🌱 Sustainable Development Goals

Govt. Holkar Science College, Indore

✨ 17 Goals to Transform Our World | Nurturing Future Leaders

SDG 1: No Poverty

End poverty in all its forms everywhere — ensuring social protection, equal access to economic resources, and building resilience for vulnerable communities.

🎓 Holkar Initiative

Financial aid programs, free coaching for underprivileged students, and community outreach camps in rural areas around Indore. Over 500+ students benefited annually.

📊 Impact: 40% increase in retention for economically weaker sections

SDG 2: Zero Hunger

End hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.

🌾 Nutrition Drive

College NSS unit conducts food donation drives, kitchen gardening workshops, and collaborates with local farms to reduce food waste. 200+ families supported through meal programs.

🍽️ 10,000+ meals distributed in 2025

SDG 3: Good Health & Well-being

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

🏥 Health First

Free health check-up camps, mental wellness sessions, yoga & fitness events, first-aid training. Weekly yoga sessions with 300+ participants.

🧘 12+ health camps conducted annually

SDG 4: Quality Education

Inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities.

📚 Excellence in Science

Smart classrooms, research grants, digital literacy programs, skill development courses. 100% digital infrastructure across departments.

🎓 150+ research papers published in 2025

SDG 5: Gender Equality

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.

👩‍🎓 Women Empowerment Cell

Equal opportunity policies, awareness campaigns, self-defense workshops, leadership programs for female students. 45% women in leadership roles.

⚡ 500+ women trained in self-defense

SDG 6: Clean Water & Sanitation

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.

💧 Water Conservation

Rainwater harvesting systems, RO plants, water stewardship awareness, campus sanitation drives. 2 lakh liters rainwater harvested annually.

💦 30% reduction in water usage since 2023

SDG 7: Affordable & Clean Energy

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy.

☀️ Solar Campus

Solar panel installations, energy audits, renewable energy projects. 100 kW solar capacity installed on campus.

🔋 40% energy from renewable sources

SDG 8: Decent Work & Economic Growth

Promote sustained, inclusive economic growth, full and productive employment.

💼 Career Hub

Placement cell, entrepreneurship workshops, startup incubation, vocational training. 85% placement rate for graduating students.

🚀 15+ startups incubated in 2 years

SDG 9: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure

Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization, foster innovation.

🔬 Research & Innovation

State-of-the-art labs, science exhibitions, tech fests, industry collaborations. 8 patents filed in last 3 years.

🏆 Best Science College Innovation Award 2025

SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities

Reduce inequality within and among countries.

⚖️ Equal Access

Scholarships for marginalized groups, accessible campus infrastructure, anti-discrimination policies. 200+ scholarships awarded annually.

♿ 100% wheelchair accessible campus

SDG 11: Sustainable Cities & Communities

Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

🏙️ Green Campus

Urban forestry, waste segregation, plastic-free campus, community engagement. 2000+ trees planted on campus.

🌳 Carbon neutral campus by 2027 target

SDG 12: Responsible Consumption & Production

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.

♻️ Zero Waste Initiative

Recycling drives, e-waste collection, sustainable merchandise, awareness campaigns. 95% waste segregation rate achieved.

📦 2 tons e-waste recycled in 2025

SDG 13: Climate Action

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.

🌿 Eco Warriors

Tree plantation drives, carbon footprint reduction, climate awareness seminars, green audits. 5000+ saplings planted in 2025.

🌡️ Carbon footprint reduced by 25%

SDG 14: Life Below Water

Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources.

🐠 Aquatic Awareness

River conservation projects, marine biodiversity seminars, plastic-free water bodies campaigns. Adopted 2 km stretch of river for clean-up.

💧 8 river clean-up drives conducted

SDG 15: Life on Land

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems.

🌳 Biodiversity Park

Herbal gardens, wildlife awareness, afforestation drives, conservation research. 50+ native species preserved on campus.

🦋 Butterfly park inaugurated 2025

SDG 16: Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies, access to justice, effective institutions.

⚖️ Legal Literacy

Human rights club, anti-corruption awareness, transparent administration, student grievance cell. Zero pending grievances resolution system.

📋 100% grievance redressal within 15 days

SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize global partnerships.

🤝 Collaborative Impact

MoUs with NGOs, inter-college SDG summits, digital outreach, alumni network for sustainable projects. 25+ active partnerships.

🌐 5 international collaborations established