Aparna Menon

Tulips and the ever-so-famous gardens of Holland go hand in hand. But did you know that the flower is said to have originated closer home in the Hindu Kush mountains?

Meet Shyam Kumar from Palakkad Kerala – an auto driver, an avid reader and also a passionate environmentalist.

An interesting concept, the park has been created using the waste material retrieved from different sites where the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has worked.

Residents of Bangalore are up in arms about the proposed felling of 112 trees in the Jayamahal area to make way for a steel flyover to help reduce traffic congestion in the city. Is there no way in which these large, old trees can be saved from sure death?

In Pune, this mobile van comes to city residents' doorsteps to convert their segregated garbage into compost for gardens and potted plants.

The Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti in Delhi is home to many monuments that have been damaged over the years due to various reasons. These buildings are now being restored using a traditional craft-based approach.

Vikash Khandelwal. is trying to introduce his eco-friendly newspaper pencils all over India. This will help reduce the use of wood to make pencils.

For those longing for the authentic taste of food cooked in cast iron and earthen cookware over slow fires in traditional kitchens, there is good news. Two Cochin-based corporate consultants have set up a business to market this authentic traditional cookware.

Subedar Imliakum Ao, a Maha Vir Chakra awardee for showing exemplary courage during the Kargil war, was promoted to the rank of Subedar on August 1.

Two young women abandoned their cement homes to design and build their own sustainable mud house in Kodaikanal. They are now promoting this form of construction.