Environment

Raphi Ramanath, a biology teacher at Vignjana Vilasini Higher Secondary School (VVHSS) in Kerala, has set up a herbal garden with 150 plants and a Miyawaki forest with over 450 trees on campus.

An environment hero at age 8, Thaaragai Arathana from Chennai started diving when she was just 5 years old. She now fishes out plastic waste from the ocean to conserve marine life.

Outlined with towering mountains that were formed by ancient lava flows, the Robinson Crusoe island is home to some of the most unique endangered species. An initiative led by Lenovo and a local NGO is working to protect them

Abdul Kareem from Kerala single-handedly turned 27 acres of barren land into a flourishing forest of 5000 trees that today hosts innumerable varieties of flora and fauna.

A group of climate-conscious individuals in Kerala have developed an app that aims to track the growth and survivability of numerous forgotten saplings planted during plantation drives.

R Gurusamy, a farmer from Tamil Nadu, gave up most of his ancestral land to care for a few wandering deer in the vicinity. Today, even amid water and food shortage in the nearby forest, his land is a safe haven for over 1,800 deer

Hoping to do his own bit to fight climate change, Varun Ravindra roped in 40 like-minded people to convert 100 acres of barren land into a green community forest named Vanantara

Bittu John from Kolenchery, Kerala, launched Greenstore that offers plastic-free packaging. They use paper and cloth bags instead

Looking for unique Diwali gifting ideas? Banana leaves are not just 100% environment-friendly and sustainable but also a very chic way to wrap your gifts this season.

Nitin and Rohan Gupta launched Attero Recycling in 2007, and use a mix of mechanical and hydrometallurgical technologies to extract 98% metals like gold and silver from e-waste. On International E-Waste Day, we take a look at how these brothers are tackling the e-waste tsunami in an eco-friendly and sustainable way.