , Lucknow,

Uttar Pradesh

Project: “Water scarcity: one villain who will change the world badly” Campaign consisted of several methods of communication including student interactions and need based water saving strategies.

Outcome: Wastage of water reduced from 1520 litres to 545 litres after the campaign

“Measurement of impact showed us our work’s result. For this from the starting we made decided to do a research based study of doing before and after survey which showed us result of our activities. Showing that now almost 3 times less water is wasted in daily activities as compared to the time of starting of project.”

Isheen AgarwalRachana School, Ahmedabad,

Gujarat

Project: Avoid wastage of food through a campaign on developing healthy food habits since 2009. Students adopt their own society and work there to make it zero food wastage zone.

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“The things I learnt doing this project that I will be able to use in other situations are:-I will not waste food.I will first begin everything with myself before teaching it to anyone.I will be happy with what I have.Learnt to be responsible.How to organize things.Communication skills developedPresentation skills developedLast but not least I will help others.

Outcome: There is a permanent behavioral change in the students. Sensitivity towards the environment has developed in the students and other people.As we, students are doing this action project, our families and communities are realizing the impact of their action on the environment and are becoming responsible citizens with good habits and values, which is helping in nation building.

Amit Prasad SahooB M High School , Old Town, Bhubaneswar,

Odisha

Project: Swachha Bharat Sustha Bharat( A Study of impact of cleanliness on Kargil basti ,BindusagarPond & Papanasini Pond)

Outcome: A positive impact on the Papanasini Pond. The water quaility has improved in one month. After Swachha Bharat Abhijaan Bindusagar people hand temple administration have taken measures to clean the pond water.

“We have made Swachh Bharat Abhijaan in several forms like public rally, meeting, human chain, and surveys, etc. After our meeting with local bodies Bindusagar water is partially cleaned.”

Sonal KumarRachana School, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Project: On An Exploration With Water

Outcome: One thing our project did accomplish, was the identification of some problems related to water in our school. We did not stop only at identification. We went on to report these findings to the school management, and ensured that these problems were looked onto, and also fixed. On conducting the survey, we found that people coordinated with us, and also answered very honestly, to the best of their ability. “

“ Our project was linked to all the subjects we study in school. There was a bit of every aspect of the curriculum inculcated in this project. We collected and analyzed data, made graphs and charts. We researched and mapped the school, surveyed and recorded our results. We studied the present system, and the reasons for it being what it is today. We identified problems affecting the school, and also gave measures that need to be adopted to remedy the present situation.”

Maanya ChaudharySeth Anandram Jaipuria School,

Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

Project: JALMANTHAN - a natural purifier- a project modelled on the phytoremedialcapacity of certain wetland plants, for example Scirpus validus, Iris setosa, etc.

Outcomes: A working model was constructed and demonstrated to the school.

“The entire journey through the project was a thought provoking journey and helped me understand water as a resource. Through this project on reed beds, I got to know that Nature has provided us with means of sustainability, we just have to implement them.”

A. Akhila

“Actually I got this from SwachhBharat programme. So I decided that before throwing waste can we use this again in the manner of reuse. My guide teacher always says to “THINK NATIONALY ACT LOCALLY”. So, I started locally I hope this pushup makes it easy to achieve it.”

Outcome: Schoolmates specially 5th to 10th class showing interest to collect waste from their house to make attractive things.

Keeys High School, Mattawada, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh

Project: Minimising of throwing house waste by reusing as useful or to make decorates

Divyanshu JaiswalShree Mahaprabhu Public School & College, Uttar

Pradesh

Project: Waste managemnet and segregation. Survey of waste, source of waste, awareness programme,, etc. Other projects also carried out.

Outcome: Dustbins in place for waste segregation.

Prachi RawatKGBV Chinhat, Uttar Pradesh

• Project: To eradicate invasive species and plant saplings of local varieties. Putting measures in place to protect the plants.

• Efforts to make the land around the school productive

• Plantation

• Outcome: Removal of Parthenium (Local Name: Gaajar Ghaas) (invasive species).

• Use of organic fertiliser to make the land productive and grow vegetables (8-9 kg vegetables/week).

• Students took oath to protect trees and

“In this project I learnt about soil and its fertility. I also learnt the interaction of different species with each other.”

Muskan Agarwal. Gwalior Glory High School , Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh

Project: Importance of sanitation and clean habits amongst students as well as importance of clean drinking water. Through various awareness activities with students.

Outcomes: Students realize the importance of sanitation and keep their surroundings clean which has a positive impact on them.

“The project on sanitation will help people to be aware about sanitation and keep their surroundings clean and therefore disease free. Therefore more people will remain healthy and our country’s economy will progress.”

Shresth Pratap SinghBen�Hur Public School, Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh

Project: “Green Earth, Disease Free You”- an initiative to increase plantation work in my school and locality and make people realize the importance of greenery in our ecosystem.

Outcome: Planted saplings and also made others to do so and the places where my team has conducted the plantation have now turned to greenery. The changes are stable till now and it is postulated that the changes will become more fruitful as time passes by because plantation work is still on its track.

“To make more and more people participate in my project was a nightmare as my Team was even made fun of. At times we were a matter of joke for other students and also some teachers but as our results shined there was a gradual increase in participation of people. Now they themselves come towards us to join our team.”

Abhishek RudraDelhi Public School, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh

• Project: “Water Conservation – Save Water ……Because it will save you later ………”

• Outcome: Only when it comes into action the project will show its real colours. I can be sure that it will be a project of one of its kind performed in our school which will not only bring a sustainable mindset about water conservation but will also ensure cleaner, safer , and healthy environment around our school as a contribution to the very famous SWACHH BHARAT ABHIYAN , 2014.

Prabhleen BhatiaLa Martiniere Girls' College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

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Project: Use of paper bags instead of plastic bags.

Outcome: Educated people about paper bags, collection of paper for making paper bags, making paper bags, and distribution.

LakhinanaNeeharika Sri Z P High Schoolkasibugga Srikakulam,

Andhra Pradesh

Project: Modern drainage system through water conservation process.

Outcomes: A working model of a drainage system. Also construction of soakpits to recharge ground water.

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