In today’s world, where climate anxiety has become almost as common as exam stress, children are no longer simply waiting for adults to act. They are simply stepping forward with their own solutions. Perhaps it’s because they know, more keenly than we do, that they will inherit the Earth. They want a cleaner, greener and healthier home to grow old in.

Across India, young minds are turning ideas into action — from solar carts and seed banks to robots that clear plastic and community forests that actually feed wildlife. These are not mere school science-fair projects, but have real outcomes and recognised impact.

This Children’s Day, meet five student innovators who show that age has nothing to do with impact, and that hope for our planet often arrives on small, determined shoulders.

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