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NDTV – Dettol have been working for a clean and healthy India since 2014 via The Banega Swachh India initiative, which is led by Campaign Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan. The campaign aims to highlight the interdependence of humans and the environment, and humans in relation to each other, with an emphasis on one health, one planet, one future – leaving no one behind. It emphasizes the need to care for and consider the health of everyone in India – especially vulnerable communities – LGBTQ population, indigenous peoples, different tribes of India, ethnic and linguistic minorities. , people with disabilities, migrants, geographically remote populations, gender and sexual minorities. In the wake of the current Covid-19 pandemic, the need for WASH (The water, Sanitation and Hygiene) is reaffirmed as hand washing is one of the ways to prevent infection with coronavirus and other illnesses. The campaign will continue to raise awareness on this topic while emphasizing the importance of nutrition and health care for women and children, to fight malnutrition, mental well-being, personal care, science and health, adolescent health and gender awareness. Along with people’s health, the campaign has realized the need to take care of the health of the ecosystem as well. Our environment is fragile due to human activity, which not only overexploits available resources, but also generates immense pollution through the use and extraction of these resources. The imbalance has also led to immense loss of biodiversity which has caused one of the greatest threats to human survival – climate change. It has now been described as a “code red for humanity”. The campaign will continue to cover issues such as air pollution, Waste Management, plastic ban, manual scan and sanitation workers and menstrual hygiene. Banega Swasth India will also advance the dream of Swasth Bharat, the campaign believes that only a Swachh or a clean India where bathroom are used and without open defecation (ODF) status obtained under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014, can eradicate diseases like Diahorea and the country can become a healthy Swasth or India.