Amrita has been awarded a UNESCO Chair for “Experiential Learning for Sustainable Innovation & Development.” Through this Chair, the university develops a comprehensive framework for academic engagement to build sustainable communities. A nationwide project – Amrita’s Jivamritam Purified Clean Drinking Water Initiative – launched by the President of India, Sri Ram Nath Kovind, aims to install drinking water filtration systems in 5,000 villages and provide clean drinking water to over 10 million people throughout India.