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Aji Anand, a resident of Kannur, Kerala, has constructed a mud home in his 1000 sq ft property without hiring skilled labourers or architects.

In 2015, 37-year-old Shagun Singh started The Geeli Mitti Foundation, that focuses on building sustainable living spaces.

Designed by a trio of engineers from Assam, these bricks are made using electric machines instead of being fired in kilns — eliminating carbon emission and pollution! #Innovation #Sustainable

“Did you know that the conventional red clay bricks can be the cause of soil erosion? Our Wricks can help solve it. If we happen to sell 10 lakh of those, it will be able to recycle 2,50,000 kg of waste materials!”

“The machine crushes the glass bottles into sand within seconds and converts it into a valuable by-product. It also reduces its volume by almost 90 per cent.

“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

In fact, out of the top 20 fastest growing cities in the world between 2019 and 2035, 17 are going to be from India according to the report. Find out more!

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The city's rich entrepreneurial tradition has attracted a large number of migrants. But what about their kids?

With the approaching rains spelling hardship yet again for pregnant women, 130 village homemakers rolled up their sleeves and took up the task of building the 2 km lifeline!