ANVESHAN’s initiatives extend beyond training, as it plan to introduce the prestigious “IIM Indore Rating for Cleanliness” for hotels and hospitals, championing the highest standards of hygiene. The Centre’s state-of-the-art facilities, including advanced studios equipped with the latest technologies, provide a cutting-edge learning environment that fosters innovation and collaboration.

Further, Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 (SBM 2.0), launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), aims to sustain and enhance the progress made under the initial phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission.

The mission focuses on several key objectives, including the elimination of open defecation by ensuring all cities and towns in India remain open defecation-free (ODF), improving solid waste management practices through promoting segregation at source, recycling, and scientific processing of waste, and enhancing the longevity and sustainability of sanitation infrastructure through community involvement and awareness programmes.

ANVESHAN at IIM Indore is pivotal in supporting MoHUA’s objectives under SBM 2.0. Through its various initiatives, ANVESHAN conducts cutting-edge research to develop innovative waste management technologies and practices that are sustainable and scalable. In addition to its initiatives like sustainable waste management business pitch challenge, international conference on themes that include SDGs, waste management among others and different awareness competitions, the centre, by facilitating collaborations between the government and academia helps implement effective waste management solutions.