Dr. Jitendra Singh reviews 'Swachh Sagar Surakshit Sagar' 5.0: clean-up covered 231 coastal locations in 13 States/UTs, 15 lakh took the ocean pledge

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Dr. Jitendra Singh reviews 'Swachh Sagar Surakshit Sagar' 5.0: clean-up covered 231 coastal locations in 13 States/UTs, 15 lakh took the ocean pledge

21 September 2026

Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, reviewed the just-concluded 'Swachh Sagar Surakshit Sagar' 5.0 campaign on 21 September 2026.
The coastal clean-up ran from September 12 to 19, 2026, covering 231 locations across 13 States/UTs.
15 lakh people took the Ocean Conservation Pledge during the campaign.
The review took place at the Monthly Review Meeting of Scientific Ministries/Departments, attended by Principal Scientific Adviser Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood.
The meeting also reviewed a proposed Digital Library of Scientific Achievements, with CSIR-NIScPR as the nodal institution.
The second edition of the DST lecture series 'Vigyan Ki Baat' was scheduled for September 26, 2026.

Campaign dates: September 12 to 19, 2026 Locations covered: 231 States/UTs: 13 Ocean Conservation Pledge takers: 15 lakh

Why it matters for exams: Marine-litter campaigns, their scale and the ministries behind them are asked under environment and science-policy questions.

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21 September 2026 Source: Press Information Bureau (Ministry of Science & Technology)

In plain words

CSIR-NIScPR CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research — CSIR institute for science communication and science-policy research.

ANRF Anusandhan National Research Foundation — National body that funds and promotes research in India.

MoES Ministry of Earth Sciences — Union ministry for ocean, weather, climate and earth-system science.