Environment

Siddharth Rao has worked as an ecologist and conservationist for the last 18 years, and is on a mission to protect and revive forgotten savannah ecosystems.

Integration of traditional concepts like jaalis, chajjas and verandas helps the buildings consume up to 75% less energy than usual certified green buildings!

They have already diverted 600 MLD (Million Liters a Day) of raw sewage from entering water bodies and prevented over over 5,600 hours of manual scavenging! #Respect #RealLifeHeroes

The fridge stands tall at six-feet and has four racks in it–the first two racks will have cooked food, while the other two will store vegetables and fruits.

In 2017, the society exported surplus solar-produced electricity to a power distributing company and saved a whopping Rs 2.6 lakh. Not only that, it also converts 900 Kgs of waste into compost every month!

Thanks to solar energy, weavers in Varanasi no longer have to sit ideally every time there is a power cut or work extra hours to meet the orders.

Made from industrial waste and free from carbon dioxide, these energy-saving bricks are 23% stronger, 5% lighter and allow sunlight to pass while blocking heat and water.

“If one doesn’t help now, then when? We came with nothing and will go with nothing," says a garment seller in Kerala who donated the entire stock of clothes he had ordered for the Eid market! Kudos to these amazing people who are no less than national heroes! #KeralaFloods #KarnatakaFloods #GujaratFloods #MaharashtraFloods

This garden is inspired not just by Japanese farmer and philosopher Masanobu Fukuoka’s method of natural farming but also puts to use principles of agroecology, permaculture strategies, and the Miyawaki Method of afforestation.

“We rarely get money from marathon organisers and municipal corporations. But it is nothing that we cannot tackle,” says the inspiring man. #Respect #RealLifeHero