Environment

Besides being visually appealing and lightweight, banana-leaf packaging is healthy for the produce as it helps to retain the moisture of food and increase its shelf life.

What inspired Premji Patel to leave city life behind and spend the rest of his life nurturing nature? A story of an African shepherd who accidentally planted a forest on barren land!

"I don’t believe in saving up for a future while ignoring the present. So, I use the money earned from my restaurant and lottery business to abate the destruction of nature. And to make the planet a better place than it is today.”

Fondly known as Ramettan, Cheruvayal Raman has spent almost all his life cultivating paddy through organic practices, like the generations before him.

“Often, most of the organic waste that ends up in landfills, produces methane which is a big contributor to greenhouse gases. The residents wanted to change that.”

59-year-old Narayanappa planted 14 plants in his bus to spread awareness about green cover in Bengaluru.

A ray of hope for Meghalaya's lush forests, this amazing village-led initiative is showing how ancient tales can conserve biodiversity! #MawphlangProject #UN #WorldBank

"Sunil Limaye is definitely among the very best forest officers I have ever come across. When I saw him for the first time, I thought he was strict and unfriendly, but after working with him for three years, my perceptions have changed completely."

Keeping it simple but not discounting on the fun factor at all, Sonal Gawde and Shreyes Menon have proved it that any occasion can be celebrated without generating mounds of waste—be it food or non-biodegradable elements!

Used bottles, scrap metal, jute sacks, coconut shells, broken bricks and more — Vinu Daniel is a shining example to architects everywhere. #SustainableHomes #GreenIndia