Conservation

Mahim Nature Park is not just a green getaway amid the concrete jungle of Mumbai, it is also a centre for promoting much-needed environmental awareness.

Goa-based herpetologist Nirmal Kulkarni has started the initiative “Living with Pythons” to create awareness about pythons and to create a network of rescuers and researchers to collate data on the current status of the species.

From renewable energy to organic farming, here are 15 Indian villages that have walked the talk and are shining examples of what a community can do when it comes together for a better tomorrow.

The Olive Ridley turtles have a new hero. The Indian Coast Guard's operation will ensure these turtles are able to breed without the intrusion of fishing vessels.

Affectionately called Solar Suresh by his friends and family, the innovative owner believes in living a self-sufficient and comfortable life without being dependent on others.

This urban ecosytem filters waste water, turning it into a productive fish habitat -- and an engineer-turned-environmentalist is on a mission to save the unique, and free, system.

Ever since he realised that vultures were vanishing from the countryside, this conservationist from Coimbatore has been working tirelessly to create awareness about the ecological disaster that has left these iconic scavengers teetering on the edge of extinction.

Encouraged by the NGO Khoj, the villagers of this tribal hamlet in Maharashtra embraced the spirit of the contentious Forest Rights Act, 2006, and forged an incredible uplifting story of community conservation.

With abundant sunshine, India is the perfect location for solar-powered technology. Now a team of young engineers from Jodhpur, Rajasthan have created a solar car that they believe has the potential to be globally competitive and available as a product for the masses, at an affordable price.

Sometimes, in order to bring about change effectively, the common citizen must taken matter into their own hands. Such a citizen from Salem in Tamil Nadu is working tirelessly to restore the region’s various lakes to their natural splendour, despite many hurdles.