50% of Kerala schools garbage-free: V Sivankutty
General education minister asked all schools to implement environment-friendly practices to become waste-free campuses by December 31, 2024.
Vagisha Kaushik | November 1, 2024 | 07:37 PM IST
NEW DELHI: 50% of schools in Kerala have achieved the status of garbage-free campuses, announced state’s general education minister V Sivankutty, setting an example for school education across the country. The minister was speaking at a programme at Pattam Government Girls Higher Secondary School. The education minister has also set a target for all schools in the state to implement practices to become waste-free and environmentally-friendly by December 31, 2024.
The initiative, led by the Sanitation Mission in partnership with the Department of Public Education, involved an extensive study of waste management facilities in schools across the state. Data was collected from 10,707 schools using Google Sheets, covering 82 different parameters.
The comprehensive data obtained from the schools shed light on the status of various aspects of waste management, including organic and inorganic waste, sanitary waste, food waste, construction and demolition waste, latrine waste, gray water management, and activities related to environmental and eco-clubs. The study included schools of all types including lower primary, upper primary, high school, higher secondary, as well as government, aided, and unaided institutions.
Also read Kerala is preventing fishermen’s children from dropping out with music, sports, art classes
To further enhance waste management efforts, schools are encouraged to collaborate with the Sanitation Mission and local self-government departments to develop comprehensive waste management plans.
Known for its innovative initiatives, the Kerala government recently released a set of books for parents of school students , aimed at empowering the guardians to support their children's education-related requirements from pre-primary to higher secondary levels. V Sivankutty released the set of four books, titled 'Parents with the Growing Child'.
Follow us for the latest education news on colleges and universities, admission, courses, exams, research, education policies, study abroad and more..
To get in touch, write to us at news@careers360.com.
Next Story
]Featured News
]- Education ministry, World Bank report flags skills gap; BFSI, digital media ‘must be top priority for schools
- Study Abroad: New Zealand revises post-study work visa rules for international postgraduate students
- Maharashtra Election 2024: State’s job scheme stumbles; just 21% apprentice placements in private firms
- ‘First-of-its-kind’: IIT Madras, IIM Udaipur, IIIT Nagpur hostels to be built in PPP-mode
- IIM Calcutta, Delhi, XLRI: How management schools are planning new ways to improve NIRF ranking in research
- Study Abroad: India beats China in race for US education, leads with 3.31 lakh students, says report
- Delhi University students, teachers demand removal of principal accused of slapping Dalit student
- These MBA specialisations are seeing a surge in demand, jobs
- Education News This Week: Fake news on CBSE exams; UPPSC protests, crackdown on coaching ads
- CAT 2024 and a day on campus: How Nirma University plans MBA admissions