Environment

Setting a benchmark in water conservation, IFS officer Dharam Singh Meena and his team have revived 66 Himalayam springs, helping 23 villages in Uttarakhand’s Tehri Garhwal

Of more than 75 rainwater recharge wells in Chennai's Kalakshetra Colony, the resident welfare association (RWA) has financed the construction of 28, to combat the torrential downpours and floods.

Shriti Pandey quit her construction job in the US to return home and build eco-friendly structures using farm stubble through her startup Stawcture Eco. Watch her explain how these structures are easing the burden on the environment.

Jharkhand engineer Vishal Prasad Gupta has developed a bio-fuel manufactured from a species of microalgae native to the state's ponds, which is not only more eco-friendly than petrol and diesel, but also low cost.

Bengaluru-based Malvikaa Solanki started SwaYYam NGO that supports landless farmers and works towards a sustainable environment.

Apart from a flourishing organic garden in her sustainable home, Pune's Pallavi Patil uses solar cooking to save on LPG bills and makes her own DIY eco-friendly cleaners from natural ingredients.

Ravi Neeladri, CEO of Bengaluru-based Cerebra Green, speaks of how they were once generators of e-waste but leveraged technology to operate on a circular economy model and find a solution.

The darkness in Nagaland’s Shinnyu village was finally eradicated thanks to a government school teacher, John Khangnyu. Here’s how.

Himmataram Bhambhu from Rajasthan received the Padma Shri for his efforts in environment conservation and safeguarding the lives and interests of wildlife and birds in his home district.

Dr Raghavendra R, a programme coordinator for National Service Scheme (NSS) at Seshadripuram Degree College in Mysuru and his students have received four lakes, ten water ponds and eight temples as a part of community service