Ahmedabad

"I cannot believe that a man, who has been to space and has been honoured by both the Russian and Indian governments, sat with me for 45 minutes. I am truly blessed."

Pankaj often drove his employer to IIM Ahmedabad for guest lectures. He would wonder if his son could ever study in such a prestigious place. The seed of a dream was sown.

“Nearly 27.4 million tonnes of waste is produced every single day in Indian cities. This is creating enormous mountains of waste. We wanted to work with that and use it for the greater good,” says the architect who has won over 30 national and international awards! #SustainableHomes #GreenIndia

Using only pencils for sketching and surgical scalpels to carve, the 27-year-old artist breathes life into sheets of paper by transforming them into beautiful paper cut art.

"I had courage. I was prepared to fail. Everybody told me it won't work," says Poonam Kasturi, the founder of Daily Dump. Today, waste segregation and composting have become necessary facets of urban life.

In an exclusive interview, the Indian Plumbing Association (IPA) explains how this simple solution can save massive quantities of wasted water in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai too.

Not only can it cut costs, it also ensures that you don't have to worry about how long the battery will run on a single charge!

He noticed the perpetually low parent turnout at the Parent Teacher Meetings in the school. On inquiry, he discovered that a majority of the students had lost one or both parents to suicide.

The helpless crane fought for its life – entangled in the sharp strings of Chinese manja. But luckily highly qualified help was at hand!

“Cleanliness is not rocket science. All it requires is the coming together of various civic bodies and the citizens,” states Dinesh.