Sustainability

Frustrated by the erratic power supply, Gitaram Kadam built a windmill and a solar power plant in Pune, Maharashtra, to help irrigate farmlands in his village while also helping women increase sources of income

Sarojini Goyal, from Chhattisgarh, trains women to grow conserve traditional medicinal plants like Brahmi, Giloy, Ashwagandha, Neem, Shatavari and other species for traditional healers

P Sivakumar, field director at Kaziranga national park created six wetlands to help wildlife access water and reduce man-animal conflict

Wildlife conservationist Parag Deka has spent the past 23 years bringing back the pygmy hog from near-extinction.

Serving a pre-emptive strike on the colossal amount of carbon emissions let out by the future demand for air conditioners, here are a few ways in which we could look at building sustainably cool and eco-friendly homes.

IAS D. Krishna Bhaskar from Rajanna-Sircilla district of Telangana undertook various water conservation measures to make the region drought-free

'Nom', a Thane-based startup has launched biscuit-like straws that are made from plant-based ingredients.

Madhu Vajrakarur, a 23-year-old electrical engineering student from Andhra Pradesh has built a two-in-one wind turbine that can generate electricity and clean drinking water.

The engineer's highly efficient aquaponics farm near Chennai grows tomato, brinjal, chilli, ivy gourd, banana, papaya, fish, ducks, rabbits and more.

The CP of Cyberabad is among those who got this plantable invite to the eco-friendly wedding.