How a Santhali folk singer & orphans turned barren land into forest at Bengal’s Ajodhya Hills

The lap of Ajodhya Hills in the Purulia district of West Bengal presents a panoramic [...]

Assam’s Samir Bordoloi glamourises zero-cost organic farming; draws Northeast youth back to agriculture

It was the winter of 2011. Samir Bordoloi, a farmer from Assam, was frustrated after [...]

From creating world’s first mangroves app to mapping new species, how Godrej & Boyce balances conservation with business

Soon after independence, an indenture made in 1948 transferred the then village of Vikhroli to [...]

Govt, corporates need more sensitisation on environment: India’s Waterman Dr Rajendra Singh

Even as the entire humanity is faring through a deadly pandemic, our understanding of the [...]

Environment: Gujarat couple quits US jobs to build own food forest; creates orchards & gardens for others

A chance visit to a farm near Los Angeles in the USA and seeing the [...]

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Meet Aaliya Mir: Kashmir’s math teacher-turned wildlife rescuer

Mathematician by education, wildlife rescuer by profession and someone who almost brought up two bear [...]

Growing green lungs: How Thuvakkam is creating urban forests in Tamil Nadu

Every weekend, about 1,400 men, women and children in Chennai would go to the Police [...]

Delhi water crisis: 5 historic forts from which India’s capital can learn water harvesting & conservation

Alongside a severe shortage of oxygen and ICU beds during the current second wave of [...]

Village Ways: How eco-friendly holidays are lifting Uttarakhand villages out of poverty

On top of the Jhadi Dhar hills in the Himalayas is nestled the Binsar Wildlife [...]

From bamboo toothbrushes to probiotic dish wash bars, Chennai’s Goli Soda takes sustainable living to the next level

Charcoal soap, wheat straw cups, seed pencils, plantable notepads, bamboo toothbrushes, probiotic dish wash bars [...]