India, Sept. 6 -- A 21-year-old recently went viral after he posted about his efforts to clean up the Ajnar River in Biaora, Madhya Pradesh, on his own. Surendra Singh Chaudhary, known online as Bittu Tabahi, sparked a movement by posting before-and-after photos of the polluted river that had been cleaned up. Singer Chinmayi Sripaada was impressed with his move and hoped that he would receive a Padma Award for it.

Dutch CEO Boyan Slat of The Ocean Cleanup asked Bittu to come work for him after the videos and pictures went viral. Reacting to the news, Chinmayi wrote on X (formerly Twitter), "This lovely boy ended up doing the work that some politician claimed to do and people with him and under him must have cleaned off the money. He has ...