Environment

While unsustainable palm oil cultivation is responsible for damage to the environment, when produced sustainably, it can halt deforestation, conserve biodiversity, improve the livelihood of smallholders and reduce the exploitation of indigenous communities.

Dhananjay Newadkar, a pathologist and native of Lamkani village in Maharashtra, helped revive the grasslands that were lost to decades of drought

Rahul Kadri's Mumbai-based firm, IMK Architects, which was founded and named after his father, has always been ahead of its time when it comes to using eco-friendly practices in their designs.

Farmer Nekram Sharma from Himachal Pradesh has switched from chemical-based farming to a 9-crop intercropping method that increases land fertility.

Amit Doshi has innovated a rooftop rainwater harvesting filter called NeeRain, which has minimal maintenance costs and requires no manual intervention. To date, these devices have helped save 10 crore litres of water

EeVe, based in Odisha, offers electric scooters with a range of over 70 km with every charge. Their batteries can be charged anywhere using sockets fit for laptops and phones.

A former pilot of the Indian Air Force, Shashishekhar Pathak along with his wife, Devika, launched ‘Bamboochi’ in 2016 to make cycles from bamboo. The company offers electric, foldable, tandem and more cycle variants.

Manju Nath and his wife Geeta built their dream eco-friendly home in Bengaluru with solar panels, rainwater harvesting pits while growing their own organic food.

Using a method invented by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, Kukma village in Gujarat has built a flourishing forest using 10,000 litres of wastewater, which is purified daily to water thousands of plants.

Nanda Kishor Bhujabal, an ex-poacher, has helped poachers of Mangalajodi village in Odisha quit hunting and work towards conserving migratory birds in Chilika Lake through his NGO, Sri Sri Mahavir Pakshi Suraksha Samiti