Schools & Children

How schools, principals, and children act as catalysts for city-wide environmental change through behaviour, norms, and family influence.

Steel Tiffin Day in Pune: A Student Pledge for a Zero-Waste Future

Pune Steel Tiffin Day on 4 Feb is a city-wide student pledge for waste reduction at source. Join the school pledge and family pledge with MCC. A city-wide pledge for waste reduction at source On 4th February, students across Pune City will take the Steel Tiffin Pledge — a simple but powerful commitment to shift […]

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Meet the School Principals Redefining Pune’s Environmental Future

Discover how visionary school principals in Pune are acting as intermediate policymakers—driving plastic-free schools and making Mission City Chakra a city-wide success. The Environmental Challenge Cities Cannot Solve Alone Urban environmental challenges—plastic pollution, waste mismanagement, and declining public health—are often addressed through top-down policies or citizen-level appeals. What is frequently overlooked is the middle layer

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How Pune’s 3 Lakh Children Are Quietly Changing the City’s Waste Future

Mission City Chakra is mobilising Pune’s schoolchildren to eliminate plastic tiffins, bottles, and textbook covers—protecting health, preventing microplastic pollution, and triggering family-level behaviour change. A Quiet Shift Is Happening in Pune’s Homes and Schools Across Pune, a silent but powerful transformation is underway. More than 3 lakh schoolchildren are participating in a simple yet far-reaching

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